Tevva’s is a hydrogen and battery truck that has proven its effectiveness after traveling 1,000 km. The challenge was especially complicated by the weather conditions since the vehicle has circulated below zero degrees in many sections.
The great advantage of this combined system is that it allows to increase the autonomy of the electric autonomy with a fuel cell that, in addition, reduces the waiting times to recover the range.
1,000 km and three refueling stops
Four members of the Tevva team have taken turns behind the wheel of the hydrogen truck to see how many kilometers it can cover in real conditions. During the test they have traveled a total of 1,000 km, the distance between the company’s headquarters in London and the border between the United Kingdom and Scotland in Berwick-on-Tweed.
To cover the route, the drivers had to make a total of three stops to refuel with hydrogen. One of the advantages of this new form of zero-emission mobility is that it is much faster than electric charging: a fuel cell vehicle needs only a few minutes at the pump, compared to the hours that a battery electric vehicle requires.
Tevva engineers stopped to refuel at an Element 2 station on Teesside during the first leg of the journey. Also, they made an earlier stop in the Midlands. Element 2 is currently building a national infrastructure of hydrogen refueling points.
“The trip is an excellent demonstration of the autonomy that can be achieved in a truck that uses a combined system of electricity and hydrogen”, say those responsible for Tevva.
“The weather conditions (because of the cold) were extremely challenging, but also useful, since they allowed us to collect important data on the performance of the vehicle, which means that we were able to make adjustments here and there and adapt its development,” they add.
