The news comes after Iveco unveiled the Iveco Heavy Duty BEV on the sidelines of the Truck Grand Prix at the Nürburgring about ten days ago. The Iveco S-Way platform is based on the battery-electric and fuel cell variants (the Iveco Heavy Duty FCEV). Thanks to a modular architecture, the platform can accommodate both battery and fuel cell drive technologies. Both models are equipped with an FPT Industrial electric axle and Proterra batteries. The fuel cell technology in the Heavy Duty FCEV comes from Bosch.
The Iveco HD BEV has a range of up to 500 km. It features a total battery capacity of 738 kWh (9 packs) with charging power up to 350 kW, which enables hub-to-hub delivery missions, a wide range of regional applications, and even missions requiring extended mileage with charging opportunity during mandated driver stops. The Artic 4x2 configuration will be the first to enter the European market in the last quarter of 2023.
The Iveco HD FCEV boasts a range of up to 800 km. With a fast-refuelling time of under 20 minutes, it is the perfect solution for the long-haul mission in heavy commercial transportation. It can accommodate 70 kg of H2 usable energy at 700-bar pressure. Thanks to its higher mileage compared to an electric vehicle, it will be a real game changer in zero tailpipe emissions long-haulage missions.
The first units of the Iveco HD FCEV will be delivered in France, Switzerland and Germany at end of 2023, as planned in the H2Haul European project co-financed by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership aimed at accelerating the deployment of hydrogen solutions in the commercial transport industry and enabling the large-scale fuel cell truck market in the coming years.
Both vehicles are produced in the manufacturing facility in Ulm, Iveco Group’s multi-brand site based in Germany. Vehicles will be marketed and assisted by the extensive IVECO dealer network which counts 254 dealers around Europe.
Iveco and Nikola Motors
In 2019, Iveco and its parent company at the time, CNH Industrial, had invested $250 million in Nikola Motors to bring the electric trucks to market in Europe. Iveco was to supply the chassis as part of the partnership. In May 2023 Nikola said goodbye to the European market and Iveco took over the joint venture completely. Since the beginning of July, Nikola Iveco Europe has been trading as EVCO. This is not only similar to the name Iveco, but stands for ‘Electric Vehicles COmpany’.
Source: Iveco
