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Manufacturers join forces to make hydrogen power a reality

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Author: | Updated: 03 Apr 2014 16:34

Top motor manufacturers, hydrogen fuel suppliers, the Mayor of London’s Office and global energy consultancies have announced the HyFive project – a £31million deal to make hydrogen-powered vehicles a viable choice for European drivers.

Toyota FCV Fuel Cell Concept

At City Hall, London, five different manufacturers have agreed to supply a total of 110 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and new clusters of hydrogen fuel stations at a variety of European locations including Bolzano, Copenhagen, Innsbruck, London, Munich and Stuttgart.

The HyFive project is searching for places for three new hydrogen refuelling stations in London, as well as one in Aarhus and Odense in Denmark, as well as one in Innsbruck. The stations are expected to become operational in 2015, when some of the manufacturers involved will have hydrogen cars on sale in Europe.

HyFive is being funded by the Mayor of London’s Office is in charge of the project, and signatories include BMW, Daimler, Honda, Hyundai and Toyota, in addition to various hydrogen fuel firms and energy companies.

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: “To sell this technology we need to show Londoners and the wider world that it is not science fiction. By building the vehicles and the filling stations and allowing people to kick the tyres we will be able to demonstrate that hydrogen is a viable option and that London is at the forefront of efforts to make it so.”

Byung Kwon Rhim, the president of Hyundai in Europe, said: “The 15 partners of the HyFIVE project will work together to advance the awareness, understanding, viability and uptake of zero-emission hydrogen-powered vehicles. The collective mid-term goal is to grow a pan-European refuelling network and ensure more vehicles are seen on the road.”

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