The city of St Helens has ordered ten hydrogen-powered refuse collection trucks from Faun Bluepower.
It is the first municipality to use the vehicles, which are manufactured in the United Kingdom in collaboration with Daimler Trucks. The Faun Bluepower is a hydrogen/electric hybrid vehicle that drives with an electric motor and charges the battery with a hydrogen fuel cell while driving. When compared to a fully electric truck, the setup reduces the number of batteries required by 30%.
Many commercial fleets, according to Venson Automotive Solutions, may find hydrogen to be a better option than electric because vehicles are easier to adapt and refilling is much faster than recharging.
