Following the recent announcement of the Apricale™, expected to be the world’s first the world’s first production, hydrogen, Hypercar, Viritech is delighted to announce the Jovian™, a Reference Design to demonstrate to OEMs the potential of hydrogen heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), to revolutionise the transportation industry.
source-image: Lee Rosario
The Jovian™, will incorporate the hydrogen powertrain being developed for the Apricale™, as well as Viritech’s proprietary vehicle control systems and its Patent Pending design for structural, graphene pressure vessels. Viritech will now be seeking commercial partners and Grant Funding to support the development and commercialisation of the Jovian™.
source-image: Lee Rosario
The reason is clear. In a BEV 44-tonne truck, the battery pack would reduce payload by up to five tonnes and cost a lot of time in recharging. According to the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre, the productivity of a 44-tonne BEV would be 25% lower than a diesel equivalent.
source-image: Lee Rosario
That is not commercially viable – logistics costs would soar, and no-one wants 25% more HGVs on our roads. Hence, according to a study for the EU, FCEVs are expected to account for 16% of registrations as early as 2030, with market share rising steeply through the 2030s.
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A fuel-cell truck powered by Viritech technology reduces the weight penalty of a zero-emissions HGV by between 75% and 100%. That opens the way to zero-emission HGVs which can carry the same payload as today’s trucks – a game-changer for the economics of the industry.
source-image: Lee Rosario
source-image: Lee Rosario
Viritech has developed a reference design for a 44-tonne HGV – the Jovian®. This shows how Viritech technology can be integrated into an articulated truck to achieve the maximum benefit.
Dimensions
- Total Width – 3002.78 mm
- Total Height – 3624.79 mm
- Total Length – 5526.12 mm
- Ride Height – 280 mm (without current hydrogen tank clearance)
- Right Height – 191 mm (with hydrogen tank currently positioned)
- Wheel Base – 3471.54 mm
- Front Track – 2460mm (tyre wall edge to edge)
- Rear Track – 2460mm (tyre wall edge to edge)
Tyre Package (standard)
- Front axle 1:315/60R22.5
- Front axle 1:295/60R22.5
