Press release
Stuttgart, July 23, 2024

MAHLE technologies enable tomorrow’s climatefriendly transportation sector• Technological diversity is key to fast decarbonization• MAHLE is broadly positioned with components and high systems expertise forbattery electric drives, hydrogen engines, fuel cells and the use of renewable
fuels• CEO Arnd Franz: “Our products are developed, tested and ready for volumeproduction”• Group supplies over 120 international commercial vehicle brands in the onand off-highway sector• MAHLE is represented in all current electrified trucks• Group is involved in all current major hydrogen engine projects anddevelopment projects for fuel cell vehicles• MAHLE will present components and systems for climate-neutral heavy-dutytransport at this year’s IAA Transportation
Technological diversity is key to fast decarbonization of the global
transportation and commercial vehicle sector. “The wide variety ofapplications and requirements for today's commercial vehicles will require
an array of technical solutions for sustainable drive systems which are justas multifaceted”, said Arnd Franz, Chairman of the MAHLE Management
Board and CEO, at a technology event in Stuttgart. MAHLE is therefore
broadly positioned with components and high systems expertise forbattery electric drives, hydrogen engines, fuel cells and the use ofrenewable fuels in order to actively shape tomorrow’s climate-friendly
transportation sector. The automotive supplier is extensively represented
with components in all electrified trucks that are currently being launched.
In addition, the group is involved in all current major hydrogen engine
projects and development projects for fuel cell vehicles. MAHLE supplies
over 120 international commercial vehicle brands in the on- and offhighway sector. The commercial vehicle segment accounts for about onefifth of the company’s original equipment business, and the trend points
up. MAHLE expects particularly strong growth in China. At the internationalcommercial vehicle trade fair “IAA Transportation” in September, theautomotive supplier will present its systemic approach to a fuel cell truck:
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with fuel cell peripherals, thermal management, and a fully functional
electric axle with two integrated SCT electric motors. Other world
premieres include a new evaporative cooling system and a bionic fan for
demanding fuel cell and electric vehicles. “Our products are developed,tested and ready for volume production,” Franz said. The IAA
Transportation takes place from 17 to 22 September in Hanover, Germany.
The MAHLE stand is located in Hall 12.
Commercial vehicles are the backbone of the global economy. 80% of overlandtransport is carried out by commercial vehicles. Each individual truck has anaverage annual mileage of 150,000 km to keep the flow of goods in the economy
flowing. The need for transport will continue to grow. “Without the contribution of
the transportation sector, there will be no rapid decarbonization in transport,”emphasized Arnd Franz. The industry must strike a balance between necessary
climate protection, global market developments and customer requirements forreliable and affordable transport.
According to forecasts, purely electric trucks with batteries and fuel cell trucks willaccount for around 30 percent of global production by 2035. This means that theinternal combustion engine will remain an essential drive system around theworld for the foreseeable future. Battery-electric drive systems will mainly beused in the medium-duty truck segment and in the heavy-duty truck segment on
short-haul routes. Fuel cells and combustion engines, powered by eitherhydrogen or other renewable fuels, capitalize on their advantages on the longhaul. MAHLE therefore stands for technological diversity and, with its threestrategic fields of electrification, thermal management, and highly efficientsustainable combustion engines, develops the best solutions for every use caseworldwide. In this way, the company enables the reduction of the carbon footprintof road freight transport.
The MAHLE SCT electric motor (Superior Continuous Torque) is the endurance
champion among electric motors. Its high continuous power and efficiency makeit the ideal electric drive for heavy-duty traffic in all-electric trucks and in fuel cellapplications. At the IAA Transportation, MAHLE will show a heavy-duty e-axle forthe first time, in which two SCT electric motors with a total output of 520 kW aswell as the complete liquid management are compactly integrated, demonstrating
its systems expertise and the suitability for series production of its innovations.
Together with a fully functional fuel cell, the e-axle, battery cooling and fuel cell
peripherals from MAHLE form a technology exhibit. “This demonstrates how we
can integrate our technologies, including thermal management, into electricvehicles and thus develop and optimize a wide range of options for different
customer applications,” said Dr. Marco Warth, Vice President Corporate
Research and Advanced Engineering at MAHLE.
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The conversion of hydrogen into electricity in the fuel cell places high technicaldemands on the vehicle—particularly with regards to thermal management.
MAHLE plays a leading role in this field of technology. Also part of thetechnological exhibit is the evaporative cooling device, presented as a world firstat the IAA. This technology ensures the optimal temperature for fuel cells andoffers up to 50 kW more cooling capacity in a given installation space. Thisenables a reduction of the required fan performance and reduces hydrogenconsumption by up to 1.5 percent.
At the moment, hydrogen is the renewable fuel with the greatest potential todecarbonize the transportation sector. Several hydrogen engines are currently
being tested at MAHLE. This year, DEUTZ, another engine manufacturer using
MAHLE components, will enter series production. This flagship project will first
focus upon stationary engines before expanding to mobile, off-highway
applications. “We are very confident that serially-produced hydrogen engines willenter widespread use as early as this decade,” said Arnd Franz.
But even the most modern and sustainable truck is useless without the rightinfrastructure. “We welcome the fact that the EU has set targets for theexpansion of charging and refueling facilities. Still, increased efforts in this sector
will be needed to serve a broad fleet of zero-emission vehicles,” Franz said. “Themember states are now called upon – and we hope that they will go beyond theminimum and accelerate expansion efforts. This will ensure that industry – and,especially, the transport industry – receive the planning security they need.”Franz reiterated that, for users to invest in emission-free vehicles, it must makesense economically. Legislators, then, should create a framework which allows
the market to build climate-neutral drives. In lieu of meticulous requirements
requirements and technological regulations, renewable energy sources should bepromoted with market-based instruments, said the CEO. This could be achieved
by, for example, taking the effect upon the climate into consideration whenlevying taxes, tolls or other payments.
Arnd Franz cited synthetic fuels – or biofuels, until synthetic fuels are more widely
available – as energy sources which should not be underestimated. These fuels
could make an additional contribution to the reduction of carbon emissions in thetransportation sector. Some regions, such as South America or India, are alreadyfocusing fully on biofuels. MAHLE also utilizes them wherever possible. For
example, in Germany, the company uses the environmentally friendly HVO 100
fuel in its shuttle traffic between the central warehouse in Freiberg am Neckar
and its two plants in Vaihingen an der Enz and Mühlacker, saving up to 90
percent carbon in the process. In addition, the Group has converted theapproximately 70 diesel vehicles in its fleet in Stuttgart to HVO 100 – reducing
annual carbon emissions by up to 250 tons.

