Composites technology company Cygnet Texkimp has been announced as a technology partner in a £16m project to develop a hydrogen-powered version of the iconic Ford Transit commercial vehicle.
The FCVGen2.0 project has been created to design, build and trial a small fleet of fuel-cell powered Ford electric Transits which maximise hydrogen storage capacity, and to develop and evaluate a viable form of recycling for end-of-life fuel tank components.
The three-year project is led by global automotive company Ford with joint funding from the UK Government, awarded through the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) Collaborative Research and Development programme.
The project aligns with ambitions by the UK Government and industry to build an end-to-end supply chain for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). It is designed to increase the power and range of hydrogen powered light commercial vehicles (LCVs), initially using a low-volume test fleet of eight fuel cell Ford E-Transits, and to prove a business case for their wider rollout. The capability for fuel cell system assembly and vehicle conversion will be built at Ford’s Dagenham Estate in Essex, UK.
Cygnet Texkimp has been named as a technology partner alongside hydrogen powertrain solutions specialist Viritech and powertrain engineering and testing company CamMotive (Cambustion’s EV group), with integrated energy company, bp, and grocery retailer, Ocado Retail, completing the consortium of companies.
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12 May 2023
