It will then launch commercial production.
Hydrogen fuel cell truck manufacturers.
Fuel cell systems from these manufacturers are currently being used to generate ac or dc electricity heat water or any combination of the three.
Hydrogen has more than 80 years of industrial use as a nonirritating nontoxic and noncorrosive source of energy.
Nikola s business partners and investors include truck maker iveco bosch hanwha group wabco and nel hydrogen.
Toyota ups and kenworth have all made headlines recently for high profile hydrogen fuel cell projects.
The first of hyundai s hydrogen fuel cell powered heavy duty trucks will be put to work in 2020 on the roads of switzerland in what promises to be a landmark date for the haulage industry in europe.
Nikola motor company makes hydrogen fuel cell electric sleeper semi trucks.
Transportation is another high potential market for hydrogen and fuel cells.
But for now the hydrogen highway starts.
This is a partial list of companies currently producing commercially available fuel cell systems for use in residential commercial or industrial settings.
Long haul trucking is an application where fuel cells makes sense and nikola motors is one of the companies building.
Hydrogen fuel cells are undoubtedly the future for heavy trucks but right now a combination of factors means this still seems a long way off.
The nikola one is available in north america.
Hydrogen fuel cells have been powering space shuttles since the early 1960 s.
Hydrogen fuel cell medium and heavy duty vehicles were once a vehicle technology platform that was dominated by startups and early adopters but is now seeing investments from some of the trucking industry s biggest names.