First Hydrogen expands deal to advance next-generation unmanned ground vehicle

Hybrid-powered UGV designed for all terrain The UGV under development will use a hybrid energy system combining solar, battery, and hydrogen f…

Jamie Nolan @dcjams.bsky.social
& Jigar Shah @jigarshahdc.bsky.social
comment on electric trucks.

Notes from Port of Long Beach, CA:
- $27.5 million for battery-electric truck projects/programs ➡️ 540 battery trucks #BEV
- $1.45 million so far to hydrogen fuel cell electric truck programs/projects ➡️ 100 fuel cell trucks #FCEV
#ZEV scoring so far: $50.9K/#BEV vs $14.5K/#FCEV

@icanbob
I think of range-extended vehicles as those that perhaps double the range of the #BEV in a (hopefully) #ZEV. IOW, total energy output from the engine/fuel cell ≈ to stored battery energy. That is true for many of the range extenders to-date, including the ICE range extenders.

The battery in a #FCEV system is primarily for starting the vehicle, regenerative braking & acceleration. FCEV battery capacity is a small fraction of the energy contained in the H2 gas.

#electricautonomy keeps ignoring hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles #FCEV as important Zero Emissions Vehicles #ZEV, & focuses on #EV.
BUT New Flyer's new Winnipeg facility will make BOTH #H2 fueled Xcelsior CHARGE FC AND battery electric buses.
#hydrogen #fuelcell #FCEB #BEB
Hyundai to Launch Next-Generation Nexo Hydrogen SUV in Japan in 2026

Hyundai unveils updated Nexo fuel-cell SUV, featuring V2H function, for launch in Japan in 2026 as part of its hydrogen mobility strategy.