• ElringKlinger’s EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies partnered with Akkodis to integrate EKPO’s NM20 fuel-cell stack into a 40-ton hydrogen truck.
• Akkodis will develop the fuel-cell electric powertrain, manage integration, build the system, then prepare the vehicle for logistics operations.
• The partners aim to validate performance in real-world duty cycles, using operating data to support NM20 development toward series production.
• NM20 is EKPO’s highest-power PEM stack, rated up to 400 kW with a stated service life above 25,000 operating hours.
• The demonstrator uses a single-stack setup, targeting up to 360 kW system output with efficiency of up to 61%.

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