Member of the Executive Board, Sales & Customer Solutions, MAN Truck & Bus SE
MAN Truck & Bus SE | IAA Transportation 2024 (International Press Workshop)
Join Friedrich Baumann, Head of Sales & Customer Solutions at MAN Truck & Bus SE, as he unveils MAN's latest advancements ...
Transcript (6 segments)
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Friedrich Baumann0:12
Miss Miller, thank you for having us. I appreciate the opportunity to share updates from MAN, particularly for the upcoming IAA 2024 in Hannover, focused on 'people and goods on the move' in zero-emission technology. Decarbonization is a joint responsibility in the transport industry. As OEMs, we must provide products that meet requirements, but success depends on infrastructure, renewable energy, and a favorable total cost of operation (TCO). MAN has leveraged its bus experience with BEV technology, where 70% of tenders now require it, and we became market leader in Europe for BEV city buses. We are launching a modular battery concept for trucks with up to six battery packs, offering over 800 km range with full packs, and supporting megawatt charging. We have over 2,000 order requests. We are also investing in hydrogen IC technology (HGX) for specific long-haul applications, with over 100 firm orders, and fuel cell technology through the Bionflter initiative. Infrastructure is a major challenge; we need 30,000 to 50,000 high-power charging stations and 900 to 1,000 hydrogen points across Europe. We co-founded Milence for charging and aim to establish 1,700 charging opportunities in three years. MAN is electrifying its 170 service points in Germany, with announcements in July. As a full-line provider, we offer zero-emission solutions from 2-ton to 250-ton vehicles in diesel, BEV, and hydrogen. At IAA, we will showcase our hydrogen IC trucks, BEV portfolio, and the new TGE for last-mile delivery, with test drives available. We aim to simplify business for customers with integrated solutions.
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Moderator15:48
Thank you, Mr. Baumann. One of the major challenges we learned today is infrastructure, and Jan Heckman will tell you how we will deal with it at IAA Transportation. First question for the audience: are there any questions? Apparently no. Oh, there is, of course, John Rico, you will get the mic.
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John Rico16:21
When you are talking of a hydrogen solution fuel cell truck, are you relying on compressed hydrogen at 700 bar or liquid hydrogen?
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Friedrich Baumann16:36
Compressed hydrogen at 700 bar.
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Moderator16:42
There's a second question from Shalene: it's great to hear about over 100 orders for the IC hydrogen truck. What is the price premium over a diesel truck, and if there is a large price premium, why is the price premium there?
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Friedrich Baumann17:04
The price premium is significant. Why is it significant? Because we are at the beginning of this technology; it's a limited edition at a volume of 200 vehicles. So you may guess that we don't have the scale yet, and we want to test the market to see if the scale is possible. Then obviously we will see what that will do relative to the pricing of the vehicle in the long run.