Through its Hydrotec division, General Motors will supply its hydrogen fuel cell technology to Autocar, a US manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks.
Autocar sees hydrogen as a means of meeting the requirements of the US government (the *EPA) and its customers, with satisfactory range and rapid refuelling times. The first of these vehicles will start being produced in 2026 at the Autocar Truck plant in Birmingham, Alabama. They will feature Hydrotec technology and will be built to order and then sold directly to customers. Ciment mixers and dump trucks, which all share a common architecture, will be built first, followed by **RCVs and terminal tractors.
General Motors’ Hydrotec solution takes the form of a cube, with a 77 kW fuel cell and a battery. Multiple power cubes can be arrayed in a vehicle for even higher power ratings. The technology can be used to convert trucks, aircraft and trains to hydrogen. The cubes, which are produced in Brownstown, Michigan, will be integrated by Triz Engineering, a GVW Group company that also owns Autocar.
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*EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
**RCVs: Refuse Collection Vehicles
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Article written by Laurent Meillaud and translated by Logan King
