The first hydrogen-powered zero-carbon trunk line between Shandong and Hebei takes off! 18 hydrogen-powered heavy trucks accelerate the development of low-carbon logistics on the Dezhou-Qingdao route.

In the early morning of August 6, 18 hydrogen-powered heavy trucks, painted with the "Zero Carbon Pioneer" logo, set off from the Modern Logistics Park in Dezhou, Shandong, with a full load of 300 mt of industrial products, heading towards Chengyang, Qingdao, 450 kilometers away. With the debut of these 300KW hydrogen fuel cell heavy trucks, jointly developed by SINOTRUK and Toyota, Fuyuokache's "Hydrogen-Powered Zero Carbon Trunk Line" officially entered regular operation, marking the start of large-scale practice in replacing diesel with hydrogen energy in China's trunk logistics.

This golden route, connecting logistics hubs such as Jinan and Weifang, links four major national-level logistics parks along the way. The travel time for a single trip has been reduced from 6.5 hours for traditional diesel trucks to 5.2 hours. The core secret lies in the hydrogen-electric system on board, which achieves stable operation across a wide temperature range from -30℃ to 50℃ through dual-stack parallel technology, with a driving range exceeding 1,200 kilometers. Just 15 minutes of hydrogen refueling can meet the round-trip demand. Driver Li showed the onboard data screen, saying, "The hydrogen consumption cost per kilometer is 40% lower than that of diesel, and the exhaust pipe only emits water droplets. The noise level is also much lower." According to estimates, this dedicated route can reduce carbon emissions by over 12,000 mt annually, equivalent to the annual carbon sequestration capacity of 8,000 mu of forest.

As one of the first batch of 5A-level online freight platforms in China, Fuyuokache's green transformation has long been in the works. Relying on a digital freight capacity network of 1.6 million drivers and 57,000 routes, its independently developed intelligent carbon management system has achieved full-chain carbon emission tracking. The breakthrough of the Dezhou-Qingdao dedicated route is a key move in the "decarbonization at the source" strategy, replacing 18 hydrogen-powered heavy trucks to achieve 100% replacement of diesel trucks in trunk logistics scenarios. Wang Lei, the operations director, revealed, "We have equipped each truck with an exclusive hydrogen refueling station route map. Combined with AI dynamic scheduling, we have reduced the empty driving rate from the industry average of 45% to 6.3%, and increased the daily turnover of each truck by 35%."

Beyond technological innovation, the breakthrough in business models is also remarkable. The hydrogen refueling stations built along the route by Fuyuokache and Shandong Expressway Hydrogen Energy Company adopt a "hydrogen production on-site + hydrogen pipeline transportation" model, stabilizing the hydrogen price below 35 yuan/kg, a 28% reduction in cost compared to traditional hydrogen refueling stations. This "freight capacity + infrastructure" collaborative model lays the foundation for the deployment of 2,000 hydrogen-powered heavy trucks planned for 2025. As stated in the award citation for "Green Pioneer" at the 3rd Logistics Ecology Conference, "Fuyuokache is redefining the zero-carbon paradigm in trunk logistics by reconstructing freight capacity with digital technology and rewriting emissions with the hydrogen energy revolution."

When the first fleet passed over the Jiaozhou Bay Cross-Sea Bridge, the onboard system showed that the cumulative carbon reduction had exceeded 1.2 mt. This not only represents the transportation mileage of 18 trucks, but also serves as a tangible measure of China's road freight industry's progress towards the "dual carbon" goals. With the implementation of policies such as subsidies for the purchase of hydrogen-powered heavy trucks and carbon credit trading, Fuyu plans to replicate 10 similar dedicated routes in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and the Yangtze River Delta by 2026, so that the green artery of "Hydrogen-Powered China" can replace the black tracks of traditional logistics as soon as possible.