Certain fuel cell electrical vehicles (FCEVs) have already been approved to operate on UK roads by the Vehicle Certification Agency and the first zero emission light commercial vehicle has been certified legal and will start trials in January 2023. Despite this, however, there are still just a handful of hydrogen fuel cell cars on the market in the UK.
One key reason for the shortfall is the cost of the infrastructure, to which the UK has struggled to adapt. For example, in 2018, the Department for Transport awarded more than £8 million in funding to a project aimed at improving access to hydrogen refuelling stations – but since then just 14 filling stations have been completed.
Future FCEV trends
Despite the concerns that the UK’s hydrogen infrastructure is not yet ready to accommodate a major vehicle shift to the fuel, the change still looks likely to happen in the coming…
Infrastructure changes needed to support low-carbon hydrogen-powered vehicles
