CEVA Logistics testing hydrogen fuel cell lorries
The logistics firm will test one of the first heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) trucks on the market in partnership with Toyota Motor Europe (TME).
DESIGNED FOR TME by Dutch manufacturer VDL Groep, the prototype truck will operate under a five-year contract, decarbonising TME’s supply chain while also providing valuable performance information on the HFC.
CEVA will take possession of and integrate the prototype into its operations in the second half of 2023. The pilot program will allow CEVA to further evaluate the hydrogen fuel cell trucks ahead of the global industrialization of fuel cell technology, which should start toward the end of the decade.
This long-term trial will play an important role in assessing both the benefits of hydrogen for ground transportation and the development of sustainable hydrogen infrastructure in Europe. CEVA will study the performance of the hydrogen fuel cell technology compared to traditional diesel trucks and identify potential use cases. The fuel cell-hydrogen truck will be assigned to a dedicated flow between two TME sites and will be fueled with hydrogen supplied from existing stations available between the sites. CEVA expects to reduce its carbon footprint by at least 690 tons of CO2 during the five-year test period.
