Industry leaders scale full value chain for hydrogen mobility across Europe

Volvo Group and partners present Germany’s hydrogen truck ecosystem as a model and urge EU-wide policy support to scale it by 2030.

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Volvo Group (VLVLY) and seven partner companies announced coordinated plans to scale hydrogen-powered truck mobility across Europe by 2030.

The initiative builds on a German deployment model where authorities and industry have aligned to enable scalable hydrogen truck operations, now proposed as a template for wider EU rollout. Daimler Truck customers have already driven almost 600,000 km with fuel cell trucks and the company plans a small series of 100 next-generation fuel cell trucks in customer operations from the end of 2026, alongside hydrogen combustion trucks targeted for market launch next year.

Energy partners including Air Liquide, TotalEnergies, TEAL Mobility and MB Energy aim to develop high-throughput refueling stations capable of serving up to 100 trucks per day. Industry leaders call for synchronized EU and national policy support, including funding for infrastructure and vehicles, renewable fuel credit mechanisms and toll incentives, to reach diesel-comparable costs and enable continent-wide adoption.

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GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at IAA Transportation, Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, Toyota Motor Corporation, Bosch, Air Liquide, TotalEnergies, TEAL Mobility, and MB Energy unveiled their plans to accelerate the rollout of hydrogen-powered vehicles across Europe. For the first time in Europe, the German ecosystem has put in place all the conditions for a scalable deployment of Hydrogen trucks by 2030, driven by the German authorities and European industrial leaders along the value chain. Building on the German deployment model as a practical baseline, scaling these solutions across the continent calls for aligned support from national governments and the European Commission to ensure long-term energy resilience and competitiveness.

Rooted in the shared conviction that hydrogen is an important complement to battery-electric vehicles in achieving the EU's decarbonization targets, industry leaders are joining forces to overcome historical bottlenecks, particularly for truck operations requiring long range, high payload capacity, rapid refueling and operational flexibility. At Daimler Truck, customers have driven almost 600,000 kilometers with fuel cell trucks. As the next step, the company plans to deploy a small series of 100 next generation fuel cell trucks into customer operations from the end of 2026 onwards. In parallel, the first hydrogen combustion engine trucks are being prepared for market launch next year. Overall, the company invests a mid-three-digit million euro amount in hydrogen trucks by the end of the decade. Volvo Group is similarly advancing its hydrogen portfolio and investing significant amounts into hydrogen power solutions such as both fuel-cell and hydrogen-combustion trucks for market rollout towards 2030. Toyota will participate as a technology partner supporting the expansion of hydrogen mobility, leveraging more than 30 years of expertise gained through the development and supply of fuel cell systems, while Bosch is supplying key vehicle components for gaseous hydrogen – with its fuel cell system proven over more than 30 million kilometers on the road – alongside break-through refueling technologies for both liquid and gaseous hydrogen.

On the energy and infrastructure side, Volvo Group and Daimler Truck are closely cooperating with energy companies and hydrogen suppliers like Air Liquide, TotalEnergies and MB Energy, and retail operators such as MB Energy and TEAL Mobility (a 50/50 joint venture between TotalEnergies and Air Liquide, operating under TotalEnergies brand). These players are mobilizing their respective capacities to scale both liquid and gaseous hydrogen supply chains. Through their infrastructure investments, they are advancing toward large capacity, high-throughput refueling stations, able to refuel up to 100 trucks per day.  They are also leveraging synergies with the fast-growing industrial renewable hydrogen production, driven by the implementation of the European RED III directive. Reaching competitive cost with diesel is essential for fleet operators to adopt hydrogen. Crucially, combining German government policies with industrial collaboration makes this possible through three key levers:

1. Lowering truck cost through incentives and series production.
2. Reaching diesel competitive hydrogen pump price through a more competitive hydrogen supply chain and Greenhouse Gas quota mechanisms.
3. Offering operating incentives like zero emission toll exemptions for fleet operators.

Market is rising to meet these conditions. Recent applications under Germany's NOW funding program were oversubscribed, with over 70 high-capacity stations and 800 heavy-duty trucks applied for by industrial companies, confirming strong commercial pull from the logistics sector.

While Germany serves as the operational launchpad, demonstrating how industry action and targeted public support can accelerate market development, the industry leaders are calling for strategic measures – supported by national governments and the European Commission – to replicate this model at a continental scale.

These measures include scaling infrastructure through synchronized funding calls for refueling stations and vehicles to meet Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) targets; strengthening the commercial viability of hydrogen through pragmatic, harmonized renewable fuel credit mechanisms and toll incentives; and jointly de-risking the overall value chain, from production and liquefaction to final distribution and vehicle operation.

This combination of industrial execution and a strong policy framework provides the foundation needed to scale zero-emission godsfreight while reinforcing Europe's industrial competitiveness, energy resilience and employment, and reducing emissions from freight transport.

September 15, 2026

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Which companies are collaborating with Volvo Group on the hydrogen mobility initiative?

The initiative involves Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, Toyota Motor Corporation, Bosch, Air Liquide, TotalEnergies, TEAL Mobility (a 50/50 joint venture between TotalEnergies and Air Liquide operating under the TotalEnergies brand), and MB Energy. These companies span vehicle manufacturing, key components, hydrogen production, energy supply and retail operations.

What concrete vehicle deployment steps are planned for hydrogen trucks?

Daimler Truck reports that customers have driven almost 600,000 kilometers with fuel cell trucks. As a next step, it plans to deploy a small series of 100 next-generation fuel cell trucks into customer operations from the end of 2026. In parallel, the first hydrogen combustion engine trucks are being prepared for market launch next year.

What infrastructure capabilities are targeted for hydrogen refueling stations?

Energy and infrastructure partners, including Air Liquide, TotalEnergies, TEAL Mobility and MB Energy, are investing in both liquid and gaseous hydrogen supply chains. They are working toward large-capacity, high-throughput refueling stations that can refuel up to 100 trucks per day, leveraging synergies with fast-growing industrial renewable hydrogen production.

Which policy and economic levers are highlighted as essential for hydrogen truck adoption?

The companies describe three key levers in Germany: lowering truck cost via incentives and series production, achieving a diesel-competitive hydrogen pump price through a more competitive hydrogen supply chain and Greenhouse Gas quota mechanisms, and providing operating incentives such as zero-emission toll exemptions for fleet operators. They also call for synchronized funding for stations and vehicles, harmonized renewable fuel credit mechanisms and toll incentives at the European level.

What evidence is given for market demand for hydrogen trucks and stations in Germany?

The announcement notes that recent applications under Germany’s NOW funding program were oversubscribed. Industrial companies applied for over 70 high-capacity stations and 800 heavy-duty trucks, which is presented as confirmation of strong commercial interest from the logistics sector.

How is Germany’s role described in the broader European hydrogen trucking rollout?

Germany is described as the operational launchpad, where collaboration between industry and government has created conditions for scalable hydrogen truck deployment by 2030. The German model is presented as a practical baseline that industry leaders want to see replicated at a continental scale through strategic measures supported by national governments and the European Commission.

What financial scale is disclosed for the participating companies and investments?

Daimler Truck plans to invest a mid-three-digit million euro amount in hydrogen trucks by the end of the decade. For Volvo Group, the announcement notes that in 2025 it recorded net sales of SEK 479 billion (EUR 43 billion) and is investing significant, but unspecified, amounts into hydrogen power solutions such as fuel-cell and hydrogen-combustion trucks for market rollout toward 2030.