HD Hyundai's Hydrogen-Powered Excavator: A Cool Concept, But Is It Practical?

2025-02-01
HD Hyundai's Hydrogen-Powered Excavator: A Cool Concept, But Is It Practical?

HD Hyundai is unveiling its production-ready HW155H, a 14-ton hydrogen fuel cell-powered wheeled excavator, at Bauma. This quiet, zero-emission machine boasts an eight-hour operational lifespan between refills. While the concept won a Platinum Prize at the LACP Inspire Awards, the article questions the long-term practicality of hydrogen power in construction fleets compared to the anticipated all-electric HW155E.