World's first hydrogen truck fleet on course for Switzerland

The Hyundai Xcient Fuel-Cell trucks – which will transport supermarket deliveries and other goods across Switzerland – are equipped with systems from Luxfer, a manufacturer of high-pressure composite and aluminium cylinders.

High time for heavy duty hydrogen trucks

The 19 tonne vehicles will have their hydrogen delivered by over 400 Luxfer G-Stor H2 hydrogen cylinders manufactured in Canada and assembled from Luxfer’s UK base in Nottingham.

In a statement, Mark Lawday, a director at Luxfer Gas Cylinders, said: “We’ve been working with Hyundai for around ten years on prototypes, as Hyundai is hugely committed to hydrogen power. Our role is to provide the knowledge of a complete fuel system to bring their ideas to life. There is significant interest in hydrogen and CNG across the world, and governments are now committing to cleaner transport technology as a route to meeting zero emission targets.”