Under the agreement with the unnamed OEM, EKPO will develop a custom-made stack for a future “mass-produced” vehicle set to be powered by hydrogen. Additionally, the contract covers the supply of prototypes, with an initial volume in the single-digit million euro range.

H2 View understands the customer is set to receive tailor-made stacks for use in the vehicle, manufactured at EKPO’s facilities in Dettingen/Erms, Germany, which can produce up to 10,000 stacks per year.

“Our customer has exacting quality standards with regard to its vehicles and the associated production conditions,” said Dr. Gernot Stellberger, Managing Director of EKPO. “We are all the more delighted that we were able to present a compelling proposition based on our development and technological expertise.”

EKPO has said stacks could be delivered to the vehicle manufacturer as early as this year (2023).

Stellberger added, “Hydrogen plays a key role as an energy carrier on the path to climate neutrality. The latest contract illustrates that hydrogen is also set to become increasingly important when it comes to personal mobility. EKPO’s fuel cell technology offers matching solutions for this purpose.”

The announced contract comes after EKPO revealed in September (2022), that it would be making a ‘mid-single-digit million euro’ investment its site in Suzhou, China.

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