Hydrogen v battery trucks | UK launches $240m competition to find out which is best for zero-emissions haulage

The UK government has announced more than £200m ($243m) of funding for a three-year ‘comparative’ demonstration programme to determine whether hydrogen-powered fuel cells or batteries would be the best zero-emission solution for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). “The demonstrations will help the UK’s freight sector reduce its reliance on fossil fuels by finding which zero emission technologies are best suited to the heaviest road vehicles in the UK,” said the Department for Transport (DfT). “The demonstrations will help gather evidence on the future refuelling and recharging infrastructure needed to drive the smooth transition to a zero-emission freight sector by 2050.” The British government has already announced plans for all new HGVs sold in the UK to have zero emissions from 2040, while banning the sale of fossil-fuel-powered trucks weighing 26 tonnes or less from…

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