Tevva unveils 19-tonne hydrogen electric truck

Electric and hydrogen truck OEM Tevva will unveil its 19-tonne(19t) hydrogen-electric truck and announce its strategy for mainland Europe at the IAA Transportation show in Hanover, Germany, from Monday 19 September.

The company is partnering with its broad portfolio of customers, including Kinaxia Logistics, Codognotto and FM Logistic, to showcase its range of full-electric and hydrogen-electric medium-duty (7.5t to 19t / Class 5 to 8) truck solutions designed for the European market.

Its largest truck platform launch to date, Tevva's 19t hydrogen-electric model, represents a significant milestone and highlights the scalability of its technology. As with the 7.5t hydrogen electric model, the 19t variant benefits from the company's revolutionary dual energy system, combining lithium-ion batteries and a hydrogen fuel cell range extender. The truck is expected to have a range of up to 500km depending on the number of hydrogen cylinders specified and can refill in 10 minutes.

Tevva is pioneering a practical hydrogen fuel cell application unique to medium-duty trucks. By adding a hydrogen fuel cell range extender that replenishes the battery throughout the day, Tevva has created zero-emission urban trucks that eliminate range anxiety and can replace diesel trucks on all routes. The dual energy system also futureproofs Tevva and its customers as Europe transitions away from fossil fuels and looks to decarbonise the transportation sector.

Tevva believes hydrogen is a solid potential to be a vital part of the renewable energy mix for European commercial transportation. Major European governments, like Germany, France and the UK, have all committed to hydrogen strategies resulting in significant inward investment. Tevva is investing in and partnering with stakeholders from the hydrogen value chain to develop a turn-key solution to accelerate hydrogen-electric truck adoption.

The company has already started production at its UK facility, where it has begun to build European vehicles. Work is underway for a second facility in mainland Europe, utilising Tevva's agile low-Capex, rapid implementation production system, doubling Tevva's annual manufacturing capacity to 6,000 trucks by 2024.

Tevva Founder and CEO Asher Bennett said “The19t truck market is a vast and exciting opportunity for Tevva in Europe. We have created a truly differentiated product and service offering to complement the needs of our European customers.”

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