Many people have considered hydrogen more than just a dream from the beginning. However, some car manufacturers (and a few of them do not do) insisted on having a future for electric cars with fuel cells instead of huge batteries. Stelantis was determined to follow hydrogen in the commercial vehicle sector, but pouring money in this technology has now reached a sudden end.
Stelantis realized that she needs to invest a large amount of money hydrogen maybe. Even if he does not give up this effort, customers will still have a very expected infrastructure around the world. The car conglomerate also believes that governments should do more to motivate this sector to stimulate consumer prices.
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2025 Opel Vivaro Hydrogen
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When everything is said and done, “the hydrogen market is still a specialized part”, and there are no possibilities for medium -term economic sustainability. ” Not only Stelantis End the hydrogen development program, but it also gives up plans to launch hydrogen work currencies this year. The new models were supposed to enter the Pro One Commercial section this summer, but this could no longer happen.
The plan was to build medium -sized trucks in Hurdeen, France and large trucks in Glueis, Poland. Silver lining is that stellantis pledges not to reduce the workforce in plants that were supposed to make commercial vehicles of hydrogen. In addition, the research and development team will follow other projects that have nothing to do with fuel cells.
In early 2024, when Stelantis was still betting on hydrogen, she said it would contain eight medium fuel cells and large hydrogen trucks: Citroën ë-jumpy, ë-jumper, FITSssional E-Scudo, E-Ducato and Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro Modano and Peugeot E Expert.
While Stelantis is called end, Toyota is still committed to hydrogen for a long time. Aside from improving fuel cells with the next third generation, it also tries Hydrogen combustion engines. The world’s largest BMW automobile company helps bring the first hydrogen to produce the first series to the market in 2028, and perhaps the SUV is based on the next generation X5.
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Hyundai does not give up hydrogen either. Recently launched the new Crosso Nexo It sees a future for fuel cell trucks such as XCIENT.
Honda has a fuel cell unit from the next generation of the next generation that will produce it from 2027, and it is 50 % of production costs and more than twice the durability of its predecessor. The Japanese auto company also has a joint project with General Motors, called Fuel Cell Systems LLC. The 70,000 square feet FCSM facility, which is located in Brunistown, Michigan, manufactures fuel cells that are sold to the Honda or GM’s Hydrotec Section.
What about Volkswagen? The former CEO Thomas Schafer announced in 2023 that this technology is not Possible passenger carsAt least not in the foreseeable future: “It is not a competitor, especially for passenger cars, the tanks occupy an area in the cabin. Perhaps for commercial vehicles, but not in the passenger car. So, I do not see this happening in this contract. Not in Volkswagen.”
Even Renault’s specialized brand believes Hydrogen has a place in the world of sports cars by mocking an amazing supercar by a 3.5-liter V-6-liter fueled by hydrogen. Renault himself cook a Rear wheel wheels Emblème vehicle concept With a fuel cell and a rechargeable battery.
However, regardless of the amount of fuel cell technology developments, without the presence of an infrastructure suitable for refueling, these efforts will be in vain.
