First Hydrogen Commences Trials with Rivus

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First Hydrogen Commences Trials with RivusVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 2, 2023) - First Hydrogen Corp. (TSXV: FHYD) (OTC Pink: FHYDF) (FSE: FIT) ("FIRST HYDROGEN" or the "Company") announces the handover of its hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicle (FCEV) after the successful completion of safety and mileage accumulation tests. The Company's FCEV has now been delivered to Rivus' Support Centre in Birmingham, UK. First Hydrogen's engineers joined the Rivus team for driver training on April 27th and 28th. For the next month, the FCEV will be driven on selected routes and over varied terrain around the Birmingham and South Yorkshire. It will carry payloads of various sizes to measure vehicle performance on real-world conditions. Rivus supports some of the UK's largest and most critical fleets and manages approximately 120,000 vehicles, including approximately 85,000 LCVs.Onboard instruments will collect valuable data on fuel consumption, mileage and vehicle efficiency. This information will help First Hydrogen to optimise vehicle configuration and enhance Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) data. Furthermore, Rivus will be able to directly compare First Hydrogen's FCEV with battery electric vehicles (BEV) and traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles when driving the same routes and under the same driving conditions. From its findings, Rivus will produce its own independent analysis of the performance of First Hydrogen's hydrogen-powered vehicle. The results are intended to provide Rivus customers and fleet managers with insight into the benefits and practicality of hydrogen as an alternative fuel.First Hydrogen has also installed GPS and safety technology using a cloud-based system enabling its engineers to access information on the vehicle's use, location, and status in real-time. This will ensure the safety and security of drivers as well as optimal vehicle performance in a range of driving conditions.The vehicle trials have been co-ordinated with the UK Aggregated Hydrogen Freight Consortium (AHFC), an initial 16 major fleet operators from industries including grocery, delivery, utilities, and healthcare have already registered an interest in taking part in the 12-18-month vehicle evaluation. Steve Gill, CEO Automotive at First Hydrogen, comments: "We hope that the team at Rivus will enjoy putting our vehicle through its paces an...

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