Volvo Trucks is developing trucks with combustion engines that run on hydrogen. On-road tests with trucks using hydrogen in combustion engines will begin in 2026, and the commercial launch is planned towards the end of this decade.
Trak Volvo dengan enjin pembakaran berkuasa hidrogen akan menampilkan Suntikan Terus Tekanan Tinggi (HPDI), teknologi di mana sejumlah kecil bahan api pencucuhan disuntik dengan tekanan tinggi untuk membolehkan pencucuhan mampatan sebelum hidrogen ditambah. Kelebihan teknologi ini termasuk kecekapan tenaga yang lebih tinggi dengan penggunaan bahan api yang lebih rendah, dan peningkatan kuasa enjin.
Volvo Group telah menandatangani perjanjian dengan Westport Fuel Systems untuk menubuhkan usaha sama menggunakan teknologi HPDI. Usaha sama itu dijangka mula beroperasi pada suku kedua 2024, selepas penutupan rasmi.
Trucks that run on green hydrogen instead of fossil fuels provide one way to decarbonize transport. Hydrogen trucks will be especially suitable over longer distances and in regions where there is limited charging infrastructure, or time for, recharging of batteries, the company said.
Volvo will begin customer tests with trucks using hydrogen in combustion engines in 2026, and the trucks will be commercially available towards the end of this decade. Already, testing in labs and in vehicles is ongoing.
The hydrogen-powered combustion engine trucks will complement Volvo’s offering of other alternatives, such as battery electric trucks, fuel cell electric trucks and trucks that run on renewable fuels, such as biogas and HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil).
Volvo trucks with combustion engines powered by green hydrogen have the potential to deliver net zero CO2 well-to-wheel when using renewable HVO as ignition fuel and are categorized as “Zero Emission Vehicles” (ZEV) under the agreed new EU CO2 piawaian pelepasan.
It’s clear that several kinds of technology are needed to decarbonize heavy transport. As a global truck manufacturer, we need to support our customers by offering a variety of decarbonization solutions, and customers can choose their alternative based on transport assignment, available infrastructure and green energy prices.
—Jan Hjelmgren, Head of Product Management and Quality, Volvo Trucks
Sumber daripada Kongres Kereta Hijau
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