Hyundai Xcient Fuel Cell Electric Trucks Purchased by NZ Post & Small Electric Vans and Fuel Cell Electric Trucks Being Developed by APAC

NZ Post Unveils First Fuel Cell Hyundai Xcient Electric Commercial Vehicle

Market Impact Factor: Low

Humza Farhan | Analyst I – E-mobility

Hyundai has been in the spotlight ever since the company announced plans to develop one of the first heavy-duty fuel-cell electric trucks, the XCIENT. The vehicle is currently being integrated into the commercial vehicle market and is gaining popularity after each sale, offering lesser range constraints through its Fuel Cell technology, as opposed to Battery electric technologies.

New Zealand is currently in the process of taking advantage of both electrification strategies. Under the Government Emissions Reduction Plan, a target has been set to cut emissions from freight transport by 35 percent by 2035. Heavy transport makes up 4 percent of New Zealand’s transport fleet but is responsible for 25 percent of all transport emissions.

In attempts to accelerate electrification within New Zealand, the first of Hyundai New Zealand’s five XCIENT hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric trucks have been purchased by NZ Post. This truck will take over from one of its emission-heavy diesel counterparts, saving 1701 tonnes of C02 per year from being emitted into the environment and displacing approximately 100 passenger cars emissions based on typical annual mileage. In order to address refueling constraints, high-capacity hydrogen refueling stations are on their way, such as Hiringa Energy’s four North Island stations coming online in early 2023. Until these first commercial refueling stations are built, the truck will be fuelled using green hydrogen supplied by BOC.

NZ Post’s Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell truck will now undergo a validation process. This includes operating the truck in different configurations, first as a truck only, then as a truck and trailer combination on several routes, gaining New Zealand-specific performance information to refine software settings and define the best-operating routes for this technology. Once the commercial infrastructure is in place next year, the truck’s ideal first operational route is likely to involve Auckland to Hamilton to Auckland to Whangarei.

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Siemens Energy to Build Northern Iraq’s Largest 400kV Substation

Market Impact Factor: Low

Azhar Fayyaz? | Analyst II – Power Grid

Siemens Energy and the Ministry of Electricity of the Republic of Iraq signed a contract to construct Iraq’s West Mosul 400 kV super grid station, which will provide reliable and efficient power supply to around 700,000 Iraqi citizens in northern Iraq, particularly the Nineveh province. The newly built substation will connect to 30 substations at 132kV.

Siemens Energy’s scope of work includes the design, equipment manufacturing, construction, site delivery, erection, testing, and commissioning for the turnkey 400/132/11kV substation project together with the supply of 13 autotransformers. The project will be financed by the German state-owned development bank KfW.

In addition to this project, Siemens Energy is also installing more than 14 HV substations across Iraq. All these projects are part of “The Iraq Roadmap” signed between Siemens and the Ministry of Electricity of the Republic of Iraq in 2019 which includes the addition of new and highly efficient power generation capacity, rehabilitation and upgrade of existing plants, and the expansion of transmission and distribution networks.

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APAC OEMs to Develop Small Electric Vans and Fuel Cell Electric Trucks

Market Impact Factor: Low

Humza Farhan | Analyst I – E-mobility

Most APAC Manufacturers have continued to not only focus on conventional NEVs such as BEVs and PHEVs to drive the electrification of the region’s commercial vehicle stock but have also extensively begun entering into the fuel cell electric vehicle market. Since proclamations from countries such as Japan and South Korea, that have outlined Hydrogen Power Strategies to accelerate the transition of vehicles towards carbon neutrality, many manufacturers have branched out their focus into FCEV and BEV technologies.

Toyota Motor Corp. has also recently announced the beginning of operations aimed at developing electric commercial vans as well as light-duty fuel cell electric trucks in the spirit of amalgamating both technologies. Toyota, alongside manufacturers Isuzu, and Hino, has stated that models will be developed to promote the widespread use of electrified vehicles and eventually for the mass market. The project, due to begin in January 2023, will see the vehicles being used to transport goods between Tokyo and Fukushima prefecture, aiming to begin production next year.

Mini vehicles, which in gasoline versions have an engine displacement of up to 600cc, are a segment largely specific to Japan. Mini-commercial vehicles account for about 60% of the country’s entire commercial fleet and cover many areas only accessible to them because of their small size. The project is scheduled to run until March 2030 and is being organized by a Toyota-led commercial electric vehicle coalition, with participation from local governments, logistics, and energy companies. Around 580 vehicles will be built for use in the project.

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