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Heavy Goods Vehicles: Hydrogen

Asked by Josh NewburyLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 16 December 2024UIN 19096

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of the use of hydrogen for decarbonising heavy goods vehicles.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

The Government is aware that hydrogen has a potential role to play in decarbonising heavy goods vehicles (HGVs).

The £200 million zero emission HGV and infrastructure demonstrator programme will demonstrate both battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on UK roads alongside recharging and refuelling infrastructure. The programme will gather data for a 5-year demonstration period which will be released publicly throughout the duration of the programme.

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