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Hyundai hydrogen-fueled trucks making inroads in Europe - Nikkei Asia
Hyvä artikkeli Hyundain Euroopassa olevista vetyrekoista. Lienee kiinnostava juttu myöskin Hyzoniin sijoittajan näkökulmasta.
“In its first year of service, our hydrogen truck made 70,000 km without any issues, despite Switzerland’s mountainous terrain constituting a real challenge for the reliability of trucks,” Juergen Bauer, a member of Gebrueder Weiss’ board, told Nikkei Asia.
“Unlike battery-powered electric trucks, our Hyundai’s range is virtually unaffected by the driver’s use of heating or air conditioning. And once a sufficiently large network of hydrogen refueling stations is realized along European highways, the hydrogen truck will be able to run practically unlimited distances, thanks to short refueling times,” Bauer said.
The Xcient’s record of reliability and efficiency adds to its environmental selling point, as hydrogen, if produced with renewable electricity, is carbon neutral and does not create toxic exhaust fumes. Also, the Xcient can be fueled for about 70 euros per 100 km, versus about 80 euros per 100 km for a diesel truck. The Ukraine war has pushed prices for both hydrogen and diesel sharply higher.
Vetyvoimalinjan ominaisuudet ovat hyvät. Mielenkiintoista on myös tuo ajamisen hinta, se on nyt halvempaa kuin diesel-rekoilla. Kova juttu. Jotain tällaistahan se Knight povaili jo tänä vuonna tapahtuvaksi 
Gebrueder Weiss has been operating its Xcient since January 2021 in Switzerland, the country Hyundai chose as its launchpad into Europe. In the coming months, Hyundai will expand into neighboring Germany and Austria, along with Denmark, where partners H2 Energy, based in Zurich, Singapore’s Trafigura and Phillips 66 of the U.S. are investing 300 million euros ($331 million) to create a corridor of 260 hydrogen fueling stations. H2 Energy played a key role in the development of the Xcient.
Näin niitä asemia vaan syntyy ja tästä hyötyvät kaikki. Myös Hyzon.
But there are bottlenecks to Hyundai’s plan to enlarge Xcient’s European footprint. While the trucks are made in Hyundai’s Jeonju Plant in South Korea, the trailers that carry their cargo are typically made locally. These suppliers are struggling with shortages of aluminum, steel and cable looms, as well as lengthy certification processes.
The latter issue is linked to fact that the truck’s hydrogen tanks must be attached to trailer. The bottlenecks explain why Hyundai has pushed back its initial goal of rolling out 1,600 Xcients by 2025 to 2027. “The supply chain will be back to normal in the next six to 12 months, but the general economic situation, including the Ukraine war, makes customers hesitant to procure,” Hirschi said.
Autoalan toimitusketjuongelmat ovat tosiasia. Ei ihme että Hyzonillakin lagaa, koska isommatkaan toimijat eivät saa alustoja. Tästä on tulossa varsinainen up in to ääs tilanne.
Hyundai, as part of its FCEV Vision 2030, says it plans to manufacture 700,000 fuel cell systems annually by that year, including 500,000 for fuel cell vehicles.
Hyundain kaavailuja polttokennoautojen ja kennojen tuotantomääristä vuonna 2030. Polttokennoja olisi tarkoitus valmistaa 700t kappaletta per vuosi. Tarkoittaa sitä, että jos DOE:n arviot osuu oikeaan niin Hyundain polttokennovoimalinjan hinta olisi 68usd/kw nykyrahassa mitattuna. Tällä hetkellä akut ovat 150usd/kwh eikä hinnan laskua ole tiedossa tällä vuosikymmenellä. Polttokennoilla tulee olemaan valtava hintakilpailuetu.
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