Zepp.options has unveiled extra specs and the identify for his or her new hydrogen gas cell powered truck: ‘Europa’. The zero-emission car is designed as a solution to essentially the most deployed mode of industrial quality highway transportation, the diesel 4×2 tractor unit.
Europa boasts a number of options that make it a game-changer within the transportation business. With a protracted vary, sleeper cab, fast refuelling and the power to tug an ISO trailer (13.6 m / 45 ft container), it affords the identical ease of operation and payload capability as a diesel equal. The car relies on a confirmed chassis from a famend truck producer.
The primary autos will enter operation in This autumn 2023 as 4×2 tractor items with 350 bar hydrogen storage techniques. With greater than 50 kg of usable hydrogen on board, the autos may have a variety of greater than 700 km. In late 2024, the truck can even change into out there in a 700-bar hydrogen storage model (>80 kg usable H2), pushing the vary to effectively over 1000 km on a single filling. The usable electrical vitality content material of the hydrogen after conversion is greater than 900 kWh and 1450 kWh for the 350 and 700 bar variations respectively.
Infrastructure for 700 bar refuelling of industrial quality autos nonetheless must be improved in Europe, making the 350 bar model the car of selection for the primary clients and events.
The hydrogen-electric powertrain may also be fitted to different car configurations resembling field vans, different axle configurations and cabs. The guts of the powertrain is a single zepp X150 gas cell module, with the choice to combine additional stacks and/or modules for elevated effectivity and vary.
The X150 gas cell module and zepp’s hydrogen storage techniques are additionally out there as standalone items for integration into different autos or functions.
Designed for the European market
The Europa truck design is optimized for the European transport sector with strict EU rules guiding its growth. In most EU international locations, the utmost gross mixed car weight is 40 metric tons. EU laws will increase this weight restrict to 42 metric tons for zero-emission N3 articulated autos. As a result of the Europa tractor weighs lower than 2 tons greater than its diesel counterpart, it is going to provide an identical payload capability.
“The Europa truck is one other shining instance of our dedication to offering sustainable transportation options to the market. We’re excited to supply a zero-emission, long-range truck that may compete with its diesel counterparts when it comes to payload, efficiency and usefulness” mentioned Kevin Schreiber, co-founder Zepp.solutions. “And that is only the start. The built-in hydrogen gas cell system X150 and our hydrogen storage techniques are additionally out there for integration by different producers. We’re wanting ahead to their functions of our techniques.”
Specs
| Specification | 350 bar version | 700 bar version |
| Usable H2 storage capability | > 50 kg | > 80 kg |
| Vary | > 700 km | > 1000 km |
| Usable electrical vitality content material | > 900 kWh | > 1450 kWh |
| Axle configuration | 4×2 | 4×2 |
| Trailer compatibility | 13.6 m / 45 ft container | 13.6 m / 45 ft container |
| Payload capability | Similar as diesel equal | Similar as diesel equal |
| Availability | This autumn 2023 | 2024 |
