H2X and Trelleborg Municipality have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop the city’s first hydrogen high-floor buses and waste truck in collaboration with local energy company Trelleborg Energi.
This is another significant step toward zero-emission municipal fleets and cleaner air in the city and surrounding areas.
The new ecologically friendly bus will be the first of its kind in Europe, as well as the first from H2X Global. The new buses will be equipped with hydrogen fuel cells and super capacitors and will be used as school buses across the city and surrounding areas.
The non-binding MOU between H2X and the Trelleborg Municipality will result in the creation of additional jobs in Sweden, as Trelleborg’s commercial vehicles will be manufactured at H2X’s European headquarters in Sweden, where the company’s full production and service operations are located, adding volume to the recently awarded MoU with the City of Gothenburg.
Head of Northern Europe – Peter Westh said: “H2X is paving the way for commercial vehicles across the Nordics and are especially pleased to have signed the MOU with Trelleborg Municipality in the form of a Joint Initiative for Hydrogen Buses for the school program. This on the back of our recent agreement with Gothenburg. This is a further step to connect our Zero emission powered vehicles along the European Hydrogen corridor.”
Magnus Sahlin CEO for Trelleborg Energi said: “This memorandum marks another leap forward in the zero carbon ambitions for the municipality. We want to show that sustainable energy and mobility solutions are not about the future, but about making changes today. The first hydrogen bus and waste truck prove how we take concrete steps towards zero emission transports in the region. With the first fueling station up and running in Trelleborg in January 2023, these initiatives are an amazing start in transforming the vehicle sector in this region.”
Stina Salomonsson, head of Education Administration, Trelleborg Municipality said: “For us locally, it is natural to take part in the transformation of the Swedish vehicle sector in order to reach the national goal of zero emission to 2045. Our new hydrogen vehicles are a part of this venture.”
CEO & Founder of H2X Global Brendan Norman said: “We are pleased that Trelleborg and Gothenburg have entered partnership with H2X where we both work together in delivering not only the vehicles tailored for their needs but the total solution for their vehicle management. He added: “Sweden has one of the most progressive Hydrogen strategies, projects and activities in Europe, but we need to continue to act now to tackle climate change to improve our cities air quality. Introducing hydrogen buses and commercial vehicles to authorities’ fleet, by using the right technology for the varying operational requirements will help us all breathe cleaner air.”
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