Hydrogen fuel cell electric cars made easy

Infrastructure - it's a clumsy word but it's an essential one if environmentally friendly cars, such as hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles are to become more common on British roads. Now the government has announced a new project, UKH2Mobility, to make sure that the UK is ready for these new additions to our roads.

It is anticipated that these cars will be rolled out in showrooms around 2014-2015 and there are three parts to the UKH2Mobility project and government, utility, gas, infrastructure and car manufacturing sectors are all getting involved and have signed a memorandum of understanding.

The project will analyse the specific UK case for the introduction of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, review the investments required to commercialise the technology, especially refuelling infrastructure, and identify how the UK can become a leading global player in hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle manufacturing. If we can crack this one, it will create new jobs for Britain and that is precisely the news we all want to hear today.

UKH2Mobility will deliver a report on the potential of hydrogen as a transport fuel by the end of this year. A positive report is then expected to lead to an action plan to work through the steps needed to get the UK ready to be one of the first markets for the widespread commercial roll-out of these vehicles.

With zero tailpipe emissions, hydrogen fuel cell electric cars are considered to be an important part of Britain's motoring future. Toyota, Lexus, Nissan, Tata, Vauxhall, Daimler and Hyundai are among the automakers who have signed up for this project.


By Georgia Lewis

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