Weishi Energy Partners with Brazilian Institutions on Local Road Tests for Hydrogen Heavy-Duty Trucks

Recently, FTXT Energy, jointly with Brazil's SENAI CIMATEC (Innovation and Advanced Technology Center of the National Service for Industrial Training), officially launched a road test and validation project for hydrogen fuel cell trucks in Brazil.
This test is being jointly advanced by the technical team of FTXT Energy, the commercial vehicle engineering team of Great Wall Motor, and the expert team of SENAI CIMATEC. The test will be conducted in stages to validate aspects such as vehicle power performance, driving range, high-pressure hydrogen storage safety, and real-world local road operating conditions. Previously, the "New Long March No. 1" hydrogen heavy-duty truck, jointly developed by FTXT Energy and Great Wall Motor Commercial Vehicles, arrived in Brazil in August 2025, becoming the first hydrogen heavy-duty truck introduced to the country.
This road test will accumulate key data for the commercial application of hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty trucks in Brazil. The test will focus on the system efficiency, stability, and adaptability of the vehicles in Brazil's complex environments, and will collect data on how factors such as temperature, altitude, road surface types, and driving conditions affect the performance of the fuel cell system.
Additionally, the test will verify the vehicles' adaptability to different hydrogen sources, including pathways such as electrolysis hydrogen and hydrogen from ethanol reforming, providing a reference for Brazil to build a localized hydrogen supply and vehicle application system.
SENAI CIMATEC is an authoritative testing institution for light and heavy vehicles in Brazil, having participated in multiple national industrial projects such as the Brazil Mobility Program, the Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL), and the Brazilian Industrial Innovation Enterprise Support Program, and has experience in vehicle testing and industrialisation projects. Recently, the institution, in partnership with HYTRON and Petrogal Brasil, inaugurated Brazil's first green hydrogen demonstration project in Camaçari, Bahia, covering aspects including solar power generation, water electrolysis for hydrogen production, hydrogen refueling station construction, and end-user vehicle applications.
Previously, leveraging the market resources of Great Wall Motor Group in Brazil, FTXT Energy has signed memorandums of understanding with institutions including the University of São Paulo, the Brazilian Institute of Technology, the Itaipu Technological Park, JAQ under the Nautica Group, and SENAI CIMATEC, covering areas such as hydrogen fuel cell vehicle R&D, hydrogen refueling infrastructure construction, and technical exchanges.
The launch of this road test marks a substantive advancement in the cooperation between FTXT Energy and its Brazilian industrial partners. In the future, the two parties will continue to explore areas such as hydrogen-powered ships and stationary power generation, promoting the expansion of hydrogen energy applications from vehicle demonstrations to a multi-scenario, full-chain ecosystem.