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Mercedes-Benz’s Unimog prototype tests hybrid hydrogen combustion and diesel engine

Mercedes-Benz’s Daimler Truck is testing a prototype Unimog with a hybrid hydrogen combustion and diesel engine, which will be used to test grass-mowing attachments.

Here are some key points:

  • Battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell powertrains may not always make sense for some construction machinery, according to the automaker.
  • The prototype Unimog uses a hydrogen combustion engine from Keyou along with a traditional diesel engine.
  • The technology of using hydrogen as a fuel source for internal combustion engines has not disappeared entirely, even with the rise of battery-electric powertrains.
  • Mercedes-Benz’s Unimog prototype is part of a publicly funded WaVe project by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
  • The project aims to discover if a hydrogen-powered combustion engine can perform the tasks of a diesel engine working as a multi-power distributor, as Unimogs use their engines to power their attachments.

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