Trucks in North American highways have now been powered by hydrogen. These trucks make hydrogen, which eliminates the need for high-pressure, cryogenic storage tanks and hydrogen filling stations, which as it is, do not yet exist.



The truckers like Canadian Hydrogen Energy’s Hydrogen Fuel Injection or the HFI system because it lets them save fuel, get more horsepower and also cause less pollution.



“We’re saving $700 a month per truck on fuel,” said Sherwin Fast, president of Great Plains Trucking in Salina, Kansas. “Drivers like the increased power and noticed there is a lot less black smoke coming out of the stacks,” said Fast.



HFI is a bolt-on, an aftermarket part that injects small amounts of hydrogen into the engine air intake. Therefore it increases the fuel efficiency and horsepower as hydrogen burns faster and hotter than diesel, thus boosting the combustion efficiency. The HFI system uses electricity from an engine’s alternator to power the electrolysis of water to produce hydrogen.



The problem with hydrogen is to get it. Unlike crude oil, natural gas, wind or solar energy, hydrogen doesn’t exist freely in nature. It costs $5 a gallon to make hydrogen from natural gas.



HFI’s manufacturers guarantee a fuel savings of 10 percent fuel. The HFI units are relatively small and cost between $4,000 and $14,000, depending on the size of the vehicle.







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