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Note: The press release and images are available in the MAHLE newsroom:https://newsroom.mahle.com/press/en/.
Image copyright: MAHLEAt the IAA, MAHLE will showcase its
systemic approach to a fuel cell truck:with fuel cell peripherals, thermal
management and—for the first time—a fully functional E-axle with two
integrated SCT electric motors.

The new persons
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ensures optimal temperature control
for fuel cells. It offers more cooling
capacity while simultaneously
lowering hydrogen consumption.

Arnd Franz, Chairman of the MAHLE
Management Board and CEO

At the IAA, MAHLE will showcase its
E-Axle—in which two MAHLE SCT
electric motors with a total of 520 kWpeak power and 480 kW continuous
power as well as the associated oil
management are integrated.

At the IAA, MAHLE will present a
newly developed bionic fan for highperformance fuel cell and electricvehicles.

Thanks to its high continuous power,
the MAHLE SCT (Super ContinuousTorque) electric motor is the ideal
electric drive for heavy-duty traffic inall-electric trucks and in fuel cellapplications.

The powercell unit reduces the oil
consumption of a hydrogen engine
and guarantees robust and troublefree operation.

Dr. Marco Warth, Head of MAHLE
Corporate Research and Advanced
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Contact persons for MAHLE communications:
Dr. René Lehnert
Press officer
Phone: +49 711 501-40304
E-mail: rene.lehnert@mahle.com
Kerstin Cynthia Lau
Head of Media Relations
Phone: +49 711 501-13185
E-mail: Kerstin.c.lau@mahle.com

About MAHLE
MAHLE is a leading international development partner and supplier to the automotive industry with customers in both passenger
car and commercial vehicle sectors. Founded in 1920, the technology group is working on the climate-neutral mobility oftomorrow, with a focus on the strategic areas of electrification and thermal management as well as further technologies toreduce carbon emissions, such as fuel cells or highly efficient, clean combustion engines that also run on renewable fuels, suchas hydrogen. Today, one in every two vehicles globally is equipped with MAHLE components.
MAHLE generated sales of almost EUR 13 billion in 2023. Employing more than 72,000 people at 148 production locations and
11 technology centers, the company is represented in 29 countries. (Last revised: December 31, 2023)#weshapefuturemobility

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