Zepp.solutions, a Dutch frontrunner in H₂ fuel cell technology, unveiled their latest innovation for emission-free heavy transport at the IAA exhibition in Hannover this week: the zepp.europa H₂ Fuel Cell Truck. This 40-ton H₂-electric tractor is based on the Mercedes-Benz Actros. The vehicles combine a workflow equal to diesel vehicles with the benefits of emission-free transport.

The zepp.europa truck offers a range of more than 700 km thanks to its H₂ storage of 58.8 kg at 350 bar and is fully equipped with a sleeper cab. The truck can tow standard 45 ft containers on a regular semi-trailer, without any modifications to the vehicle configuration. This ensures that the truck offers a practical and immediately deployable solution for long-distance transport without CO₂ emissions.

The first two zepp.europa trucks have already been sold. Vos Transport Group and the Inland Terminals Group showed their confidence in this technology by purchasing the trucks early in the development process.

Inland Terminals Group's truck will be on display at the zepp.solutions stand in Hall 24, stand C21. Vos Transport Group's truck can be seen in Hall 12, stand D37. Here, the cab is tilted, allowing a closer look at the fuel cell system and H₂ storage.

The zepp.europa trucks enable the transition to emission-free transport without compromising on performance. They offer the same operational advantages as diesel trucks, but without the greenhouse gas emissions. They are equipped with zepp.solutions' powerful X150 H₂ fuel cell system, a system whose smaller 50kW variant has been operational for some time in the Rotterdams watertaxi and a generator set for airplanes at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.