HVS receives GBP15 million from the Advanced Propulsion Centre for hydrogen fuel cell truck project

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By Luke Willetts - 21st December 2022

HVS receives GBP15 million from the Advanced Propulsion Centre for hydrogen fuel cell truck project

HVS 40-tonne heavy goods vehicle, concept

UK – Glasgow-based start-up manufacturer, Hydrogen Vehicle Systems Ltd (HVS) has been allocated GBP15 million in funding from the UK government’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) for a 40-tonne hydrogen fuel-cell powered heavy goods vehicle (HGV) project. Forming a part of the APC’s zero-emission transport budget, the money contributed will support half of the total cost (GBP30 million) of the project, which began on September 1, 2022, and will run until June 30, 2025.

The project brings together a consortium led by HVS and includes other UK-based companies of Fusion Processing Ltd of Bristol, which will be providing the autonomous driving software, Grayson Thermal Systems of Birmingham, responsible for cooling and HVAC systems, and power electronics provider, PNDC, a commercial arm of Strathclyde University (Glasgow) specialising in power electronics. HVS stated that the money will be used for the development of the vehicle’s fuel cell and battery hybrid powertrain, covering engineering, development and testing at HVS’s R&D centre at the Horiba Mira proving ground at Nuneaton, UK.

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