{"id":131697,"date":"2020-04-21T12:14:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T10:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/?p=131697"},"modified":"2024-01-25T11:09:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T10:09:26","slug":"daimler-volvo-coopera-en-pilas-de-combustible-para-camiones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/2020\/04\/21\/daimler-volvo-cooperating-on-fuel-cells-for-trucks\/","title":{"rendered":"Daimler y Volvo se unen en las pilas de combustible para camiones y autobuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Daimler Truck y el Grupo Volvo tienen la intenci\u00f3n de crear una empresa conjunta para desarrollar y fabricar pilas de combustible para veh\u00edculos industriales pesados. Aunque la carta de intenciones que se acaba de firmar no es vinculante, se espera concluir un acuerdo definitivo a finales de a\u00f1o.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>++ A continuaci\u00f3n encontrar\u00e1 todas las actualizaciones de este art\u00edculo. ++<\/em><\/p>\n<p>El acuerdo preliminar entre los dos fabricantes de veh\u00edculos comerciales prev\u00e9 la creaci\u00f3n de una nueva empresa conjunta cuyo objetivo es el \"desarrollo, producci\u00f3n y comercializaci\u00f3n de sistemas de pilas de combustible para aplicaciones de veh\u00edculos pesados y otros casos de uso\". Seg\u00fan el anuncio, Daimler pretende agrupar todas sus actividades actuales relacionadas con las pilas de combustible en la empresa conjunta. Seg\u00fan los dos socios, el objetivo es alcanzar la producci\u00f3n en serie \"en la segunda mitad de la d\u00e9cada\".<\/p>\n<p>El acuerdo preliminar concluido ahora no es vinculante. Se espera un acuerdo definitivo para el tercer trimestre y su conclusi\u00f3n est\u00e1 prevista para antes de finales de 2020. La empresa conjunta prevista incluye emplazamientos en Nabern, Alemania (actual sede de Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH), as\u00ed como instalaciones de producci\u00f3n adicionales en Alemania y Canad\u00e1.<\/p>\n<p>Ambos socios poseer\u00e1n la mitad de las acciones de la empresa conjunta. Para hacer posible la empresa conjunta, Daimler Trucks ha anunciado que combinar\u00e1 todas las actividades de pilas de combustible del Grupo en una nueva unidad de pilas de combustible. Esto incluye la asignaci\u00f3n de las actividades de Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH a Daimler Truck AG. Seg\u00fan el anuncio de Daimler, Volvo \"adquirir\u00e1 entonces 50% en la empresa conjunta por un importe aproximado de 600 millones de euros en efectivo y sin deudas\".<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daimler Truck y el Grupo Volvo tienen la intenci\u00f3n de crear una empresa conjunta para desarrollar y fabricar pilas de combustible para veh\u00edculos industriales pesados. Aunque la carta de intenciones<\/p>","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":131703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13094],"tags":[17967,9956,114,17037,25232,15404,11274,7098,7097,9961,6145,20317,362,13480,10141,572,10248,22057,3907],"class_list":["post-131697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-utility-vehicles","tag-baden-wuerttemberg","tag-canada","tag-daimler","tag-daimler-buses","tag-daimler-truck","tag-ecitaro","tag-electric-trucks","tag-fcev","tag-fuel-cell","tag-germany","tag-joint-venture","tag-kanada","tag-mercedes-benz","tag-nabern","tag-sweden","tag-volvo","tag-volvo-buses","tag-volvo-group","tag-volvo-trucks"],"acf":{"inhalt_teil2":"<p>Martin Daum, a member of the Daimler Group Board of Management and CEO of Daimler Truck AG, sees the partnership as a &#8220;milestone in bringing fuel-cell-powered trucks and buses onto our roads now. This &#8220;now&#8221; has been a long time in coming, since Daimler has been sitting on fuel cell bus and van prototypes since 2009 or earlier.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/2019\/10\/27\/daimler-heavy-duty-vehicles-co2-neutral-by-2039\/\">Just late last year Daimler Trucks<\/a> said that they would not be able to transition their vehicles off combustion engines until 2039. The current announcement implies hope that this plan may get a little emission-free propulsion. At the same time, however, it seems that the CEO is convinced the currently convulsing oil market and lurching shale industry will manage to keep prices where they are for another 10 to 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see at the moment, a historic day when oil is basically free, because you have so much more production than demand, and that can easily happen in the future,\u201d Mr Daum told the <em>Financial Times<\/em> with regard to the demand for emission-free heavy-duty vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, even in Europe, North American fuel cell truck companies like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/2018\/11\/06\/nikola-motor-presents-fuel-cell-truck-exclusive-for-europe\/\">Nikola<\/a> and the newly formed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/2020\/03\/19\/hyzon-motors-new-fuel-cell-commercial-vehicle-maker\/\">Hyzon<\/a> make big steps in heavy-duty fuel cell transport. Hyzon also recently announced they had an order for 1000 fuel cell buses from an unnamed client. In Daimler&#8217;s home country, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/2020\/03\/12\/cologne-transport-operator-orders-15-fc-buses\/\"> Wuppertal<\/a> recently increased its already-significant fuel cell bus fleet, relying on fuel cell buses from Solaris in Poland or Van Hool in the Netherlands, while no fuel cell buses are currently Made in Germany. Not completely inactive, though still more than a little behind, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/2020\/03\/26\/fuso-presents-fc-truck-concept-and-announces-serial-plans\/\">Japan, Daimler-owned Mitsubishi Fuso<\/a> Truck &amp; Bus Corporation (MFTBC) announced the intention to start series production of fuel cell trucks \u201cby the end of the 2020s\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the planned joint venture between Daimler Truck and the Volvo Group, Martin Lundstedt, President and CEO of Volvo Group says, &#8220;Using hydrogen as a carrier of green electricity to power electric trucks in long-haul operations is one important part of the puzzle and a complement to battery electric vehicles and renewable fuels.&#8221; He sees that, &#8220;Combining the Volvo Group and Daimler\u2019s experience in this area to accelerate the rate of development.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Both men underlined the need for external support for the commercialisation of fuel cell vehicles. Mr Lundstedt warned that \u201cfor this vision to become reality, other companies and institutions also need to support and contribute to this development, not least in order to establish the fuel infrastructure needed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Other companies, such as Hyundai have long since forged cooperations along the energy and infrastructure supply lines such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/tag\/hydrospider\/\">as the Hydrospider<\/a> initiative in Switzerland, among others. While insisting on support, it seems Daum is also confident that hydrogen supply networks will be ramped up further on their own. \u201cI believe in free markets, and where there is demand, there will be supply, and what we did today is create tremendous demand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Specific projects have not yet been mentioned in the companies&#8217; announcements, given the timing and the fact that the agreement has not yet been signed with binding effect. Both manufacturers are working on electric trucks and electric buses. In the case of Daimler, for example, a version with fuel cell range extender of the electric bus model eCitaro is also planned. The Volvo subsidiary Volvo Construction Equipment is also working on electric construction equipment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update 22 April 2020<\/strong>: As indicated above, there are concrete consequences for the passenger car projects at Daimler: Mercedes will soon stop production of the fuel cell SUV GLC F-Cell, according to Daimler truck CEO Martin Daum. For the time being, no further car with this drive is planned, according to Daum.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Daimler CEO Ola K\u00e4llenius had already hinted several times that the fuel cell would only play a minor role in the electrification of the passenger car range. In the short term, Daimler is, therefore, counting on battery electric energy, and is making this more than clear with this step. Even as a small series \u2013 as BMW intends to do in the coming years \u2013 there will be no FCEV with the star in the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>The GLC F-Cell was only ever limited to small series that was not sold at all. Which did not stop them touting the car to exemplify their progress in fuel cell technology while keeping their fuel cell logistics and public transport vehicles quiet. The fuel cell cars will remain the property of the Group and are rented to selected customers for 800 euros per month.<\/p>\n<p>Daimler and Volvo are a little late working out that fuel cell makes most sense when it comes to large and long-haul heavy-duty vehicles. But better late than never.<\/p>\n<p><em>With additional reporting from Carrie Hampel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.daimler.com\/marsMediaSite\/en\/instance\/ko.xhtml?oid=46192201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">daimler.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volvogroup.com\/en-en\/news\/2020\/apr\/news-3640568.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">volvogroup.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/302431ed-dedc-4f18-ae71-21e89d5d4f6e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ft.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/412248\/mercedes-glc-f-cell-production-stop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insideevs.com<\/a> (update), <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.autonews.com\/automakers\/daimler-will-end-development-fuel-cell-cars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">autonews.com<\/a> (update)<\/p>\n"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131697"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":225492,"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131697\/revisions\/225492"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electrive.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}