World’s first hydrogen fuel station for trucks opens in Oakland [Video]

FirstElement Fuel, a California-based company established in 2013, has opened the world’s first hydrogen fuel station for commercial trucks just outside the Port of Oakland. The station’s capacity is more than 10 times the capacity of any previous station.

Hyundai XCIENT fuel-cell tractors, carrying 68.6 kilograms of hydrogen each for 450 miles of range, have been dedicated to the station for “drayage” duty. Hydrogen trucks from Nikola will also be operating out of Oakland and buying fuel from FirstElement, according to Autoweek.

Cummins, Bosch, Daimler, Toyota, and Volvo are also in the line to develop the fuel-cell hydrogen trucks. In this regard, Quantron, a German company, signed a memorandum of understanding with FEF.