Daimler Truck said it has successfully demonstrated that hydrogen fuel-cell technology can be the right solution to decarbonize long-haul road transportation.

The OEM announced that a public road-approved prototype of its Mercedes-Benz GenH2 truck completed Daimler Truck’s #HydrogenRecordRun covering 1,047 km driven with one tank of liquid hydrogen.

Powered by a cellcentric fuel-cell system and equipped with a liquid hydrogen fuel tank system, the run started on September 25, 2023, at Mercedes-Benz Truck’s Customer Center in Woerth am Rhein, Germany and finished on the morning of September 26 in Germany’s capital city Berlin.

The truck completed the run fully loaded with a gross combined vehicle weight of 40 tons under real-life conditions, without emitting any CO2.

The record drive with sealed tanks and controlled mileage was independently confirmed by an inspection document from TÜV Rheinland.