Hyzon, Performance and Chart Industries complete first run with LH2 FCEV

Hyzon Motors (HYZN), Performance Food Group (PFGC) and Chart Industries (GTLS) announced successful completion of Hyzon’s first commercial run with a liquid hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle, or LH2 FCEV. Starting in Temple, TX, the truck completed deliveries to eight PFG customers near Dallas, TX, travelling over 540 miles on a 16-hour continuous run including over 100-degree Fahrenheit temperatures. The run – further than the distance from Sacramento to San Diego – demonstrates the viability of on-board liquid hydrogen to fuel long-distance, zero-emission transport. Compared to gaseous hydrogen, the current industry standard, liquid hydrogen allows Hyzon to increase the amount of fuel on board significantly thanks to increased energy density, with no changes to vehicle weight or payload. Hyzon partnered with Chart Industries to develop a tank system capable of storing liquid hydrogen at extremely cold temperatures and delivering it to the fuel cell system at the necessary pressure.