HYDROGEN
Hyundai Motors New Zealand
Global and Local Momentum
HWR dual fuel and Hyzon’s first NZ FCEV fleet (30 x
Toyota hydrogen prototypes
Christchurch airport consortium
units combined in 2024)
and technical center NZ/AU
Hyundai Iveco JV Europe
Volvo heavy machinery & trucks
US - $7 Billion hydrogen hubs
Mercedes-Benz FCEV trucks
Australia - $2 Billion hydrogen head start program launched
The Challenge
Reduce green house gas emissions from transport, inline with NZ targets:
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25% of all transport emissions come from 4% of the fleet (heavy)
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Currently 180,000 trucks registered, with approximately 80,000 of these being less than 10 years old doing the
majority of the work
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The average heavy truck (40t+) 1.6 ~2.6 km / 1ltr of diesel, 100,000~200,000kms P/A (comparable Co2 to 100 ~ 200
light vehicles)
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Prioritising heavy transport will make a bigger impact faster
Diverse fleet & applications need equally diverse solutions:
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BEV: light and local where the grid supports
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Hydrogen Electric: heavy and long where the fuel
network supports
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Dual fuel excellent transition technology
Current incentives not effective:
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Poor rate of ZE (heavy) implementation, little to no incentive to move
away from diesel
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RUC exempt 2025 ( needs longer window or alternative)
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Only carbon penalty 16cL at the pump (ETS), not effective loading on diesel
NZ POST Pilot
NZ POST Pilot (with ECCA LEVCF)
Hyundai Xcient FCEV
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42t GCW truck and trailer, 32kg h2 capacity, 72 Kwh battery (equivalent to 600kwh)
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Replaced a 520 Hp truck that used 1L diesel every 2.4 km
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12 hours shifts, one break at 5.5 hours
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Typical day is 360kms (actual range per tank is 420~460kms)
Key data
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Mileage to date: 66,000kms
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Co2 avoided: 73,700 kg
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Average H2 consumption: 12.5 kms / 1 KG
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Air purified: 42,000kg (Daily intake for 3800 New Zealanders)
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Diesel avoided: 27,500 ltrs
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Daily fuel: 27~30kg, will move to will move to 50~90kg with
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Fast fill network delay choke point
double shift
Next steps
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Double shift 20+ hours work , 15~20 minute refuel, 800~1200kms daily (night line haul/ day metro)
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Fulfill balance of vehicles under LEVCF agreement
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Scale up vehicles and operations. HMNZ have supply immediately available
NZ POST Pilot
Key learnings
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Schedules are critical
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Cruising speed 86~88 kms seems optimum, same schedules could be maintained even at the slightly lower speeds
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A typical day - 5.5-hour shift - 30-minute break - 5.5-hour shift
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Average speeds of 65~72kph and FCEV refuel requirements suits a 5.5hr break
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Driving style impact is more significant than ICE
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Fuel network critical for success (a-b-c-a) and regular offtake
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Apart from the temporary fueling at HMNZ – no operational compromises were needed
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Hydrogen electric fuel cell trucks will work well for NZ Post and majority of lighter heavy freight (40t) and logistics
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Higher mileage regional and line haul ( 42t GCW)
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High utilization 20+ hours metro/ highway
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Higher energy metro – freezer, etc.
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Where infrastructure supports H2 over BEV
NZ’s Hydrogen future in Transport
New Zealand has a unique advantage:
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Long and narrow major trucking routes which can be covered with few
Fuel Network Potential
stations
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Hiringa network should be a
Road pressure limits, range, payload (productivity), fast fuel (utilization) are
world class network with
well matched to hydrogen
national coverage by 2028
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High level of renewables
Hiringa network is world class:
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Base network of stations cover key heavy transport routes
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Onsite production
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Ability to hub & spoke + scale
❖ HWR and Obayashi – complementing network
❖ BP and Z both poised to invest on proof of demand
Hydrogen network is a key enabler to low emission transition:
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FCEV heavy trucks
2.
FCEV Bus
3.
Dual fuel
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Strategic station high capacity BEV recharge with FC generator 0.5-1.0 MW
Specialist equipment
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BEV equipment; FC generator (construction ~ forestry, etc.)
Policy
Government commitment to accelerate with a longer term view (10 years):
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Stations are big investments which need offtake and competition
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Vehicle and equipment suppliers need to make long term planning and volume commitments
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Operators need certainty of financials to align with commercial contracts
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Finalise Hydrogen road map
Effective incentive for operators to transition:
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Hydrogen consumption and ZE seed funding was a good start, but not enough
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No real disincentive for diesel (carbon and pollution)
ETS potentially holds a solution:
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At $60 a tonne / 16c ets charge on fuel at pump
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8c per liter returned to transport could support a 10% transition of heavy vehicles per annum
Summary
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NZ has become a priority market for Hyundai BEV and FCEV Heavy vehicle products. As a result of first mover program,
Hyundai Australia will join and aggregate volumes for future product and price
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We need to maximise results from the Govt supported pilots; Hiringa / Halcyon / HWR / GVB / AT / Toyota & Hyundai
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New Government commitment to accelerate programs that are in a 10~15 year window – big assets need certainty
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Hydrogen is a critical enabler for BEV, Dual fuel and FCEV
THANK YOU
