According to United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), emissions of greenhouse gases are primarily generated by the transportation sector, made up to 27% of the total emissions, since over 90% of the fuel used for transportation is petroleum based, which includes gasoline and diesel.
KEYOU lays its heart in decarbonizing within commercial vehicle segment, presents its innovative approach converting original vehicles into climate-neutral hydrogen vehicles to contribute to green mobility.
The vision of KEYOU is forthright and optimal: “We want to contribute to the mobility change, and we want to stop burning gasoline and diesel” says CEO and Co-founder at KEYOU, Thomas Korn.
KEYOU changes the paradigm of the traditional approach of transforming existing diesel engines into hydrogen engines by smartly utilizing the same base components and just upgrading the core sub-systems necessary for an optimal hydrogen combustion operation through 3 key elements:
- Constructing a new fuel supply system
- Using a new ignition method
- Adjusting and increasing the air supply to generate more power
The sustainable approach KEYOU used is built on the constant developments of hydrogen. “The most important is that hydrogen is a carbon-free fuel, and we can produce it out of renewable energy in splitting water,” explains Thomas Korn, “hydrogen is a key component for the entire energy change and as mobility changes are part of it.”
Aside from its sustainable feature, hydrogen can also upgrade the engine into better performance. For instance, the carbon neutral vehicles carrying the H2 tank system manufactured by KEYOU can reach minimum driving range of 350 kilometers, attaining competitive results compare with traditional diesel vehicles.
However, sweeping the obstacle of technology difficulties does not change the dilemma of lacking capital funds for businesses to go green.
KEYOU, as a confident solution provider, pitches at an ambitious business model: due to the low modification effort and the fast integration of new components, the extra cost for the customers or fleets is down to the lowest.
As COO and Co-founder at KEYOU, Markus Schneider suggests, “what we want to offer is not just the vehicle. It's actually the full package of solution.” KEYOU is not only providing the green energy engine which guarantees the efficiency and performance, but “we also want to offer in the future the fuel supplies, the maintenance, the service for the vehicle, and the financing for the conversion itself.”
What’s more, by targeting at converting the current diesel-engined vehicles and fleets, KEYOU has given the business model a powerful push. Markus Schneider explains further, “so there is less to no funding required and it (diesel vehicles business) is establishing already a business case for the fleet operator, he is also able to scale up.”
With this comprehensive approach, KEYOU enable the businesses in need an opportunity to go green, the hydrogen fuels a faster growth, and the environment a minimum carbon emission
