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First Hydrogen and Rivus Report Successful Findings from Hydrogen LCV Road Trials

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First Hydrogen and Rivus report successful findings from hydrogen LCV road trials.

First Hydrogen Corp. (“FIRST  HYDROGEN” or the “Company”) (TSXV: FHYD) (OTC: FHYDF) (FSE: FIT) report the  successful completion of the first two trials of the Company’s hydrogen-fuel-cell powered vehicle (FCEV)  with SSE Plc (SSE) and Rivus. The FCEV achieved a range of 630 kilometres on a single refuelling during  the trials.

Driver feedback from both companies complemented the Company’s FCEV on its smooth and  effortless drivability, quick refuelling times and automatic transmission. The Company will now look to speed  up FCEV trials with the remaining 14 UK fleet operators, including grocery, utility, delivery and health care,  by holding track days with multiple fleet operators. 

Additionally, the Company will open up trials to North American companies. The Global Hydrogen Fuel Cell  Vehicle (FCVs) Market was valued at US$ 9.3 billion and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 15.8% during  2023-2033(1). Hydrogen FCVs offer a viable solution in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as the FCVs  produce zero tailpipe emissions contributing to cleaner air quality and mitigating the impact of transportation  on global warming.  

Data taken during the trials suggests that overall vehicle performance is even better than expected, as it exceeds  the results set in pre-trial commissioning tests, especially when driven at a constant speed, as less braking and  accelerating means less fuel is consumed. For several journeys, the FCEV drove fully loaded one way and was  partly loaded on the return. SSE drivers noted that heavier loads did not noticeably decrease vehicle speed,  reduce vehicle range, or affect fuel cell performance.  

SSE was the first utility business to road test First Hydrogen’s FCEV. As one of the UK’s largest energy  infrastructure companies, SSE has established a Net Zero Action Plan and has recently increased investment  in renewables and its electricity networks to £18 billion. In 2019, SSE committed to transitioning over 3,000  fleet vehicles to electric by 2023, and already it has over 1,100 full EVs in its fleet.  

Rivus, which manages approximately 120,000 vehicles, including approximately 85,000 LCVs, was the first  fleet management company to test drive the first-of-its-kind hydrogen vehicle on UK roads. Fleet management  specialists Rivus will use data gathered by First Hydrogen’s onboard telematics to make direct performance  comparisons between similar BEV and internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles that have undertaken the  same duty cycles. 

Balraj Mann, Chairman and Group CEO commented:

As our FCEV data is monitored with each real-world  trial, adjustments have resulted with a 630 km range in the most recent trial with SSE.

“We are very pleased  with the substantial increase from the 500 km range achieved during FCEV commissioning. Fuel consumption  averaged an efficient 1.58kg H2/100km, the Company looks to improve fuel consumption under various real world conditions during additional fleet trials in the coming months. We are seeing with trials that hydrogen  is the better alternative to equivalent battery electric vehicles for commercial use.” 

(1) https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/06/01/2680455/0/en/Hydrogen-Fuel-Cell-Vehicles-FCVs-market-is projected-to-grow-at-a-CAGR-of-15-8-by-2033-Visiongain.html 

About First Hydrogen Corp. (FirstHydrogen.com) 

First Hydrogen Corp. is a Vancouver and London UK-based company focused on zero-emission vehicles,  green hydrogen production and distribution and supercritical carbon dioxide extractor systems. The Company  has designed and built hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered light commercial demonstrator vehicles (“LCV”) under  two agreements with AVL Powertrain and Ballard Power Systems Inc.

The LCV has a range of 630+  kilometres. These vehicles are being trialled with an initial 16 fleet operators in the United Kingdom. At the  same time, the company has launched its bespoke vehicle design phase which will develop its fleet of  proprietary zero-emission vehicles.

First Hydrogen is also developing refueling capability working with FEV  Consulting GmbH, the automotive consultancy of FEV Group of Aachen Germany. The Company is also  pursuing opportunities in green hydrogen production and distribution in the UK, EU and North America. 

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