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Fleet of Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks pass 1M-kilometer mark in Switzerland

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Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility’s fleet of XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks has collectively exceeded 1 million kilometers of driving in 11 months of service in Switzerland. —Jörg Ackermann, Chairman of the H2 Mobility Switzerland Association. A total of 140 units of the 2021 model will be shipped to Switzerland by the end of this year.

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Hyundai upgrades design and performance of XCIENT fuel cell truck for global expansion

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The upgraded heavy-duty XCIENT features design and performance updates. Hyundai shipped a total of 46 units of XCIENT Fuel Cell to Switzerland last year. Hyundai Motor Company released images of its newly upgraded XCIENT Fuel Cell, the world’s first mass-produced, heavy-duty truck powered by hydrogen.

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Renault Trucks and Nestlé Switzerland partner on all-electric medium-duty refrigerated truck

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Nestlé Switzerland and Renault Trucks (part of the Volvo Group) recently introduced an experimental all-electric refrigerated truck—nicknamed the e-Truck—that combines an all-electric 13t Renault Midlum developed by Renault Trucks with a refrigerated body that is also entirely powered by electricity.

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Global hydrogen station deployments surpass 1,000; China leads

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Other European countries aggressively deploying hydrogen stations include France, the UK, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Spain. Most of the hydrogen stations deployed so far were designed for hydrogen fuel cell passenger vehicles, said Ahmed.

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Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility and Hydrospider partner to promote green hydrogen ecosystem; Hyundai H2 Xcient fuel cell electric truck

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Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility (HHM), the joint venture between Hyundai Motor Company and H2 Energy, is partnering with Hydrospider, a joint venture of H2Energy, Alpiq and Linde to promote green hydrogen ecosystem in Switzerland and European countries in the upcoming future.

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WinGD says its engines will be able to run on methanol from 2024 and ammonia from 2025

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Swiss engine designer WinGD, a leading developer of two-stroke low-speed gas and diesel engines used for propulsion power in merchant shipping, said that its engines will be able to run on methanol and ammonia from 2024 and 2025 respectively. The full, long-term use of carbon-neutral or zero-carbon fuels is the next step on this pathway.

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Switzerland Moves Ahead With Underground Autonomous Cargo Delivery

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billion concept for underground cargo tubes full of automated delivery carts whisking goods between cities and logistics centers across Switzerland at 30 kilometers per hour. In 2016, we wrote about Cargo Sous Terrain , a (then) $3.4 Cargo sous terrain follows a similar principle to that of an automatic conveyor system.