While fuel cell trucks may be few years away , the hydrojen combusion engine is ready here .
The MAN hTGX—a heavy-duty truck with a hydrogen combustion engine — has won the 2025 Truck Innovation Award. The International Truck of the Year journalists presented Alexander Vlaskamp, CEO of MAN Truck & Bus, with the prestigious award during the IAA Transportation Press Day in Hanover.During a road test in Saalfelden, Austria, IToY journalists praised the hTGX's diesel-like performance and driveability, delivered by MAN's 16.8-litre H4576 in-line six spark-ignition hydrogen engine.
The Truck of the Year judges also praised the heavy-duty truck's near-zero carbon footprint, the range of around 600 kilometers provided by the 56-kilo 700 bar hydrogen pressurized tanks, and the simplified after-treatment system.
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