Press release
Hytruck nominated for the prestigious European Road Transport Innovation Award 2007
Hytruck is one of the five nominee companies for the prestigious European Road Transport Innovation Award 2007. The jury of transport industry experts received 27 submissions from which they have selected five candidates for the award. They looked for the right balance and interaction between innovation, high safety, low environmental and sound impact, durability, and ergonomics whilst being cost effective. The product that best fulfils these demanding criteria will be declared winner during the opening ceremony of the European Road Transport Show 2007 on 25th October 2007. This event is the international show case for the commercial vehicle and road transport industry.
Hytruck our philosophy
Hytruck is more than a truck. It is a vision of innovation
in the road transport business making the bold step to a
new solution, a hydrogen fuel cell future. The possibilities
are far reaching including transportation of people and
goods. Hytruck is more than a truck. It is a vision of innovation
in the road transport business making the bold step to a
new solution, a hydrogen fuel cell future. The possibilities
are far reaching including transportation of people and
goods.
Hytruck our product
The Hytruck C8HE is based upon a market leading chassis
from Mitsubishi, the distribution 7.5Ton Canter. The big
changes to the truck are to be found in the driveline which
has been completely replaced. Items replaced are, engine,
gearbox, rear axle and fuel tanks. The new driveline is
a zero emission hi-tech H2E system.. The hydrogen, which
is stored in a 227 litre Kevlar fuel tank with a mass of
5.8Kg at a pressure of 350 bar, fuels the 16Kw fuel cell.
This cell, being the main power-unit providing state of
the art patented technology, also charges up the latest
generation of lithium-ion phosphate batteries. The batteries
provide the current for the electric in-line motors directly
fitted to the two rear wheels. When braking the electric
motors act as alternators converting the kinetic energy
back into electricity stored in the batteries; this allows
the driveline to save approx. 70% of the energy than that
of the conventional system. The imaginative and intelligent
combining of existing proven components with cutting edge
technologies has created the Hytruck C8HE. It will be be
the first commercially available zero emission environmentally
friendly distribution truck soon available on the market.
For more information contact us
Jan Boudesteijn (+31 (0)6 53246858)
Eric Beers (+31(0)6 51587696)
Hans J.L. Smit (+31(0)6 48526405)
Michel Dekker (+31(0)6 22543274)
