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BMW Group wants to use hydrogen to power around 230 forklifts and tugger trains at its Regensburg electric drivetrain plant in Germany. From 2026, the automotive major plans to deploy the hydrogen-powered logistics equipment for “all” tasks in the plant, including press shop, body shop and assembly operations. With the logistics fleet currently using electric drives, BMW hopes to reduce vehicle downtime caused by having to change batteries twice per shift. “Battery replacement, which is performed manually using a crane, takes about 15 minutes and requires space,” it said. BMW Project Manager, Katharina Radtke, added, “The advantage of hydrogen is that refuelling is very fast – just like with conventional fuels. The filling stations required for this will be installed directly within the different production areas and do not take up much space.” And to ensure the supply of hydrogen, BMW will install a 2km pipeline network with six different refuelling stations by early 2026. Olivier Bontems Mehdi Jellouli https://lnkd.in/et5xqKTz

BMW to transition factory logistics fleet to hydrogen fuel cells by 2030: BMW Group wants to use hydrogen to power around 230 forklifts and tugger trains at its Regensburg electric drivetrain plant in Germany. #hydrogen #HydrogenNow #H2View

BMW Group is leading the charge towards a #SustainableFuture, utilizing #Hydrogen to power 230 forklifts and tugger trains at its Regensburg electric drivetrain plant by 2030: https://lnkd.in/ePN2zd7B

"BMW Group wants to use hydrogen to power around 230 forklifts and tugger trains at its Regensburg electric drivetrain plant in Germany. From 2026, the automotive major plans to deploy the hydrogen-powered logistics equipment for all tasks in the plant, including press shop, body shop and assembly operations. The logistics fleet currently uses electric drives and BMW hopes to reduce the vehicle downtime caused by having to change batteries twice per shift." #BMWGroup #BMW #GreenHydrogen #HydrogenNow #HydrogenEconomy #Hydrogen #H2 #FuelCell #HFCEV #FCEV #CleanEnergy #ZeroEmissions #EnergyTransition #AndNotOr #unblinkered

JATCO opens new manufacturing facility to supply electric vehicle powertrains for Nissan Motor Corporation’s Sunderland plant Alan Johnson Ben Guy Lucy Farrington İlkhan Ozsevim Ahmo Saric Christopher Ludwig #JATCO #Sunderland #Nissan #electric_vehicles #electric_motors #automotive_manufacturing https://lnkd.in/ex4Jj2WQ

Global automakers Hyundai Motor Company (현대자동차) and General Motors (#GM) have recently signed an agreement to explore future collaboration across key strategic areas of #automotive technologies and developments, including #cleanenergy, #electric and #hydrogen technologies. Read more @ https://lnkd.in/gnXrvGG4 #hyundai #gm #generalmotors #emobility #cleanmobility #electricvehicles #evtechnology

Valeo and Mahle team up on electric axle. Valeo and Mahle are now partners in the research and innovation for a very advanced magnet-free electric axle system for high-performance upper segment electric vehicles. This collaboration, the coming together of these two, is doing great things for dissemination of performance and efficiency, targeting power ranges between 220 kW and 350 kW. #mahle #valeo #electricaxle #electricpowertrian #electricmotor #electricvehicles #EV #emoibility https://lnkd.in/egn8K6-C

BMW ditches electric: Switches to hydrogen for its factory fleet. By Matt Lister, Editor BMW Group Plant Regensburg: Use of hydrogen in intralogistics by hydrogen-powered tugger trains and forklift trucks. (Image: BMW Group) In the glamorous world of carmaking, forklifts and tugger trains don’t often make headlines. But at BMW’s Regensburg plant, these workhorses of production are undergoing a quiet revolution by ditching electric batteries for hydrogen. By 2030, this cornerstone of BMW’s operations – producing a colossal 1,400 BMW X1 and X2 models every single day – will have transitioned its battery electric ‘intralogistics’ fleet to hydrogen propulsion. A pragmatic move, designed to streamline operations whilst meeting the German powerhouse’s stringent sustainability goals. BMW’s Regensburg plant Opened in 1986, and winning “Factory of the Year” in 2024, Regensburg is one of BMW’s flagship production sites, rolling out SUVs destined for everywhere from Beverly Hills driveways to Munich high streets. Behind every gleaming BMW X1 and X2, however, is a fleet of forklifts and tugger trains working tirelessly to keep the assembly line running day and night. Currently, these ‘intralogistics’ vehicles rely on swappable battery packs – a system that gets the job done but comes with some challenges. The batteries are large, cumbersome, and require manual replacement twice every shift. Each swap takes at least 15 minutes, involves cranes, and occupies valuable floor space for storage and equipment. https://lnkd.in/d3ARmh_y

JATCO Ltd opens a £48.7m electric powertrain plant in Sunderland, boosting the UK’s EV manufacturing industry 👉 https://lnkd.in/eQu3ud9f The new facility will create 183 skilled jobs and support Nissan Motor Corporation’s EV36Zero project with cutting-edge 3-in-1 powertrains ⚡ Learn more about about how this development is boosting the UK's emobility industry, here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eQu3ud9f #ElectricDrives | #ElectricVehicles | #EV | #Emobility | #Sustainability | #JATCO | #Nissan | #Sunderland | #Powertrain Chalerm Jiwsuk Mikako Fukasawa JAEEOK LEE Kayleigh Edwards David Arnost Ana Pantic Shiro Nagai

GM and Hyundai agree to explore collaboration on vehicles and manufacturing to reduce capital spending by Potential areas of interest include production of passenger and commercial vehicles, internal combustion engines and electric and hydrogen technologies.