US-based hydrogen truck startup Hyzon Motors deployed 19 hydrogen fuel cell trucks across the US, Europe and Australia in 2023.
The Nasdaq-listed company provided the update as part of its annual milestones, meeting its guidance of 15-20 vehicles.
The company says it’s also on track for heavy-duty single stack 200kW fuel cell technology production to begin in the second half of 2024.
Closer to home, TR Group also recently signed a revised commercial agreement with Hyzon for the delivery of up to 20 hydrogen fuel cell trucks (FCEVs) in New Zealand with the first two trucks expected in March.
“2023 was marked by significant progress across Hyzon,” chief executive Parker Meeks says.
“We deployed 19 FCEVs over three continents, including our first US deliveries, and advanced our industry-leading, single-stack 200kW fuel cell technology from B- to C-sample development.
“Paired with continued advancement of US and international government investment in the hydrogen ecosystem, we expect significant achievements in 2024, including start of production (SOP) for our 200kW fuel cell system, delivering the first 200kW FCEVs into trial, and advancing our fuel cell vehicle product offering,” Meeks says.
Of the vehicles, five were deployed in the US to both drayage and large fleet customers, three in Europe, and 11 in Australia.
The North American deployments to fleet and drayage customers include the industry’s first publicly-announced sale and delivery of a heavy-duty fuel cell electric truck in the US to the drayage customer, operating out of the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Meanwhile, Hyzon says it also advanced the commercialisation of its single stack 200kW fuel cell system (FCS). It completed the manufacturing and factory acceptance testing, full design verification and significant durability testing of 25 200kW FCS B-samples, meeting its operational milestones for the second half of 2023.
The standard industry approach to reach approximately 200kW of fuel cell power typically combines two 100kW fuel cell systems; Hyzon’s single stack 200kW fuel cell system is 30% lower in weight and volume, and is estimated to be 25% lower in total fuel cell system cost compared to two of its 110kW fuel cell systems combined, the company says.
Hyzon now begins its 200kW FCS C-sample development phase, progressing along the standard automotive product development methodology. In Hyzon’s C-sample phase, FCSs are built with production tooling to meet all technical requirements. This precedes pre-production and SOP, which is on track for the second half of 2024.
Hyzon develops and builds key components for its 200kW FCSs in-house at its fuel cell production facility in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
With less than $5 million in remaining capital investments expected to reach SOP, the facility is projected to have initial annual capacity for over 700 200kW FCSs operating on three shifts.
