Season’s greetings & outlook 2026

Dear Media-Partner,

An eventful 2025 was just another significant step for cellcentric on the way to its declared goal of industrializing and scaling fuel cell production to automotive standards towards the turn of the decade. cellcentric has made great progress in developing its new product - the NextGen fuel cell system - which will be a game changer for long-haul heavy-duty vehicles and other heavy-duty applications. The first units have been built up and are undergoing rigorous testing activities. At the same time, we are converting our entire production facility to our new fuel cell system.

Happy Holiday wishes by cellcentric

Accompanying development, production, and marketing of our fuel cell systems, we have been working since summer 2025 with more than 30 leading global companies in the vehicle and accessories industry and the hydrogen supply chain in the Global Hydrogen Mobility Alliance (GHMA) for the long-overdue, rapid establishment and expansion of the H2 ecosystem and infrastructure in Germany and Europe.

Apart from all challenging development and preparatory work - what were the highlights of the past year? Definitely cellcentric's participation in trade fairs and conferences on three continents - Europe, America, and Asia. We familiarized visitors with the groundbreaking parameters of our new generation of fuel cells for long-distance heavy-duty freight and passenger transport.

2026 - the next exciting steps

We are looking forward to an eventful year with a large number of events around the globe we already would like to invite you to in order to continue our dialogue and provide you with a deep-dive on our progress - further advancing our technology and our efforts with many other associations and companies to establish strong and resilient hydrogen ecosystem:

H2 & FC Expo (March 17-19, Tokyo) – As a must-attend business platform in Asia the event gathers technologies for production, transportation, storage, and use of hydrogen. We’ll share news and insights about cellcentric and our advanced fuel cell systems with manufacturers of heavy-duty vehicles and other industries from Asia.

Hannover Messe (April 20 to 24, Hannover) – World's leading trade fair for industry brings together companies from mechanical engineering, electrical, and the energy sector. It presents solutions for high-performance, sustainable industry. It’s the perfect place for the global launch of our groundbreaking new NextGen fuel cell system for heavy-duty applications with numerous media and visitor activities.

The cellcentric team invites you to join us for the

global launch of NextGen

in the afternoon of April 20 - the 1st day of Hannover Messe.
Do let us know if you plan to attend and we’ll be happy to provide you with further details soon!

ACT Expo (May 4 to 7, Las Vegas) – Advanced Clean Transportation Expo is the largest North American conference and trade show in the commercial vehicle industry, focusing on vehicle technologies and fuels promote economic and environmental sustainability of fleets. NextGen will make its first physical appearance in US there.

IAA Transportation (September 15 to 20, Hannover) – The automotive commercial vehicle world meets at the global leading trade fair for mobility, transport, and logistics. NextGen will be again on stage in the “living room” of manufacturers and operators of heavy-duty long-haul applications with a range of media and visitor activities.

Hydrogen Technology Expo (October 20 to 22, Hamburg) – The leading European event for hydrogen, fuel cell technology and the H2 ecosystem is a must attend event! For cellcentric and our game changing NextGen fuel cell system too!

We look forward to a trusting collaboration and fruitful communication. I am happy to remain available as your contact at cellcentric to supply all required information around our technology, industrialization activities as well as the overall hydrogen ecosystem. For any questions around these topics, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me!

With kind regards & best wishes for 2026
Christian Kleinert
Lead Marketing & Communication and Spokesperson

About cellcentric

cellcentric develops, produces, and markets fuel cell systems for use in heavy-duty commercial vehicles as the focus as well as offroad applications. cellcentric is a joint venture founded in 2021 between Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group. The company utilizes the know-how and extensive experience gained from decades of developing fuel cell systems by its predecessor companies. cellcentric’s goal is to become a leading global manufacturer of fuel cells and thus making a contribution to climate-neutral and sustainable transportation by 2050. More than 560 highly qualified employees are driving our state-of-the-art fuel cell technology forward. They work in interdisciplinary teams at our sites in Nabern, Stuttgart-Untertuerkheim, Esslingen (Germany) and Burnaby (Canada). Roughly 700 individual intellectual property rights were filed, underline the company’s leading role in technological development.

Press contact

Christian Kleinert

+49 (0)175 5337198
christian.kleinert@cellcentric.net

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