Hyvia, the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region and HYmpulsion have decided to join forces to initiate, encourage and accelerate the deployment of hydrogen mobility in the Region.
As a hydrogen pioneer, the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region has set up substantial subsidies to support the acquisition of hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles, particularly those offered by Hyvia.
For its part, HYmpulsion is deploying a dense network of more than 15 hydrogen filling stations in the Region and is supporting Hyvia in providing close support for its business customers.
The first fleets are currently being deployed, with around fifty vehicles due to be delivered in the Region by 2024.
- The deployment of the Zero Emission Valley project, co-funded by the European Union and ADEME, has the objective to build 14 distribution stations, 2 electrolysers and to put in service 400 commercial vehicles, 80 heavy-duty vehicles, including 50 retrofitted regional coaches.
- Introduction of a call for expressions of interest and a regional call for projects to subsidise the purchase of light vehicles and commercial vehicles: subsidies for hydrogen commercial vehicles range from €23,800 to €37,400, depending on the size of the company.
For its part, HYmpulsion is deploying a dense network of more than 15 hydrogen stations in the Region and supports Hyvia in providing close support to its professional customers.
The first customer tests began in autumn 2023.
As part of a continuous improvement approach, the success of these tests has strengthened collaboration and confirmed the support of professional customers.
2024 has just begun. This is a crucial year for Hyvia, as it will enable us to move gradually from a pioneering offer to a mass production offer, at the highest level on the market, in a hydrogen sector that is still emerging. Our new partnership with the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region and HYmpulsion illustrates this ramp-up in the deployment of our H2 ecosystem. Working with the entire hydrogen industry, we are fully committed to the success of our business plan, which will help to decarbonise commercial vehicle mobility – said Nicolas Champetier, Hyvia CEO
As a hydrogen pioneer, the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region has made mobility the cornerstone of its regional H2 strategy. Based on its Zero Emission Valley project and its call for expressions of interest offering aid for the purchase of vehicles, the Region is aiming to deploy 450 H2 vehicles, with the support of manufacturers and Hyvia in particular – declared Thierry Kovacs, Vice-President for the Environment and Positive Ecology, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region
HYmpulsion and its shareholders have succeeded in creating a collective dynamic with all the local ecosystems. Over and above the national challenges of energy supply security, hydrogen meets a triple challenge for our regions: decarbonising light and heavy mobility, improving air quality in our valleys, and creating local jobs. It’s because the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region has a powerful hydrogen industry that it has been possible to meet all the technological challenges, enabling us to reach the stage where hydrogen can be marketed today – stated Thierry Raevel, Chairman of HYmpulsion.
Source: Hyvia
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