- Truck concept showcases new demonstration project as Honda
seeks business partners for future production of fuel cell powered
products for North America
- Honda exec Ryan Harty to keynote
May 22 Ultra Clean Heavy-Vehicle
Summit
- ACT Expo display to feature other Honda zero-emission products,
including Autonomous Work Vehicle prototype and all-new 2025 Honda
CR-V e:FCEV
LAS
VEGAS, May 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Honda will
debut a Class 8 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck Concept at the Advanced
Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo on May
20, showcasing the start of a new demonstration project
aimed at future production of fuel cell powered products for the
North American market. Honda is seeking new business collaborations
as the company expands its hydrogen business to achieve its global
goal of zero environmental impact, including carbon neutrality for
all products and corporate activities by 2050. Watch an overview of
the Honda Class 8 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck Concept at
https://honda.us/Class8FuelCellTruck.
Honda is seeking business collaborations
and customers to help bring these hydrogen fuel cell solutions to
market.
"Commercial vehicles, including Class 8 trucks, where fuel
cells offer the best zero-emission replacement for existing diesel
applications, are a key part of Honda's broad hydrogen business
strategy," said Ryan Harty,
assistant vice president, sustainability & business
development, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "Honda is actively
seeking business collaborations and customers to help bring these
hydrogen fuel cell solutions to market here in North America."
The operational Honda Class 8 truck concept is powered by three
new Honda fuel cell (FC) systems, now in mass production at
Fuel Cell System Manufacturing, LLC (FCSM), a joint venture
production facility with General Motors (GM) in Brownstown,
Michigan. The new FC system is key
to the Honda hydrogen business strategy. Co-developed by Honda and
GM over the last decade, the Honda FC system advances performance
and doubles durability while reducing cost by two-thirds compared
to the previous generation1 system.
Honda has identified four core domains for the initial
utilization of its new fuel cell system: fuel cell electric
vehicles (FCEVs), commercial fuel cell vehicles, stationary power
stations and construction machinery.
In addition to the Honda display at ACT Expo, Harty will provide
the keynote presentation at the expo's Ultra Clean Heavy-Vehicle
Vehicle Summit on May 22 to provide
further details about Honda hydrogen plans.
Honda ACT Expo Display Items
Honda will showcase
the following zero-emission products and technologies at its ACT
Expo display booth (#1031):
- Class 8 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck Concept to make global
debut at ACT Expo.
- 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV, the first production plug-in
hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle in America.
- Honda Fuel Cell System at the core of Honda's strategy
to expand the range of applications that use hydrogen toward the
decarbonization of society.
- Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle (AWV), a prototype,
all-electric off-road vehicle designed to enhance worksite
efficiencies and support repetitive tasks.
Companies interested in collaboration and partnership with Honda
hydrogen business may contact hydrogen@na.honda.com.
Class 8 Hydrogen
Fuel Cell Truck Concept Specifications
|
Total
length/width/height
|
8,000 mm / 2,400 mm /
4,000mm
|
GCW
|
GCW :
37,273kg
|
|
(Tractor Weight Target
: 12,918kg,
Load Weight Target : 24,355kg )
|
Top Speed
|
70 mph
(Estimated)
|
Driving
range
|
400 miles at GCW
(Estimated)
|
Fuel Cell System
Output
|
240kW combined
(80kW x 3 FC systems)
|
Hydrogen
Tank
|
High pressure 700bar
Hydrogen Tank 82kg-H2
|
Vehicle
Battery
|
120kWh High Voltage
Battery
|
About Honda Commitment to the Environment
Honda is working toward its global goal of zero environmental
impact by 2050 through its "Triple Action to Zero" approach,
including achieving carbon neutrality for all products and
corporate activities, 100% utilization of renewable energy, and
resource circulation, utilizing 100% sustainable materials by
reprocessing products back to raw materials and reusing those
materials in the creation of new products. Toward this goal,
Honda will strive to make battery-electric and fuel cell electric
vehicles represent 100% of auto sales in the U.S. and globally by
2040.
To reduce the environmental impact of its business operations,
Honda also is offsetting CO2 emissions from its North American
manufacturing operations through long-term virtual power purchase
agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar power that seek to
cover more than 60% of the electricity Honda uses in North America. Honda also promotes
environmentally responsible business practices with its suppliers
and retail dealer partners across North America.
Learn more
at https://csr.honda.com/environment/na-environmental-report/.
1 In comparison to the fuel cell system that powered
the 2019 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedan.
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