First Hydrogen’s fuel cell van to begin demonstrator testing
By Will Hall - 29th April 2022
Canada – Vancouver, British Columbia-based First Hydrogen Corp has announced that its green hydrogen van will begin demonstrator testing in June 2022. First Hydrogen has partnered with Ballard Power Systems Inc of Vancouver, Canada, and the UK subsidiary of AVL List GmbH, AVL Powertrain UK Ltd of Hartlebury, to provide the drive components for the vehicle. The two demonstrator vans have been sourced from MAN SE, based in Munich, Germany, and are currently at AVL’s UK headquarters.
The first of the two fuel cell stacks has been assembled by Ballard, accompanied by thermal management components, the cooling system, and hydrogen supply. This system has been shipped to AVL’s headquarters in Graz, Austria, where it is undergoing testing and optimisation. Once this stage is complete, the fuel cell system will be shipped to AVL in the UK for vehicle integration. First expects the completed LCV to have a range of over 500km.
