The container terminal at the Port of Seville, managed by Boluda Corporación Marítima and CMA CGM under the name Terminal Marítima del Guadalquivir, has hosted the tests of a hydrogen-powered tractor head. The H2Tractor, designed and manufactured entirely by the Sevillian company Évolution Synergétique (EVO), is a heavy transport vehicle intended for operation in ports, airports, and large logistics platforms, whose propulsion system is based on a hydrogen fuel cell with refueling capacity in less than five minutes, enabling it to operate continuously throughout full shifts without prolonged interruptions.
The vehicle, which has been finalized at the Tablada Dock of the Sevillian port, integrates advanced technologies such as cyber-physical systems, artificial intelligence, and 5G connectivity. Additionally, it is prepared to operate in extreme hot climate environments. The H2Tractor transports up to 95 tons with a range of 16 hours and is completely clean in terms of emissions, making it a solution aimed at the decarbonization of heavy transport in logistics and port environments.
The tests at the Port of Seville are part of the European HYDEA project, co-financed by the ERDF within the Interreg Atlantic Area program, which seeks to accelerate the development and application of technologies based on the use of green hydrogen as an energy alternative in different types of fleets and vehicles. The Port Authority of Seville participates in this initiative as part of its lines of action regarding the energy transition towards more sustainable sources.
As El Estrecho Digital already revealed, EVO has taken advantage of its participation in the European Hydrogen Energy Conference (EHEC) 2026, held in Seville, to announce that the H2Tractor homologation process will begin in the coming days. It is a decisive step in the project's roadmap, as it opens the door to the first tests of the vehicle outside its usual development environment.
The next step is scheduled for early April, when the prototype will leave the Port of Seville, where it is currently located, and will be transferred to the Port of Algeciras. There, the company Logistika 360 will integrate it into real logistic operations, with actual loads and drivers who are not part of the EVO technical team. The choice of Algeciras is not coincidental: the company aims to subject the vehicle to a different port context than it has used so far, with work rhythms and demands typical of a large distribution center.
What is intended with this phase is to gather performance information under demanding operational circumstances, data that will be key to fine-tune the design of the H2Tractor for its future industrial production. EVO believes that the participation of external operators in the tests provides a perspective that cannot be obtained within the development team itself. The integration into the real operations of a port like Algeciras, one of the largest hubs of maritime traffic in the Mediterranean, will subject the prototype to conditions of intensity and demand that will allow validating its behavior in a representative scenario of the demands that the vehicle would have to face in its commercial phase.
The entire design and manufacturing process of the H2Tractor has been carried out in Seville, and the model aims to become a viable zero-emissions solution for heavy mobility in industrial environments. Its hydrogen fuel cell system, with a refueling that is completed in less than five minutes, constitutes one of the operational advantages of the vehicle compared to electric battery alternatives, whose recharging times are considerably longer and hinder continuous operation during full shifts.
Along with the announcement about the homologation, EVO presented at the EHEC technological advancements directly linked to the project. Alberto Pérez, the company's Director of Innovation, presented to the attendees a work titled "Advanced Energy Management Systems through Artificial Intelligence," in which he detailed how artificial intelligence can transform energy management in hydrogen-powered heavy vehicles.
The arrival of the H2Tractor at the Port of Algeciras in April will connect two of the sustainability projects that the Andalusian ports are developing in the realm of energy transition. While Seville has served as the development headquarters and initial testing ground for the prototype, Algeciras will provide the real operational environment that the vehicle needs to complete its validation phase before beginning its journey towards mass production.