UK’s first mass-produced hydrogen truck unveiled

The first hydrogen and electric-powered lorry to be mass produced in the UK has been unveiled (Tevva/PA)The first hydrogen and electric-powered lorry to be mass-produced in the UK has been unveiled.Start-up firm Tevva, based in Thurrock, Essex, has added a hydrogen fuel cell system to its battery-electric HGV design.The hydrogen tops up the battery, enabling the vehicle to carry heavier loads over longer distances.A hydrogen fuel cell tops up the electric battery (Tevva/PA)The 7.5-tonne hydrogen electric truck can be driven for up to 310 miles, according to Tevva.The firm’s chief executive and founder Asher Bennett told the PA news agency: “When a zero emission truck is doing more miles per day, that is very good for the air we breathe, for the planet and for the economics of running electric trucks.“Every mile you drive on an electric truck, it’s so much cheaper than driving…

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