About Us

Vision is a developer of zero emission hydrogen/electric hybrid powered vehicles and turnkey hydrogen fueling systems. Vision's proprietary hydrogen/electric hybrid drive system combines the:

1. Superior pulling capabilities of an electric powered engine, with the
2. Extended range provided by a hydrogen fuel cell, at a;
3. Lower lifetime cost of ownership.

 

Products

The Tyrano™ is the nation’s 1st street-legal zero emission Class 8 hydrogen/electric hybrid, 80,000 lbs. GVWR truck designed for local and regional drayage*.

The Zero Emission Terminal Tractor (ZETT) is a zero emission, electric/hydrogen hybrid, 130,000 lbs. GVWR** terminal tractor designed to work a double shift before refueling. The ZETT is jointly developed by Vision and the Capacity of Texas.

* Drayage is the transport of containerized cargo by specialized trucking companies between ocean ports or rail ramps and shipping docks.

** A gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)is the maximum allowable total weight of a road vehicle or trailer when loaded.

 

Competitive Advantage

The Vision heavy-duty Class 8 trucks are substantially less expensive to operate on a per mile basis than diesel and natural gas powered trucks. The cost savings on a per mile basis versus diesel and natural gas, is expect to be around 35% to 45%.

Vision’s hydrogen/electric drive system has 536 HP and 3,300 ft.- lbs. of torque available -- almost double the pulling-power of a conventional diesel truck.

 

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Drive Trains vs. Competing Technologies

	2010 Diesel	LNG	Vision Class 8
Horsepower	450 peak	320 peak	536 peak
Torque (foot-lbs.)	1,350 peak	1,000 peak	3,300 peak
Fuel	10,000 Gal.	16,700 Gal.	6,765 lbs.
Pariculates	12.37 lbs	4.6 lbs	Zero Emission
NMHC/MHC	173 lbs	66.5 lbs	Zero Emission
NOx	1,485 lbs	570 lbs	Zero Emission
CO2	217,800 lbs	142,145 lbs	Zero Emission
Noise Pollution	Yes	Yes	No

 

Target Market

Vision’s Initial target market are the:

• Trucking fleet operators
• Warehouse operators
• Shipping operators
• Rail yard operators

in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the largest port of entry system in the United States (with $304B of freight moved by 30,000 trucks per annum).

 

Commercial Status | Milestones

Vision was been awarded contracts by the Port of Long Beach to deliver a Class 8 Truck and Terminal Tractor for demonstration and drayage testing. Vision has also been awarded a $1.4MM contract by the Port of Los Angeles to retrofit 15 plugin/electric terminal tractors with its proprietary hydrogen fuel cell technology.

On July 22, 2011, Vision delivered the 1st Hydrogen/Electric Hybrid Class 8 Truck to the Port of Long Beach – The Hydrogen Fuel Economy has officially begun!