UK-based Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) has unveiled a modular platform.Our innovative modular platform offers HGV operators maximum flexibility from a single base vehicle, the company said.
«Our innovative tractor unit will be available with two different types of e-axle – one medium power and one high power – and with up to three hydrogen tanks, depending on the customer’s range requirements. In addition, the hydrogen fuel cell powertrain can be specified with two different power outputs depending on the customer’s payload and mission requirements. The modular platform is built on a fixed wheelbase, which means the vehicle’s footprint does not change, irrespective of specification.
«Our ground-up designed vehicles have been specifically developed to maximise driver comfort while the platform is purpose built around the hydrogen powertrain. The vehicle’s design includes a suspended cab at the front and a fixed tower at the rear, housing the thermal and powertrain systems», the HVS stated.
This platform format breaks with the industry-standard tradition of variable cab types and sizes – such as big, medium and small, and high/low-roof – and means that even the smallest variants have the same spacious a cab as the largest models.
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