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Fuel Cell

Participant Profile: Penske

Penske operates 433,000 vehicles and had more than 3,300 locations. It is among the largest supply chain logistics companies in the world. For decades, Penske has been investing in sustainable solutions that improve energy efficiency and reduce the transportation sector’s environmental impacts.

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Patrick Brittain
General Manager, OneH2
“Mobile refueling for hydrogen fuel cell trucks is like a gas station on wheels. There is no infrastructure needed.”
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Scott Brower
Vice President – Vehicle Supply, Penske
“Where will we be in 10 years? I don’t know. Where will we be in five years? We need to see hydrogen fuel cell technology that is as close to diesel parity as possible. I think this is a significant contributor to its success.”
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Lori Clark
Senior Program Manager, Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities
“We have ozone non-attainment areas in Texas and heavy-duty diesel trucks are a big part of it. Projects and programs that work to help transition freight fleets to lower emitting fuels is really important to our area.”
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Frank Drabek
Dallas PDC Manager, Mobis
“It’s pretty exciting because a lot of people are really, really interested to hear how the use of hydrogen fuel cell trucks goes. We’re all looking at alternative fuels and hydrogen fuel cells.”
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Michael Dunn
Operations Manager, HydroFleet
“We have a customer that is going to need hydrogen, and we bring in temporary mobile refueling until they decide they want to go with it permanently and then we put in a permanent facility.”
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Sean Falcone
Vice President – Fleet Operations, Penske
“We want to see what the performance will be, what uptime will be, what the MPG will be, what is going to be the cost of fuel, and what the overall performance really will be.”
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Benjamin Happek
General Manager Commercial Vehicles & Hydrogen, Hyundai
“Can we meet a hydrogen fuel price that is closer to parity to diesel? That depends on the willingness of truck operators to buy fuel cell trucks. The early adopters are our best friends, and we want to partner with them to make it a reality.”
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Tyler Kunkel
Director – Emerging Technology, Penske
“Ultimately it just comes down to how can we provide the most uptime for our customers. That’s the biggest responsibility that we have. We work with our customers to talk about the TCO factor.”
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Christopher Rawles
Driver, Penske
“I want to show you everything. I wish I could get you in the truck with me and show you this is wave of the future. This is what we’re going to be doing. It’s probably going to be better for us because the truck is a lot more comfortable.”
Driver

Christopher Rawles

“The most challenging part is going to be to remember that the truck is on. You can't hear it. You don't really feel it. It's smooth. It's almost like driving a tour bus or a city bus.”

  • Years Driving: 12
  • Homebase: Lancaster, TX
Christopher Rawles
  • Tractor Hyundai XCIENT
  • Cab Type Cab over day cab
  • Engine and fuel type Hydrogen fuel cell; 350 kW e-motor and 72 kW/hr battery pack
  • Advertised Range Advertised 450 miles with full load
  • Transmission ATM S4500 – by Allison / 6 forward and 1 reverse speed
  • Axle Ratio 4.875
  • Configuration 6×4
  • Aero Devices Standard Hyundai configuration with no added aero features
  • Anti-idle Devices Equipped with anti-idle shutdown system and electric HVAC system Safety and autonomous systems: Equipped with ADAS including lane departure warning, forward collision avoidance, automatic emergency braking, and adaptive cruise control
  • Fuel Tank Fuel tank holds 70 kg of hydrogen fuel at 700 bar
  • Route Type Moving auto parts from centralized Mobis warehouse in Lancaster, TX to dealerships in the area
  • Elevation Change Very little
  • Goods Hauled Auto parts
  • Hours of Operation Single shift during the day
  • Trailers – Singles, Doubles, Triples Single 53-foot trailers
  • Single Shift, Slip seating or Teams Single shift
  • Public or Private Private – on-site mobile refueling station
  • Fueling Method Connect the hose to either the 700 bar port or the 350 bar port. The 700 bar port takes 25 minutes to fuel the truck. 350, twice as long.
  • Fuel Provider HydroFleet / OneH2

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