HIRINGA AND HYZON READY FOR FCEV LAUNCH

Hyzon Motors Inc. and New Zealand’s Hiringa Energy have signed a vehicle supply agreement, with Hyzon commissioned to build and supply Hiringa with zero-emission heavy-duty fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV), the first of which are expected to enter service in New Zealand by the end of 2021.

The hydrogen fuel cellpowered trucks will be assembled at Hyzon’s facility in Winschoten,

The Netherlands, to full compliance with local New Zealand requirements. They are designed to meet New Zealand road requirements and the demands of heavy freight applications. Hyzon plans to have up to 1500 fuel cell trucks on the road in New Zealand by 2026 as part of the agreement with Hiringa.

The vehicle supply agreement builds on the signing of a Heads of Agreement between the two companies in August 2020. As part of the agreement, Hiringa will build a nationwide green hydrogen refuelling network, to establish New Zealand as the global benchmark in fuel cell-powered logistics.

The network is on track to commence refuelling operations in 2021, expanding to eight hydrogen stations across New Zealand’s North and South Islands in 2022, servicing 100% of the North Island and 82% of the South

Island’s heavy freight routes.

The trucks will be built in a 6x4 configuration, will include a sleeper cab option and will have a GCM of 58 tonnes and range of 680km. In addition to the enormous clean energy output benefits, one of the key highlights of Hyzon’s hydrogen fuel cell-powered trucks is their comparable-to-diesel refuelling times, providing a ‘drop in’ solution for freight operators to replace their diesel fleets.