Fuel cells

ChargePoint cuts 200-plus jobs in second downsizing of 2024 after tough second quarter earnings report,

With some big-name backing, Verne is trying to tackle the issue of storing hydrogen on board a truck using it for fuel.

Cummins Inc. is rebranding its New Power division to get more attention for its investments in zero-emissions technologies.

Nikola Corp. losses widened in Q2, but adjusted per share earnings and revenue topped estimates as deliveries rose.

Cummins CEO: ‘At some point the low-carbon thing becomes the main thing. And [diesel] becomes the niche business.’

Robert Bosch is getting some early work on hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks for a Daimler Trucks-Volvo Group joint venture.

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Hyliion will initially buy Peterbilt trucks to equip its Hypertruck ERX and sees fuel cells as an eventual option in to natural gas-powered generators.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, freight rates jumped 12% to end 2020, and Amazon wants to help truckers build their own businesses. Plus, Knight-Swift acquires a technology company.

Arizona officials rooting for Nikola Corp. to make good on its plans for a $600 million electric truck assembly plant and hundreds of new jobs say construction is progressing.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash Rand McNally’s ELD are finally back online, plus GM and Nikola alter their tentative agreement and J.B. Hunt acquires a final mile provider.

Nikola telegraphed that an equity deal with General Motors was iffy following a short seller’s fraud claims by the electric truck startup. On Monday, GM and Nikola said they may work together to integrate GM fuel cells in Nikola trucks, a small piece of the grander plan.

Excerpt: Nikola and GM signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding to use the automaker’s Hydrotec fuel cells in its heavy-duty trucks. But GM walks away from taking an equity stake and the Badger electric pickup is dropped.

With European investors and loads of experience in Asia, Hyzon Motors is targeting the U.S. for heavy-duty fuel cells it plans to build in General Motors’ former research and development facility.

From trains to trucks to data centers, Cummins Inc. sees $400 million in revenue from hydrogen-making electrolyzers in 2025 as it pursues green hydrogen from renewable sources like solar and wind instead of gray hydrogen made from natural gas.

Daimler Truck and Volvo Group expect to hit the ground running in their fuel cell joint venture. Volvo is buying Daimler’s expertise and helping offset the development cost of the zero-emissions technology while the rivals will compete in producing hydrogen-powered trucks.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, a Florida jury awards a plaintiff $411 million in the latest nuclear verdict. Plus, a lack of freight capacity has some worrying about holiday shipping delays, and Toyota and Hino will bring a Class 8 fuel-cell electric truck to the U.S. next year.

Hino and Toyota will test a Class 8 fuel-cell truck in North America in 2021 based on the Hino XL Series truck platform.

As Nikola’s talks continue with General Motors to preserve a supply deal for batteries and fuel cells, evidence is mounting that the Nikola Badger electric pickup associated with departed founder Trevor Milton may become roadkill.

Electric trucks from PACCAR siblings can get California rebates when the fund is replenished; Daimler shows future battery and fuel cell trucks; and FMCSA grants Bosch a video mirror waiver.

After creating about 50 millionaires on paper a couple of weeks earlier, Nikola founder Trevor Milton gives another million shares of his personal holdings to 350 employees.

Former General Motors Vice Chairman Steve Girsky, who led startup truck maker Nikola to its public debut in June, earlier suggested to GM that its battery and fuel cell technology could create value for both companies.

Glum Volvo Group financial report follows layoffs of 4,100 white-collar workers in second quarter. Uncertainty means the pain may continue for some time.

Toyota and Hino, its heavy truck subsidiary, are offering few details on an Asian heavy-duty truck fuel cell program that complements Toyota’s Oceans 10 project with Kenworth Truck Co. in the U.S.

For fleets that run throughout the day and need high utilization, hydrogen fuel cells offer great value for investment, while also creating zero emissions.

UPS partners with Waymo for delivery; Coronavirus could decline Chinese production; research breakout in fuel cell technology

Toyota said at #CES2020 that it plans to build a 175-acre city of the future at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Japan that will operate on hydrogen fuel cells and solar power.

With diesel fuel powering 97% of all heavy-duty trucks, it seems silly to predict its industry dominance will end. But don’t tell that to California where the good can be the enemy of the great.

The news this week that Hyundai Motor Company is planning a hydrogen-powered tractor for global markets, including the U.S., could be the beginning of a larger presence for the company into North America.

Hyundai has unveiled a fuel-cell powered Class 8 truck, the HDC-6 Neptune, that it plans to launch at an undisclosed time in the future. It will be a global truck for multiple markets, including the U.S.

Fuel cell startup Loop Engency received a cash infusion from engine maker Cummins Inc. on Sept. 18. It was Cummins second investment in fuel cells this month.

Nikola Corp. expects to raise more than $1 billion in its Series D runding raising. That starts with London-based CNH Industrial that invested $250 million in cash and in-kind help.

Nuvera Fuel Cells is working with its parent Hyster-Yale Group to make fuel cell engines for medium- and heavy-duty truck applications, mostly for drayage and other return-to-base port activities.

Bernd Heid from McKinsey elaborated on the future of mobility, drawing instances of disruptions in the transportation industry and the need for adapting business models to market and regulatory requirements.

Hyundai is working on mass producing hydrogen fuel cell powered heavy-duty electric trucks, which would make an entry into the Swiss commercial market between 2019 and 2023.

FreightWaves had a chance to speak with Jason Schenker about what’s ahead for the freight and automotive industries, and what that means for our lives.

General Motors has advanced its next-generation fuel cell system, which is part of its concept SURUS (Silent Utility Rover Universal Superstructure) platform that was shown last week at the fall meeting of the Association of the United States Army. Whether commercial transportation is willing to adopt fuel cell technology, though, remains a question.

Cummins’ electrified powertrain inside the AEOS Class 7 concept truck is part of the engine maker’s aim to create diverse powertrain options for customers. 

The expansion of fuel cell trucks is continuing, with an announcement from Ballard Power Systems that its 85-kilowatt fuel cell engine will power a Class 8 Kenworth drayage truck at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Also, Uber Freight launches, a fuel tax hike is still on the table and Amazon pushes furniture.

Toyota Motor North America announced its Project Portal hydrogen fuel cell powertrain this week. The engine produces 670 hp. and can pull an 80,000-lb. pound, the company said. Vehicle tests will take place at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, hauling cargo between the two sites.