Volvo Group NA showcased a range of new and upcoming products, including its new e-axle and the cellcentric fuel cell system, and announced the extension of EV service provision to 36 locations across North America.

The truck – a Peterbilt Model 579 – featured a Cummins ‘X15H’ engine, providing up to 500 horsepower (372 kW) and up to 1,900 lb-ft torque.

The 1 MW stationary charging system converts hydrogen fuel into electricity, which can then be used to recharge a battery-electric (or other plug-in capable) vehicle.

Both companies will be making Class 8 electric trucks using fuel cell drive systems developed by Japanese firm Toyota, with Kenworth aiming to begin customer deliveries next year.

HVS is on track to be the first UK-designed and developed hydrogen-electric HGV on the market, and with the recent financial backing of the EG group, they just might get there.

The Xcient is the world’s first mass-produced heavy-duty FCE truck and it has been shipped by South Korean parent Hyundai Motor Company to markets including Switzerland, Germany, Israel, South Korea, and New Zealand.

Hyundai to work with Advent to make MEA fuel cell technology a key part of society’s sustainable energy supply for heavy-duty vehicles and stationary systems.

SK Innovation sees ammonia as a 'feasible alternative to realizing the hydrogen economy'.

Loop Energy comes off a bumper 2022, which saw the company achieve significant growth, including quadrupling the number of purchase orders and doubling its customer base and number of unit sales.

The one-month trial begins later this year and will measure vehicle performance on pre-planned routes under different driving conditions.

The site’s expansion will involve converting existing warehouse space into production lines to assemble the body on the new Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV battery-electric chassis. From August 2023, the facility will focus on the production of the new Enviro400EV, following a successful pilot programme to build Enviro400FCEV hydrogen fuel cell buses in Larbert.

With over 100 staff, the plant has a production capacity of 1,000 vehicles per year, including hydrogen fuel cell and battery-electric buses, with alternative propulsion systems produced in Turin.