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Are the wheels coming off the BEV juggernaut?

Consumers are sending the message that, on their own, BEVs do not offer a broad enough solution to replacing petrol and diesel engined vehicles. We need a stronger commitment to hydrogen, which offers advantages over BEVs in many applications, especially when range and carrying capacity are important.

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A New Year’s Resolution for the Automotive Industry: Must lose weight…

Zero emissions vehicles are essential , but let’s not fall into the trap of accepting oversized, over-weight vehicles as a consequence, when hydrogen powertrains offer a way to deliver weight parity with combustion-engined vehicles.

Viritech powertrain solutions can reduce the weight penalty of a battery-electric alternative by 90%.

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Jay Nagley Jay Nagley

F1’s CTO Pat Symonds enters Hydrogen debate

Pat Symonds, the CTO of Formula 1, has written on the future of hydrogen. Viritech responds to his comments relating to hydrogen propulsion, fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and the future of zero-emissions, sustainable transport.

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Jay Nagley Jay Nagley

Trucks are facing their own obesity epidemic

Battery electric (BEV) trucks carry less payload for shorter distances. Viritech is developing a fuel cell (FCEV) powertrain for HGVs that will weigh almost the same as a diesel equivalent and have the same range.

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