Isuzu Motors Restricted and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. as we speak introduced that they’ve signed a partnership settlement primarily based on the choice to have Honda develop and provide the gasoline cell system for the gasoline cell-powered heavy-duty truck Isuzu is planning to introduce to market in 2027.

Isuzu and Honda imagine that gasoline cell know-how, using hydrogen as gasoline leading to no CO2 emissions, can be efficient to realize carbon neutrality of industrial quality vehicles that are required to handle massive load capability, long-time use, long-distance driving and the necessity for fast refueling.

For the reason that signing of an settlement in January 2020, to conduct joint analysis on heavy-duty vehicles using gasoline cells (FC) because the powertrain, the 2 firms have been working towards the institution of a basis for primary applied sciences corresponding to guaranteeing the compatibility of gasoline cells and heavy-duty vehicles and the event of car management applied sciences. The 2 firms are at the moment planning to start out demonstration testing of a prototype truck on public roads earlier than the tip of the present fiscal 12 months (ending March 31, 2024). By totally leveraging expertise and data gained by the joint analysis, the 2 firms will proceed making progress within the improvement of merchandise that fulfill the efficiency and circumstances required for heavy-duty vehicles and fulfill clients.

Transferring ahead, the 2 firms will reap the benefits of the respective strengths of every firm and speed up the event of unpolluted, low-noise, low-vibration gasoline cell- powered heavy-duty vehicles. It will contribute to the shift towards using clear vitality by the complete trade, together with logistics companies, with extra proactive use of hydrogen vitality, by which each firms will attempt to realize the shared objective – which is the conclusion of a carbon impartial society.

SOURCE: Honda