The car manufacturer BMW is testing the use of hydrogen trucks and hydrogen filling stations in heavy goods transportation. "For the first time, hydrogen-powered trucks are now being used in series production for German automobile production," said BMW Head of Logistics Michael Nikolaides in Leipzig.
The vehicles taken over from manufacturer Iveco will each replace a diesel truck. They transport components between the logistics center in Nuremberg and the plant in Leipzig. The aim is to analyse the contribution of hydrogen trucks to the decarbonization of heavy goods transport, i.e. the move away from fossil fuels.
One advantage over fully electric trucks, according to Nikolaides, is the faster refueling: a refueling process is completed in just four minutes, while an electric truck needs at least half an hour to charge.
