HYZON Motors Inc, a supplier of hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with John G Russell Transport, one of the top 50 British logistics groups, to facilitate the deployment of hydrogen-powered, zero-emissions vehicles in the UK.
Leveraging their complementary expertise, the companies aim to enable the transition to zero-emission commercial trucks for fleet owners and operators in the UK by providing vehicle sales, leasing, and service support.
Focusing on medium and heavy trucks, Hyzon and Russell will collaborate to develop ‘product and distribution pathways aligned with UK demand’.
Hyzon is currently working on a 44 tonne, 6×2 tractor unit to UK market specifications, which Hyzon and Russell expect to deploy in trials later this year.
Through a network of locations owned and shared with partners, Russell will provide sales, service and parts support to customers. Hyzon and Russell are also evaluating leasing and financing opportunities, thereby reducing required initial capital investment in the adoption of hydrogen-powered vehicles.
“Working together with Russell, Hyzon will expand its crucial work of decarbonising heavy transport in the United Kingdom,” said Craig Knight, Hyzon CEO and co-founder.
“Russell’s strong relationships throughout the logistics industry are invaluable as we seek to transition commercial trucking to Hyzon vehicles in the coming years.”
Hyzon focuses on hydrogen produced from renewable resources and plans to prioritize hydrogen produced close to customer demand.
“The Russell business model has always been to reduce our carbon footprint,” said Stephen Madden, Russell Group fleet engineer. “We believe our knowledge of the UK transport infrastructure and commercial relationships will expedite the movement to hydrogen fuel cell technology. With our strategic locations we anticipate we will be able to accelerate sales, service and parts across the UK and look forward to promoting the Hyzon product.”
Hyzon has US operations in the Rochester, Chicago and Detroit areas, plus various other international operations.
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