25 Aug 2025

Development of a Hydrogen-Fuel-Cell Emergency Response Vehicle: H2Rescue for Energy and Water Resilience

Abstract: The successful fulfilment of the US Corps of Engineers’ civil and military missions relies on both mitigating and adapting to environmental insecurities. The prototype hydrogen-fuel-cell emergency response vehicle, H2Rescue, was built and tested to aid in disaster relief. A collaboration across government agencies and with Accelera by Cummins resulted in successful demonstrations of this vehicle, as described in this technical re-port. Additionally, researchers examined the broader economic and infra-structural factors to determine how soon such a vehicle might be mass-produced. Recommendations are given as to how a technology transfer of this research and development effort could be enacted, including the path forward for a future version of this prototype.