Podcast: Cummins on hydrogen's potential in the trucking industry

Podcast: Cummins on hydrogen’s potential in the trucking industry

All month on Fleet Future we’ve been talking engines. But this week, we’re going to talk about an engine company that is branching out to other energy sources. Cummins recently held an online event dubbed Hydrogen Day, at which they affirmed their commitment to hydrogen power development to meet low-carbon and zero emissions goals that are being set by many governments and companies.

Listen below to hear directly from Cummins leadership on their hydrogen development plans, and catch up with past episodes of the Fleet Future podcast here.

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