General Motors (GM) is
preparing
to combine the best
battery electric
hydrogen powertrains in its pickup trucks, according to a new report from the
US.
The
GM Authority reports
that the midsize
pickup
coming in
2026 could feature
a
hydrogen
fuel cell
and
a
large lithium-ion battery
pack, essentially
creating a hydrogen plug-in hybrid
Battery packs
have less capacity than
comparable packs
used to power pure
BEVs
but still have enough
energy
to
serve
as the main power source for electric
motors."
GM Authority
said.
General Motors has previously
announced that
it
will
offer hydrogen
fuel cell
technology
to midsize vehicles
from 2025 onwards,
but
how this will be done has not been confirmed not.
Most
fuel cell
vehicles have a small battery
pack that
is constantly
powered
by
a
hydrogen
fuel cell
stack.
The Toyota Mirai
has
a 1.2kWh lithium-ion battery, but
that's
not
big
enough to
keep
the car
moving on its own
for more than a moment.
Instead,
the vehicle's electric motor
always
has
energy
readily available.
The combination of a
fast refueling
power source (currently petrol or
diesel)
and a larger battery
pack
that can last 50-100 kilometers alone is considered
the best of both worlds
by
some owners.
it's
not entirely clear what
benefits the
battery pack
will
bring to
his
GM
hydrogen-powered truck.