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“We think hydrogen-powered vehicles are ideally placed technologically to fit alongside battery-electric vehicles and complete the electric mobility picture,” said Oliver Zipse, chairman of the board of management of BMW AG.
The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) describes hydrogen as a "not realistic" fuel source for commercial van fleets.
Slowly but surely, the "other" alternative fuel is beginning to gain traction. In Europe, trials with Stellantis brand hydrogen vans have been ongoing.
The outer shell of the family-friendly Sion will comprise 456 seamlessly integrated solar half-cells powering short journeys. The energy generated by the solar cells is expected to extend the estimated range of the Sion's 54-kWh LFP battery by an average of 112 km/70 miles (up to 245 km/152 miles) per week.
The joint initiative is intended to expand customer options and increase the demand for hydrogen. The companies will also promote the introduction and widespread use of FC electric trucks to the market.
The Queensland government’s current fleet of five hydrogen-powered Hyundai NEXOs will be the first to use the new refueller.
“Alternative fuels infrastructure targets must be ambitious to allow for a wide deployment of zero-emission vehicles in the EU,” reads the letter.
The automaker is expanding compatibility of combustion engines with hydrotreated vegetable oil to help reach climate targets.
The Miele fleet in Germany has scored a first: a hydrogen fuel cell e-van has gone into service for the premium domestic appliance maker in the Rhine-Main region of Germany. The Vivaro-e Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle is the first off the Opel production line, offering the Miele fleet a range of 249 miles and a refueling time of just three minutes.
The vehicle will be used as a squad car assigned to the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Police Department's Traffic Unit.
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