At the "Hydrogen-Heart Together, Creating a Win-Win Future" results release conference, the Beijing Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center unveiled, for the first time, real-world operational data from the H49 heavy-duty fuel cell truck. This model is equipped with the "Advanced Light-Electric Integrated Smart Chassis 2.0." Under full-load conditions of 49 tons, its hydrogen consumption per 100 kilometers is only 7.1 kilograms. The vehicle's own weight has been reduced to 10 tons, and its range has exceeded 600 kilometers. Several key performance indicators have already met the targets set forth in the national "Energy-Saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap 3.0," five years ahead of schedule.

Recently, at the "Hydrogen Hearts Together, Creating a Win-Win Future" achievement release conference, the Beijing Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center unveiled, for the first time, real-world operational data from the H49 heavy-duty fuel cell truck. This model is equipped with the "Advanced Light-Electric Integrated Smart Chassis 2.0." Under full-load conditions of 49 tons, its hydrogen consumption per 100 kilometers is only 7.1 kilograms. The vehicle's own weight has been reduced to 10 tons, and its range has exceeded 600 kilometers. Several key performance indicators have already surpassed the targets set forth in the national "Energy-Saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap 3.0," five years ahead of schedule.

 

Forward-looking development: Building a world-leading integrated hydrogen-electricity smart chassis

Unlike the traditional “oil-to-hydrogen” conversion approach, Hybot is deeply involved in the “Advanced Hydrogen-Electric Integrated Smart Chassis Development Project” led by the Beijing Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center. As a key member unit, Hybot has undertaken several critical sub-tasks within this project.

 

The project takes the characteristics of hydrogen-electric systems as its starting point and conducts a fully forward-looking chassis architecture design from scratch. Leveraging its deep expertise in high-pressure hydrogen storage, thermal management, and system integration, Hybot aims to achieve... Low hydrogen consumption, light weight, and long range Its high-performance products provide key technological support, strongly promoting the advancement of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks toward cost reduction, efficiency enhancement, and scale-up.

 

Empirical Validation: Reliable Performance in Real-World Scenarios

Behind the technical indicators lies rigorous real-road testing and validation.

The Hybot H49 2.0 version has successfully completed real-vehicle verification on multiple highway routes, including Wuhan-Yichang and Qingdao-Tianjin. Under typical long-haul logistics conditions—carrying a full load of 49 tons at an average speed of 75 kilometers per hour—the vehicle stably achieved an outstanding hydrogen consumption of no more than 7.1 kilograms per 100 kilometers. Meanwhile, during the same period, the vehicle also underwent testing at a third-party testing center under the national standard driving cycle CHTC-TT, achieving an excellent hydrogen consumption rate of 7.5 kilograms per 100 kilometers.

Hybot CEO Sun Ying

Sun Ying, CEO of Hybot and representative of the project team, introduced that the H49 heavy-duty truck has undergone extreme environmental tests, including high temperatures in Turpan and extremely cold conditions in Mohe. In June of this year, it was put into operation on IKEA's north China logistics trunk line, completing over 150 days of actual transportation tasks across multiple regions in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Shandong, and other areas. He said: " This marks the first commercial application of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks in long-haul, heavy-load scenarios exceeding 600 kilometers, demonstrating their reliability and cost-effectiveness. ”

 

Continuous Evolution: The 3.0 Blueprint Has Set Sail

In response to the growing demand for trunk-line logistics, the Beijing Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center simultaneously launched the development of "Smart Chassis 3.0."

Xiong Baoping, CTO of Hybot and representative of the project team, revealed that Version 3.0 will adopt lightweight technologies such as an aluminum alloy frame and a quadruple high-efficiency hydrogen storage system. The goal is to achieve a hydrogen consumption of less than 6.5 kilograms per 100 kilometers, a range exceeding 1,000 kilometers, and a vehicle weight reduced to 9 tons by 2026. “In addition, the vehicles will be equipped with L2+ level intelligent advanced driver-assistance systems and will further optimize energy consumption through a predictive energy management strategy. ‘The 3.0 technology will pave the way for hydrogen-powered vehicles to achieve commercialization without subsidies in the trunk-line logistics sector,’ said Xiong Baoping.”

