Equipped with a 30-kW fuel cell, a 33-kWh battery and a tank containing 4.5 kg of hydrogen at 350 bar, the bus offers a 300 km range with up to 15 passengers, and a 5-minute refuelling time.

The project brings together a consortium led by HVS and includes Fusion Processing, Grayson and PNDC.

The new products are designed to increase efficiency, promote the use of renewable fuels, and open the market to electric mobility in both goods and passenger transport.

The consortium is to consist of Ideanomics subsidiary, U.S. Hybrid Corporation and A-1 Alternative Fuel Systems Inc, supported by funding from South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) and SoCalGas.

Ballard is to build a membrane electrode assembly plant to boost global fuel cell engine capacity.

First Hydrogen’s HFC-powered LCVs recently received type approval certification from the Vehicle Certification Authority (VCA) in Britain.

The companies include Italian bus manufacturer, Rampini Carlo SpA, South Korea’s NGVI Inc (Next Generation Vehicles International) and Australia’s, Aluminium Revolutionary Chassis Company (ARCC).

The two-axle freight goods truck uses the Atego chassis from Daimler Trucks, has a payload of 9 tons, a 500 km range, 200 kW engine, 1,400 Nm torque and a 30-minute refuelling time.

The company is engaged in plans involving the production, storage, distribution and application of hydrogen across several large-scale projects.

The building is 13,500 square metres - over 10,500 square metres will be dedicated to production, testing and development of fuel cell stacks and fuel cell systems.

The company announced a USD4m investment in a new powertrain test facility located at its engineering centre in Michigan, as well as a GBP15m total investment in two test facilities in Northampton, UK.

The investment from British retailer, EG group, is intended for the production of a hydrogen fuel cell Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV).