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18/01/2012
Govt Launches Hydrogen Car Project
The Government has announced a project to ready the UK for hydrogen fuel vehicles starting in 2014.
Launching the project on Wednesday, Business Minister Mark Prisk said the new programme, called UKH2Mobility, will evaluate the potential for hydrogen as a fuel for Ultra Low Carbon Vehicles in the UK before developing an action plan for an anticipated roll-out to UK drivers.
Speaking at the launch Mark Prisk said: “The UK is proving itself to be a key early market for ultra-low emission vehicles with growing numbers of electric and plug-in hybrids appearing on our roads. The Government is supporting this market by investing £400million to support the development, demonstration and deployment of these vehicles.
“Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles are increasingly being recognised as one of the viable options as we move to a lower carbon motoring future. They are highly efficient, can be fuelled in minutes, travel an equivalent range to a conventional combustion engine, and have zero tail-pipe emissions.
Meanwhile, Jerry Hardcastle, Vice-President for Vehicle Design and Development at Nissan said the project was an important step for the automotive sector towards the development of clean vehicle technologies.
"It will lay many of the foundations for the commercial deployment of hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles which could represent a large segment of the UK market in the coming years. With this comprehensive list of partners we can be assured to have all the knowledge necessary to make UKH2 Mobility an exhaustive and credible study.”
(DW)
Launching the project on Wednesday, Business Minister Mark Prisk said the new programme, called UKH2Mobility, will evaluate the potential for hydrogen as a fuel for Ultra Low Carbon Vehicles in the UK before developing an action plan for an anticipated roll-out to UK drivers.
Speaking at the launch Mark Prisk said: “The UK is proving itself to be a key early market for ultra-low emission vehicles with growing numbers of electric and plug-in hybrids appearing on our roads. The Government is supporting this market by investing £400million to support the development, demonstration and deployment of these vehicles.
“Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles are increasingly being recognised as one of the viable options as we move to a lower carbon motoring future. They are highly efficient, can be fuelled in minutes, travel an equivalent range to a conventional combustion engine, and have zero tail-pipe emissions.
Meanwhile, Jerry Hardcastle, Vice-President for Vehicle Design and Development at Nissan said the project was an important step for the automotive sector towards the development of clean vehicle technologies.
"It will lay many of the foundations for the commercial deployment of hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles which could represent a large segment of the UK market in the coming years. With this comprehensive list of partners we can be assured to have all the knowledge necessary to make UKH2 Mobility an exhaustive and credible study.”
(DW)
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