Creating a Global Leader in Hydrogen Energy
In 2025 Mercedes-Benz Trucks led Europe’s medium- and heavy-duty battery-electric truck market. The brand held more than 35 percent market share that year.
The firm follows a battery-first approach. Executives say batteries remain essential for many transport tasks.
Dual-track strategy and hydrogen development
Mercedes-Benz Trucks is pursuing a dual-track strategy. Battery-electric vehicles are one pillar, hydrogen activities form the other.
The company positions hydrogen as a complementary solution for longer ranges and heavy-duty use. This supports the shift to zero-emission fleets for industry and society.
Serving customer needs and staying competitive
Executives emphasize delivering the right zero-emission technologies for customers. They aim to match product portfolios to real operational requirements.
Speed and correctness guide deployment decisions. The goal is to maintain competitiveness while scaling new technologies.
European fuel-cell collaboration
Mercedes-Benz Trucks is working with Volvo Group and Toyota. The partners seek to develop fuel cell technology for commercial vehicles in Europe.
They say the collaboration can help Europe capture the full potential of hydrogen energy. The effort targets industrial-scale application of fuel-cell systems.
| Year | 2025 |
| Market lead | Medium-/heavy-duty battery-electric trucks |
| Market share | More than 35% |
| Key partners | Volvo Group, Toyota |
- Battery-electric trucks remain central to deployment plans.
- Hydrogen and fuel-cell systems act as a second pillar.
- Collaboration aims to create a path toward a global leader in hydrogen energy.
Filmogaz.com will monitor developments as these projects progress. The move could reshape commercial vehicle decarbonization in Europe.
