Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration (EVID)
The EVID project will design, test, and launch Alberta’s first commercial vehicle hydrogen fuelling station, built to operate year-round in harsh winter conditions. Led by AMTA with support from Natural Resources Canada and HTEC, the station will support heavy-duty hydrogen vehicles along the Edmonton–Calgary corridor. It will also advance hydrogen regulations and collect real-world data on fuelling times, vehicle range, and performance.
AMTA has been awarded $2,340,500 by Natural Energy Canada to develop Canada’s first commercial vehicle hydrogen fueling station.
Alberta is a major producer of hydrogen, the most promising low-carbon intensity and zero-emission fuel. The EVID project will develop one of six hydrogen fueling stations, with project partners HTEC, and provide efficient, safe hydrogen refueling for the AZETEC heavy duty fuel cell electric vehicles, two transit buses, hydrogen diesel dual-fuel trucks, and fuel cell electric trucks as they operate in real world trails between Edmonton to Calgary. The fueling station will operate year-round, even in Alberta’s harsh, winter environment. Data collected from the vehicle refueling stations will validate vehicle ranges, fueling times, and hydrogen consumption for a variety of heavy-duty hydrogen vehicles.