Hydrogen tow trucks for Melbourne as Hyzon establishes local HQ

Hydrogen truck maker Hyzon Motors will establish its Australian base at RACV’s Noble Park head office in Melbourne’s south east.

The move is part of a new and wide-ranging agreement between the two organisations.

The partnership also includes an order of three locally-made hydrogen-powered tow trucks for RACV subsidiary Nationwide Group, with a trial of the new vehicles expected to begin in late 2022. An imported HyMax prime mover is also included in the first order.

“Nationwide is keen to assess the performance of these vehicles in a real-world test for towing and transport, and is thrilled to be part of this new industry leading partnership,” Nationwide Group CEO Michael Stephenson said at the announcement.

Hyzon Motors Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, John Edgley, said the opportunity to partner with RACV was an exciting prospect for the company.

“We are focused on generating new jobs, new manufacturing and technology facilities, and a fundamentally new industry in Australia and New Zealand, that will underpin a sustainable future for the region,” Edgley said.

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The partnership will mean Hyzon will build corporate offices, warehousing, a workshop, and a showroom at the Noble Park location, with more than 100 jobs expected to be generated directly.

“Hyzon has already hit the ground running in the region, with scheduled 2022 deliveries including; coaches to Fortescue Metals in Western Australia, prime movers to Coregas in NSW and TR Group in New Zealand, road train prime movers to Ark Energy in Queensland and the HyMax GSL garbage trucks with Superior Pak across the region.”