JA-Gastechnology, based in the German state of Lower Saxony, is planning to open a hydrogen testing lab this spring. The company’s founder, Jens Asmuth, decided it was time to branch out beyond the core business of calibrating emissions testing equipment and focus more on alternative fuel engines. Construction started last summer. It was said that the facility would house a pressure and an environmental test chamber to determine the mechanical strength, exhaust gas behavior and lifetime of tanks and analyze valves and sensors.
Never before had a commercial vehicle show
featured as many electric models as the 2018 edition of the IAA Commercial
Vehicles, which took place from Sept. 20 to 27 in Hanover, Germany. Most
exhibitors that had a booth at the event displayed battery-electric or, at the
very least, hybrid trucks or buses. Vehicles powered by hydrogen or fuel cells were
few and far between, though compared to past shows, their number had jumped up quite
a bit. And, as a sign of how much promise they hold, large market players used
the time to make some major announcements.
VDA President B. Mattes, flanked by B. Althusmann (left) and A. Scheuer (right)
Few expected something to be different after
the change at the top of the German transportation ministry. The replacement of
Alexander Dobrindt by Andreas Scheuer didn’t usher in a new era at the department.
It is true that Scheuer is four years younger than his predecessor. But both belong
to the same political party, and Scheuer’s time as head of the ministry has
likewise been little more than an exercise in cozying up to the auto industry. Chances
for a real turnaround in the transportation sector are getting slimmer by the day.
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