USA – Hyzon Motors Inc, a manufacturer of hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles based in Rochester, New York, announced that it remains on track for series production of its new 200kW fuel cell system in 2024. The system was announced last year and is expected to generate 200 kW of power from a single stack, enabling 20 per cent more range per kilogram of hydrogen compared with the 120-kW system, significantly improving the total cost of ownership of H2 trucks. Furthermore, since only one stack is needed for the 200-kW output instead of two, volume and weight are reduced by about 30 per cent and costs by 25 per cent. There are also lower maintenance requirements, the company says.

Hyzon stated it has cleared another hurdle “with the successful completion and factory acceptance of the first nine B samples.” These patterns were manufactured at Hyzon’s manufacturing facility in Bolingbrook, Illinois. The company plans to complete 16 more B-patterns soon, with a view to starting production of the C-patterns in the second half of the year. Manufacturing and commercialisation of the final product should then follow in 2024.