America's first high-volume, fast-fill H2 station FOR HD TRUCKS

FirstElement's station at the Port of Oakland can put 100 kg of hydrogen in up to 200 trucks a day in less than 10 minutes each.

It may be missing the food and hospitality trappings of what most would consider a proper “truck stop,” but the nation's first high-volume, rapid-fill hydrogen truck refueling station is a giant leap toward a future in which H₂ is the natural and sustainable fuel for the nation's heavy-haul overland transportation needs.

FirstElement Fuel recently opened the location under its True Zero brand at the Port of Oakland, where a dedicated fleet of 30 Class 8 Hyundai XCIENT hydrogen-powered trucks will stay fueled as they operate virtually 24/7 moving containers and cargo around Alameda County. The station, which stores liquid H₂ on site, has two HD truck fueling positions and four medium- or light-duty positions. Among the station's previously unheard-of numbers:

18,000 kg (39,700 lb) per day of pumping capacity.

Can simultaneously support back-to-back fast fills (less than 10 minutes) of up to 100 kg (220 lb).

Total throughput can be up to 200 trucks per day.