First Hydrogen Corp announced that its two MAN-based fuel cell-powered light commercial demonstrator vehicles, equipped with Ballard Power Systems fuel cells and currently being built by AVL Powertrain UK, are on schedule to commence operational testing next month. These two vehicles are expected to be road legal by September 2022, allowing for trials with major fleet operators. It is anticipated that these trials will be carried out with a significant number of fleet operators and buyers based on the interest which has already been generated. These trials will serve to enhance product development and create customer engagement and partnerships around First Hydrogen Automotive's future fleets of LCVs.The base vehicle is derived from a MAN eTGE van with parts of the Volkswagen Group & Ballard Fcgen-LCS hydrogen-powered fuel cell and hydrogen tanks have been integrated without any impact on the customer features of the van, such as interior space or load height. The resulting vehicles will have over 500km of range capability, based on the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure, versus a 115km range when compared to a base EV, with the same maximum speed. The refuelling time is typically five minutes."
First Hydrogen Corp announced that its two MAN-based fuel cell-powered light commercial demonstrator vehicles, equipped with Ballard Power Systems fuel cells and currently being built by AVL Powertrain UK, are on schedule to commence operational testing next month. These two vehicles are expected to be road legal by September 2022, allowing for trials with major fleet operators. It is anticipated that these trials will be carried out with a significant number of fleet operators and buyers based on the interest which has already been generated. These trials will serve to enhance product development and create customer engagement and partnerships around First Hydrogen Automotive's future fleets of LCVs.The base vehicle is derived from a MAN eTGE van with parts of the Volkswagen Group & Ballard Fcgen-LCS hydrogen-powered fuel cell and hydrogen tanks have been integrated without any impact on the customer features of the van, such as interior space or load height. The resulting vehicles will have over 500km of range capability, based on the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure, versus a 115km range when compared to a base EV, with the same maximum speed. The refuelling time is typically five minutes."
