Hydrogen Powered Semi Trucks

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Hydrogen powered semi trucks.

Nikola motor company makes hydrogen fuel cell electric sleeper semi trucks. Nikola s semi trucks run on compressed hydrogen gas and produce only water as exhaust. Heavy duty fuel cell vehicles are electric vehicles with range fueling time equal to diesels today. The nikola one is available in north america.

This enables the nikola trucks to accelerate up to 2x faster than a stock diesel tractor. Nikola an arizona startup developing futuristic semi trucks powered by. Electric motors hit peak torque almost instantly. The 2010s saw battery powered electric cars move into the mainstream led by elon musk s tesla and as that trend gains steam there are signs the decade ahead will see hydrogen gain commercial.

Cmi unveiled its latest innovation a heavy duty truck with fuel cell and battery electric power. Nikola s hydrogen powered trucks have considerably higher range than tesla s battery powered semis. A hydrogen electric nikola semi truck hauls a load of budweiser through st. Depends on electricity generating fuel source grid still largely powered by.

In salt lake city today the hydrogen powered nikola one long haul truck was unveiled. But there are more than environmental benefits to the trucks. According to the truck maker the semi will be in production and ready to transport goods in 2020. Louis in november 2019.

This week cummins inc. Hydrogen has the same benefits of electric vehicles as they use the same electric motors more horsepower instant torque zero emissions etc while eliminating many issues derived from battery electric vehicles long recharge times limited range cold start added. Cummins strategy is to provide our customers with a broad portfolio of power options from diesel and natural gas hybrids to battery electric and hydrogen fuel.