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Hanover / Vilshofen-- The Paul Group will be presenting exciting new projects and solutions at the largest international trade fair for commercial vehicles and the transport sector IAA Transportation 2024 in the outdoor area at stand K66. One highlight is the further development of the PH2P® truck as a 6x2 version with an additional third air-sprung self-steering axle with a total weight of up to 22 tons. This means that higher payloads of up to 13 tons are now possible with the compact PH2P® truck without a trailer. This is particularly interesting for applications in beverage logistics in inner-city delivery traffic. The additional self-steering axle increases flexibility and handling quality when delivering in tight inner city areas. The other equipment features correspond to those of the 4x2 PH2P® truck with the familiar Toyota 80kW fuel cell, a Voith drive with 200 kW peak and 310kW peak with single-stage drive, as well as 120kWh batteries and 30 kg of hydrogen in six cylinders, each with a filling volume of 5 kg and 350 bar pressure in the Paul H2 tank system. Depending on the driving profile, the vehicle has a range of around 300 km.
Bernhard Wasner, Managing Director of the Paul Group, explains: "The range and H2 consumption have been proven in the successful practical use of the series vehicle on routes of over 500,000 km. Depending on the route profile, the range is even higher. The use of the medium-duty H2 truck meets the requirements of transport companies in both interurban and inner-city areas. The feedback from our customers so far has exceeded our expectations. Existing diesel vehicles could be replaced one-to-one, especially as the refueling times are comparable, virtually nothing has changed for the drivers and even multi-shift operations are still possible. We are particularly pleased about the customer demand from beverage logistics, which we can meet with a compact 22-ton truck like the PH2P® 6x2 to meet their need for a higher payload."
Paul Commercial Vehicles has designed a steel frame solution "Standalone Tank Mounting" for the Hyundai XCIENT FC, which can accommodate the existing Hyundai H2 tank system and which can be used in any "swap body vehicle" registered in Germany. It is integrated as a free-standing unit behind the cab instead of being attached to the superstructure as is usual with Hyundai. This increases flexibility in the choice of superstructures. Paul's integrated BDF swap-body system also enables the flexible use of swap bodies or Euro containers.