Greg Marx, Applications Engineer, Power & Propulsion Solutions at BAE Systems, provided an overview of the evolution of fuel cell architecture in transit buses in North America in a presentation at APTA Expo 2023 held in early October in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Fuel Cell System Manufacturing announced that it has started series production of its hydrogen fuel cell systems at its 70,000-square-foot production facility in Brownstown, Michigan. The target is to halve the cost and double the durability compared with fuel cell systems currently on the market, bringing them in line with conventional diesel engines.

The truck, branded as ‘Paul Hydrogen Power’ (PH2P), is built on a 16-tonne Mercedes-Benz ‘Atego’ glider chassis and is powered by the ‘Voith Electrical Drive System’ (VEDS), which provides 310 kW of continuous power and 410 kW of peak power.

According to the terms of the agreement, Symbio will play the role of mentor to startups working in the hydrogen sector.

The number of engines ordered by Solaris year-to-date now exceeds 350, representing substantial growth.

It is a 26,000-square-metre facility capable of producing up to 16,000 units per year; following a planned expansion to 40,000 square metres, it will be capable of producing 50,000 units.

The hydrogen fuel cell bus was developed following a successful tender won from Indian Oil in June 2021.

Through Connected Mobility, customers can procure new tyres, access services to maintain and optimise their tyres, and make use of digital tools such as fleet management and tyre pressure monitoring.

Stellantis is selling the facelifted vans, based on the long-running ‘Ducato’ line, under four brand names: Fiat, Citroën, Opel/Vauxhall and Peugeot.

Hyzon announced plans for a two-vehicle commercial trial with New Zealand’s largest truck operator, the TR Group, beginning in March 2024. Hyzon will power two FCEVs, fitted with its single-stack 200kW fuel cell system which will be deployed for three months.

Representing an approximate investment of USD600m, the new facility will be developed along “vertical production” principles a la Tesla, meaning that battery and vehicle assembly will take place at the same location.

Renault Trucks announced concurrently its own 'Red Edition' of the new generation Master.