This world’s first hydrogen haul truck is just one of the world's first

This hydrogen-powered haul truck is the world's first, created by First Mode and commissioned by the mining company Anglo American. There are more ways that hydrogen is powering transport options around the world.

Hyundai was among the first to launch a commercial hydrogen-powered model in 2015, the ix 35 Fuel Cell vehicle shown here during a demonstration in Paris the same year, which was first rolled off the production line in Korea in February 2013.

The Toyota Mirai, which is pictured here in a Tokyo showroom in 2021, also runs on a hydrogen fuel cell. On a full tank of hydrogen, it can travel as far as a similar-sized petrol car, Toyota says, and refueling takes up to five minutes.

Even race cars are potentially turning to hydrogen - including this H 24 prototype, which is on display in Paris in June 2021.

UK-based Riversimple produces only hydrogen-powered cars, which attracted the attention of now-King Charles III during a visit to the company in July 2021. These vehicles won't be for sale, the company is offering them only on a subscription basis.

California-based Hyperion unveiled its hydrogen-powered supercar in 2020, a car that can drive up to 1,000 miles on a single tank of compressed hydrogen gas and go from zero to 60 miles per hour in a little over two seconds, the company says.

There is already a use for hydrogen-powered transport beyond cars. In August 2022, Germany unveiled the first-ever rail line to run on hydrogen-powered trains. The trains are emissions-free, with only steam and condensed water emitted from the exhaust.

On a smaller scale, hydrogen has already successfully powered a flight. In 2020, the US- and UK-based company ZeroAvia tested a six seater aircraft, making it the world's first hydrogen fuel-cell powered flight for a commercial aircraft.

Even futuristic superyacht designs include hydrogen power, including the concept from the Dutch yacht design company Sinot. The yacht is called Aqua and is designed in collaboration with Lateral Naval Architects and measures 112 meters 367 feet in length.