Hyroad deploys mobile liquid hydrogen fueling station in SoCal
Key Highlights
- Hyroad Energy's mobile hydrogen station features a 1,000-kg liquid hydrogen tank, pump, dispenser, and safety systems in a single mobile unit.
- The station can fuel trucks in under 25 minutes, matching the efficiency of traditional diesel refueling.
- This deployment signals that hydrogen fueling infrastructure can be rapidly established, encouraging industry investment and confidence.
Hyroad Energy, which aims to operationalize hydrogen-fueled commercial trucking, recently opened a hydrogen refueling station in Santa Fe Springs, California, enabling fuel access for hydrogen fleets in the region.
The company deployed a liquid hydrogen mobile refueling station from Taylor-Wharton, a subsidiary of Air Water America that provides cryogenic and hydrogen fueling equipment, at Tom’s Truck Center’s Santa Fe Springs location, Hyroad reported. The unit combines a 1,000-kg liquid hydrogen tank, pump, dispenser, controls, and safety systems in a single mobile package, giving users a fast and efficient way to bring new fueling capacity online while permanent stations are developed and constructed.
Since becoming operational, the station has ramped up quickly. In its first full week of service, it completed 45 fueling transactions with fuel times consistently under 25 minutes, comparable to a diesel fill-up.
“[This] isn’t just about keeping one fleet moving—it’s a signal that hydrogen trucking infrastructure can be stood up fast, work reliably, and scale with demand,” Mike Archibald, Hyroad head of hydrogen infrastructure, said in a news release. “Every station we bring online, mobile or permanent, is proof to the industry that the fueling side of this equation is solvable now. That’s what unlocks confidence for fleets, OEMs, and partners to keep investing in hydrogen.”
The Santa Fe Springs station is one piece of a growing refueling network Hyroad is building across California and Texas, the company added. Hyroad views mobile refueling solutions as a proven way to bring capacity online quickly to support new fleet deployments, while developing permanent, heavy-duty stations as part of a long-term infrastructure buildout. All vehicle maintenance and service for Hyroad’s fleet and other Nikola customers continues to be handled out of the company’s Fontana, California facility, which also houses a 30,000-sq.-ft. warehouse and exclusive Nikola parts inventory.
“Our partnership with Hyroad demonstrates what’s possible when industry leaders work together to solve one of the biggest challenges facing hydrogen adoption: fueling availability,” said Aaron Villarreal, director of sales and global hydrogen at Taylor-Wharton/TOMCO Systems.