German truck manufacturer Daimler Truck signed this week an agreement with French energy giant Totalenergies for the manufacture of hydrogen-powered trucks.
Daimler Truck and Totalenergies jointly announced the construction of a hydrogen infrastructure for heavy trucks.
Both companies want to play a leading role in the technology of the future. In the transition from the combustion engine to the new propulsion systems, the vehicle manufacturer will bet on fuel cells and batteries.
The Stuttgart-based German automaker is considered the world market leader for heavy-duty vehicles and employs more than 100,000 people.
The two companies want to cooperate in the acquisition of hydrogen and the development of trucks powered by this fuel. Totalenergies plans to “operate directly or indirectly up to 150 hydrogen filling stations in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France” by 2030.
Daimler Truck will supply hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks to customers in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France until 2025.
Daimler Truck will be spun off from Daimler and go public before Christmas, although a specific date has not yet been set.
Daimler had already joined the Stellantis and Totalenergies battery alliance in September to supply electric cars, significantly strengthening the German-French project.
Source: dpa
