Daimler Trucks said its hydrogen-powered fuel-cell HGV will be tested on public roads before the end of the year, with customer trials scheduled for 2023.
The truck manufacturer has already begun tests of the first new enhanced prototype of its Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck unveiled last year, with an aim to achieve a range of up to 1,000km without refueling.
It said the first series-produced GenH2 Trucks are expected to be available to customers in 2027.
Martin Daum, Daimler Truck chief executive, said: “We are consistently pursuing our technology strategy for the electrification of our trucks.
“We want to offer our customers the best locally CO2-neutral trucks - powered by either batteries or hydrogen-based fuel-cells, depending on the use case.
“The hydrogen-powered fuel-cell drive will become indispensable for CO2-neutral long-haul road transport in the future.
“This is also confirmed by our many partners with whom we are working together at full steam to put this technology on the road in series-production vehicles.”
Earlier this year, Daimler and the Volvo Group established the hydrogen fuel cell joint venture to develop fuel cells for commercial vehicles.
