LGES is one of the leading global battery cell suppliers.

The partnership, bringing together ZF’s expertise in driveline component design and integration and FST’s fuel cell technology and battery knowhow, will produce complete fuel-cell electric drive systems for easy integration in a truck, bus or coach.

ZF and FST are collaborating on a three-year project to develop a hydrogen fuel-cell electric coach, assessing optimal dimensions, thermal management and load peaks for fuel cell systems.

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is collaborating with Munich-based pan-Europe bus and coach operator, FlixBus DACH GmbH on a project to put fuel cell-powered coaches on the road.

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has acquired a majority stake in XALT Energy, a global developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion technology targeted at heavy-duty mobility applications.