TOKYO—
Honda Motor Co. said it will discontinue production of its current fuel cell system before the end of 2026, ending output from its joint venture with General Motors as Honda shifts to fuel cell technologies developed independently in-house.
MUNICH—The third generation of the BMW Group’s hydrogen drive system will be manufactured in Steyr starting in 2028; and the company’s competence centers in Munich and Steyr are already building the first prototypes.
ESSLINGEN, Germany—Cellcentric, a joint venture between Daimler Truck and the Volvo Group, has begun pilot production of fuel cell systems for heavy trucks at its assembly plant here.
CAMBRIDGE, MA—Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a fuel cell that generates three times as much energy per pound as today’s best EV batteries.
Fuel cells offer tremendous potential as a clean power source. The chemical energy of hydrogen and oxygen reacts with fuel cells and converts the energy to electricity. The decades-old technology is ideal for a wide variety of applications, including stationary power stations and many forms of transportation.
AACHEN, Germany—Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology have developed a continuous assembly line that automatically makes fuel cell components and then assembles them into a stack.
