What is a retrofit vehicle?

A retrofit vehicle is a combustion engine vehicle in which the engine and fuel tank have been replaced by an electric motor and a battery or hydrogen fuel cell and a tank adapted to store hydrogen.

This principle makes it possible to convert an existing internal combustion engine vehicle to be compatible with hydrogen, without the need for major modifications. This has the advantage of extending the life of vehicles already on the road, while transforming them into zero-emission vehicles.

There are hydrogen retrofitted vehicles on the market, such as trucks, coaches and buses, boats, snow groomers…