WE CREATE HYDROGEN MOBILITY SOLUTIONS
Past hydrogen engines have been clean but delivered low performance and involved complex adaptation work. KEYOU changes the paradigm by transforming existing diesel engines into hydrogen engines in the most effective way, by smartly utilizing the same base components and just upgrading the core sub-systems necessary for an optimal hydrogen combustion operation.
KEYOU-inside Technology
…combines hydrogen as a sustainable fuel with the proven and economical combustion engine technology to create a quantum leap in drivetrain development.
Hydrogen Mobility as a Service
…offers customers a fully comprehensive hydrogen mobility solution – from conversion and provision of fuel and infrastructure to insurance and service and maintenance. “Zero Emission Mobility” thus becomes a reality with KEYOU.
Vehicle Conversion
…a complete retrofit solution, which includes an H2 tank system and the conversion of the engine, offers a diesel-equivalent cost structure, billed in a “pay-per-use” model (€/km).
FUTURE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
The 12m city bus and the 18t truck will be presented live to a broad audience for the first time in September at this year’s IAA Transportation. In the fourth quarter of 2023, we will start a pioneer program delivering the first H2 trucks to pre-selected customers.
AS ALWAYS.
BUT GREEN.
The vehicle industry is challenged to develop technologies that can be easily and quickly integrated into existing engine platforms. Moreover, it should make existing diesel or gasoline engines clean and more efficient. We show how a highly efficient hydrogen engine can be developed.
EXISTING VEHICLES BECOME GREEN
A solution must not only be competitive with Diesel technology in terms of driving characteristics, availability, or robustness – all of which are characteristics of the hydrogen engine – but also in terms of purchasing and maintenance prices.
From conventional Diesel to
MEET THE PEOPLE AT KEYOU
OUR FOUNDERS
They have known each other for a long time and share a common vision: Thomas Korn, Markus Schneider, and Alvaro Sousa are three engineers, each of them with over 20 years of experience in research and development of alternative drives. With KEYOU, our three founders are pursuing a common goal: affordable and clean mobility based on the sus-tainable and energy-rich fuel of the future – hydrogen.
Thomas Korn
Chief Executive Officer
Alvaro Sousa
Chief Technology Officer
Markus Schneider
Chief Operations Officer
WHAT OUR INVESTORS SAY
Let our investors and partners help you get a better understanding of our work and successes.
Bernd Nagel
Geschäftsführer NAGEL Maschinen- und Werkzeugfabrik GmbH
“We think that the current rather one-sided focus on electric drives can certainly be enriched by another option. Especially as the energy storage density of batteries is far lower than that of other energy sources – such as hydrogen. Moreover, in our original business – the construction of machine tools – we have been dealing with the reciprocating piston engine for decades and would therefore regret very much if such a powerful and mature technology were to be phased out at some point. KEYOU’s innovative ideas make the combustion engine “green” and thus future-proof”.
Martin Bruncko
Member of the EIC Fund Investment Committee
”The EIC Fund investment in KEYOU demonstrates the Fund’s and EU’s commitment to advancing breakthrough and disruptive innovation cutting edge technologies in the area of decarbonization. KEYOU is a very promising startup, redesigning conventional engines into emission-free hydrogen powered ones. This is a key technology for enabling a mass-scale transition of heavy trucks and long-distance road transport of goods to a clean and sustainable future.”
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KEYOU part of HyCET research project: Consortium promotes sustainable transport logistics using hydrogen trucks
Munich, 28. September 2022, +++ Hydrogen Combustion Engine Trucks (HyCET) develops and tests hydrogen trucks with combustion engines for transport…
KEYOU and VOITH to present hydrogen-driven city bus
Hydrogen is one of the energy sources that will play a vital role in decarbonizing our world. Due to the…
Press Release: World premiere – KEYOU presents 18t truck and 12m city bus with hydrogen engine for the first time
Hydrogen mobility is gradually taking shape: Numerous well-known manufacturers are developing hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles. They are at full speed on…
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WHERE TO FIND US
Our headquarters is located in the heart of Munich or – as we sometimes jokingly say – “between laptops and lederhosen.” Because the old Postpalais in Munich is located right next to Google and the Augustiner Biergarten, making the above quote a little bit of reality. But don’t worry: we also work with laptops!