The first Citroën ë-Jumpy Hydrogen van has come off the assembly line, which has a range of 248 miles.
This first ë-Jumpy Hydrogen is on its way to an important customer – SUEZ Group – that is preparing to carry out full-scale testing at its Carcassonne facility in France. This is a pilot location where SUEZ is investing in green hydrogen production, which is set to become a key focus in the coming years.
SUEZ wants to step up the replacement of its fleet with vehicles that have low greenhouse gas emissions, to ensure greener mobility for light and utility vehicles and tipper trucks.
The first ë-Jumpy Hydrogen will be delivered shortly for testing under actual conditions for two weeks. It will provide a practical solution to the needs of the Group’s business lines at the Carcassonne branch, by responding to the numerous daily uses of operational supervisors who need to visit various sites.
The site is overseeing the project as part of an agreement between Carcassonne Agglo and SUEZ in order to support the local authority with its energy transition ambitions, particularly through the commissioning of a local green hydrogen production station for SUEZ agents’ electric vehicles. This station is capable of supplying a total of four vehicles with 2kg of hydrogen per day.
This test will also be an opportunity for Citroën to validate the development of this technology under actual usage conditions. The collaboration to test this very first vehicle was a natural decision, in light of the relationship of trust forged between Citroën and SUEZ Group over the past few years. A commercial partnership, but also a coming together based on shared values, in order to innovate and shape a more sustainable environment. The two companies recently collaborated for the launch of Ami Cargo Electric – the innovative micro-mobility solution for professional users – at the waste-water treatment and recovery plant in Saint-Cyr l’Ecole, in the Greater Paris region. Ten Ami Cargos are in the process of joining the SUEZ fleet for journeys between worksites and to take meter readings – so both Ami Cargo Electric and ë-Jumpy Hydrogen will be part of the SUEZ fleet very soon.
Keyword: SUEZ Group to test Citroën ë-Jumpy Hydrogen vans