Hybot CTO Xiong Baoping

Efficient Replenishment: Achieving a "Flash Charging"-Level Refueling Experience

On the energy side, the Innovation Center, in collaboration with companies such as Beijing Gas Group, has proposed an "N+1+X" green hydrogen supply system. By leveraging efficient natural gas-to-hydrogen technology, the cost of green hydrogen production has been reduced to below 20 yuan per kilogram, and the terminal hydrogen refueling price has been kept within 30 yuan per kilogram, significantly enhancing the economic viability of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks.

Meanwhile, the innovation center team is developing a 70 MPa high-flow hydrogen refueling system. Hybot hydrogenation time can be reduced to 10-15 minutes. , truly achieving refueling efficiency comparable to that of diesel vehicles. This breakthrough will provide efficient and reliable green energy solutions for high-intensity operational scenarios such as trunk-line logistics and port transportation, accelerating the industry’s vision of “hydrogen refueling in 10 minutes, with a range of 1,000 kilometers.”

 

Ecological Co-construction: Promoting Collaborative Industrial Development
This achievement release not only showcases the project team's independent innovation capabilities in a concentrated manner, but also represents a key practice for deeply integrating into the nation's hydrogen energy development strategy and promoting the construction of an open and collaborative innovation ecosystem.

Under the leadership of the Beijing Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center, Hybot actively participates in the "Demonstration Application Consortium" and signed the agreement at the meeting. Cooperation Agreement for the "Advanced Hydrogen-Electric Integrated Intelligent Chassis Development Innovation Consortium" The consortium will jointly develop key technologies—including efficient powertrain integration, lightweight hydrogen storage systems, and integrated intelligent control and chassis—centered around a commercial vehicle platform powered by hydrogen fuel cells, thereby driving breakthroughs in the platformization and intelligence of next-generation hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles.

H49 hydrogen fuel cell tractor (photographed by Pang Ting, reporter for China National Radio Network)

After the meeting, the attending leaders and guests toured the Hybot H49 prototype vehicle and highly praised its advanced technology and engineering implementation capabilities.

 

Looking ahead: Empowering zero-carbon logistics with cutting-edge technology

Zhu Dequan, Director of the Beijing Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center

In his speech at this conference, Zhu Dequan, Director of the Beijing Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center, stated, “ The coordinated development of hydrogen energy and electricity is the inevitable path for the third energy revolution. “The transportation sector is at the forefront of hydrogen energy applications. As scale expands and costs decline, hydrogen energy will gradually penetrate sectors such as industry and construction, creating an energy ecosystem that ‘uses electricity where appropriate and hydrogen where appropriate.’”

Jiang Guangzhi, Director of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology, stated that Beijing has designated hydrogen energy as a core direction for a trillion-yuan-level green advanced industrial cluster, supporting innovation centers to break through key technologies and build an industrial ecosystem, "providing a 'Beijing Solution' for the national hydrogen energy industry."

As a deep participant in the Beijing Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center and a pioneer in the development of heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell truck technology in China, Hybot will continue to focus on tackling core technologies, conducting scenario-based verification, and promoting industrialization. Together with its partners across the industry chain, Hybot will, in this era of surging hydrogen energy trends, demonstrate through concrete actions the innovative spirit and sense of responsibility of Chinese commercial vehicle enterprises in the hydrogen energy sector!

With the support of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology and the Daxing District Government, Beijing Hybot Hydrogen Energy Industry Innovation Center Co., Ltd. was initiated and established by leading organizations including Tsinghua Industrial Research Institute, State Energy Group, and Beijing Gas Group. It serves as a crucial platform for accelerating cost reduction and efficiency improvement and scaling up the commercialization of hydrogen energy technologies and products. Adhering to the sustainable principle of cost reduction and efficiency enhancement, the company integrates industry resources, builds a hydrogen energy industrial ecosystem and develops advantageous application scenarios. Through highly efficient supply-chain collaborative innovation, it promotes the development of the hydrogen energy industry and strives to establish a hydrogen energy industry innovation platform with global influence.