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Navistar Collaborates with General Motors and OneH2 to Launch Hydrogen Truck Ecosystem

Jan. 27 2021 News By Southwest International Staff

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In collaboration with General Motors and OneH2, Navistar, Inc., a subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation, is introducing a complete solution for customer implementation of a zero-emission long-haul system. The project will be initially piloted by J.B. Hunt Transport.

"Hydrogen fuel cells offer great promise for heavy-duty trucks in applications requiring a higher density of energy, fast refueling, and additional range," said Persio Lisboa, Navistar president, and CEO. "We are excited to provide customers with added flexibility through a new hydrogen truck ecosystem that combines our vehicles with the hydrogen fuel cell technology of General Motors and the modular, mobile, and scalable hydrogen production and fueling capabilities of OneH2. And we are very pleased that our valued customer J.B. Hunt has committed to utilize the solution on dedicated routes and to share key learnings."

Navistar plans to make its first production model International® RH™ Series fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) commercially available in the model year 2024. Test vehicles are expected to begin the pilot phase under the new, complete solution at the end of 2022. The integrated solution will be competitive with other powertrain offerings with a target range of 500+ miles and a hydrogen fueling time of fewer than 15 minutes.

These newly announced collaborations with General Motors and OneH2 represent important milestones in Navistar's phased development of hydrogen fuel cell solutions. These technologies leverage Navistar's battery electric vehicle platforms and provide the customer with a single-source, fully integrated zero-emission solution that includes vehicles, fueling, and service. Southwest International is excited to be part of a zero-emission future and continue to offer our customers the same great quality of International vehicles while doing so.


Learn more about the Hydrogen Fuel Cell here. 

Read the full press release from Navistar Inc., here.