Maybe Hydrogen is a Better Bet For Commercial Fleets?

Hey maybe when it comes to commercial fleets of delivery vans battery power is NOT the answer? Multiple stop-start routes tend to hammer battery power, restricting range, then there are heavy loads to consider in the construction, roads maintenance or engineering sectors. Again, range-killers. Add on some overnight charging and storage site fire risks too. See where the risk is yet?

So perhaps hydrogen is a fuel worth looking at? Toyota certainly think so, and Renault has been showcasing its hydrogen powered van at a recent Conference in Rotterdam.

Here’s the word;

Recognized as Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) “Hy2Tech”, HYVIA stands out for its complete H₂ ecosystem, comprising hydrogen-powered light commercial vehicles, H₂ refueling stations, financing solutions and after-sales offer. Since 2021, this H₂ ecosystem is being deployed in Netherlands, a country fully engaged in energy transition and H₂ mobility.

• Netherlands is now counting on 17 hydrogen stations, with seven new hydrogen refueling station projects underway (source: H2.live) and a new Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle purchase incentive program due to arrive by summer.
• Facilitated by increasing electricity grid constraints, hydrogen mobility is bolstering its presence in the Netherlands with the goal of gaining a sustainable foothold in the Dutch transport energy mix.

HYVIA: a new hydrogen-powered Renault Master Van H2-TECH

• Renault Master Van H2-TECH has a completely new architecture and design. It incorporates the advantages of H2-TECH technology and is designed to meet the expectations and uses of professionals.
• This new architecture completes the current range of Renault Master Van H2-TECH (L3H3+), enabling new conversions: workshop vehicle, emergency urban intervention, cherry picker, refrigerated vehicle, ladder rack, etc.
• Main advantages: zero emission, reduced immobilization time with less than 5 minutes refueling time, 320 km range in the WLTC cycle (with H₂ range maintained in cold weather), 3 versions (L2H2 10.4 m³ – L3H2 12.6 m³ – L3H3 14.4 m³) and an increased payload up to 1,389 kg.

Insurers in the fleet market who want to know more, can discover the new HYVIA website www.hyvia.eu/en/ with new H₂ contents: all about hydrogen mobility, map of H₂ refueling stations in Europe, H₂ blog, etc.