Partnership strategy
Thus far, Hyzon is creating fuel cell trucks from glider kits — truck bodies with the engine and transmission removed. The first examples in the U.S. will be midsize Ford trucks followed by a Class 8 platform Knight declined to identify. Both will be gliders rebranded as Hyzon.
“We see a lot of value in doing some of these early demonstrations even though the vehicles are not perfect,” he said. “They are not fully optimized to be electric vehicles because they were originally designed as diesel vehicles. The second half of the journey is systems that are designed from the ground up for electric drive.”
Hyzon is working with Fontaine Modification, an upfitter for equipment manufacturers, dealers and fleets, to assemble its trucks. It will tap into local hydrogen production, ideally green hydrogen made from waste feedstocks and biomass.
“Nobody can boil this ocean. So we’re very willing to enter into partnerships. There’s a lot of stuff that goes into having a viable vehicle ecosystem,” Knight said.
https://hyzonmotors.com/...n-motors-makes-us-fuel-cell-trucking-play/
Fontaine Modification ist ein Unternehmen der Marmon Group diese gehört zu Berkshire Hathaway ;-) |
