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Bosch believes in a hydrogen-powered future and is investing continuously in this area. The company has been working on fuel cell-electric drive solutions for many years now – and to great success: the first fuel cell-electric trucks with Bosch powertrain technology have been on the roads since 2021. The benefits of this technology– local CO2 neutrality combined with a high range and rapid, straightforward refueling – are unquestionable, particularly in the case of long daily travel distances. Today, the fuel cell has reached the necessary level of maturity to play an important part on the road to climate-neutral mobility.
The fuel cell-electric drive can be used in any vehicle segment – not least because the available product portfolio is designed to satisfy the most specific of requirements. Bosch offers its customers an extensive array of individual components and modules as well as system integration with software and connectivity solutions that deliver the highest levels in quality and flexibility.
Customers not only benefit from application-specific expertise and production-ready technology, but also from a global network and local expertise in industrial application. Thanks to continuous economies of scale and the consistent refinement and further development of individual components, the fuel cell-electric drive from Bosch represents a cost-effective powertrain solution for customers in all segments.
Bosch offers modular, scalable, and local fuel cell solutions for commercial vehicles. The powertrain unfolds its full potential in particular in continuous, long-haul operation of fleet vehicles with high payloads and daily travel distances in excess up to 1000 km.
Learn moreThanks to Bosch’s wide range of connected powertrain services, manufacturers and fleet operators stand to benefit from the company’s extensive powertrain expertise and in-depth data processing knowledge across the entire vehicle life cycle.
Learn moreWith the flexible Bosch portfolio of powerful, high-quality components, passenger car applications can already be implemented with utmost speed and efficiency. The components and modules from Bosch are designed for various different system configurations and space requirements.
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Bosch offers modular, scalable, and local fuel cell solutions for commercial vehicles. The powertrain unfolds its full potential in particular in continuous, long-haul operation of fleet vehicles with high payloads and daily travel distances in excess up to 1000 km.
Learn moreThanks to Bosch’s wide range of connected powertrain services, manufacturers and fleet operators stand to benefit from the company’s extensive powertrain expertise and in-depth data processing knowledge across the entire vehicle life cycle.
Learn moreWith the flexible Bosch portfolio of powerful, high-quality components, passenger car applications can already be implemented with utmost speed and efficiency. The components and modules from Bosch are designed for various different system configurations and space requirements.
Learn morefrom individual components to complete systems
can be achieved by commercial vehicles carrying the right amount of hydrogen
in a matter of minutes
when operated with green hydrogen
The core competencies of Bosch in the field of fuel cell-electric solutions include the development from efficient components to complex systems, the collaboration in both cross-regional and cross-divisional teams as well as industrialization in very high quantities and with maximun quality and reliability standards.
With partners in Europe, the U.S., and China, Bosch has gathered extensive practical experience in the most diverse applications, thereby proving that the technology has nowadays reached production maturity. Bosch is now commencing volume production based on this combined expertise.
In Europe and the U.S., Bosch is paving the way for fuel cell technology in commercial vehicles and is successfully demonstrating its suitability. For some years now, the company has been working with the American business Nikola on the development and production of heavy-duty fuel cell trucks for long-haul transport.
When a startup mentality is combined with 130 years of automotive expertise, the results truly reflect the “best of both worlds”. Synergies are being exploited, and the first trucks are already on the road.
The production volume in the U.S. is to rise continuously, while the European market will also soon witness the first 40-ton trucks, which the US startup is manufacturing in a joint venture with Iveco. Bosch is supplying fuel cell power modules along with many other electronic components. All this goes to show that the fuel cell-electric drive is very much ready for the commercial vehicle mass market – Bosch is the right partner with the right technology.
Hydrogen truck with Bosch fuel cell technology on China’s roads
Bosch founded the joint venture Bosch Hydrogen Powertrain Systems with the commercial vehicle manufacturer Qingling Motors in China’s Chongqing municipality.
In 2021, a fleet of 70 customer trucks equipped with fuel cell power modules successfully completed a roundtrip of the highway between Chongqing and Chengdu, with thousands more kilometers to follow. A vehicle pre-series is now rolling off the production line, and fuel cell power modules are being sold to manufacturers across China.
Important project milestone: TÜV road approval
Using two demonstrator vans equipped with fuel cell technology, Bosch is gathering data to facilitate the ongoing development of the fuel cell as an alternative energy source for electrified powertrains. And the project has already delivered some important findings: even when loaded, the vehicles can travel up to 540 kilometers, and they are fully refueled after just six minutes. The vehicle conversion was planned and executed by Bosch Engineering in collaboration with its partner Abt eLine GmbH.
Bosch’s experts for fuel cell-electric drives are located in close customer proximity all over the world – at locations in Europe, China, and the United States. This proximity enables close and flexible cooperation in the development and manufacture of components and systems. Short paths save time and help to reduce costs. By maintaining a local presence, Bosch knows the specific requirements of the respective market and can address these needs with local solutions.
Bosch boasts truly holistic systems expertise for fuel cell-electric drives. Here, the focus is on the “hydrogen path” and “air path” subsystems as well as the overarching control of fuel cell-electric drives. Furthermore, Bosch supplies the automotive sector with connectivity solutions that can also be applied to fuel cell-electric vehicles.
As a reliable partner, Bosch supports its customers worldwide with powerful solutions at all stages – from the initial idea to development, volume production, and post-EOP (end of production) supply. In doing so, Bosch works hand-in-hand with its customer to develop future product and system generations. Bosch boasts significant, long-term experience in ramping up volume production of complex components and systems. Here, the emphasis is on sustained commitment to establishing fuel cell solutions and technologies on the market. The Bosch portfolio ranges from standardized products to tailored customer solutions.
In collaborating with its customers, Bosch not only offers its broad array of products and services, but also its vast experience and wide-ranging expertise in all aspects of automotive technology.
The high quality and reliability of Bosch technology plays a crucial role in establishing technically sophisticated fuel cell-electric vehicles on the market. Bosch develops components for fuel cell-electric drives according to the specific requirements of both the passenger car and commercial vehicle segments. The high quality of Bosch components and systems is based on the company’s extensive development and production experience in the automotive sector.
Bosch is leading the way in the commercialization of fuel cell solutions for large-volume automotive production. Bosch customers benefit from the company’s outstanding capacity for innovation as well as the use of reliable, well-established development methods and technologies from the automotive domain.
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