PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(10 December 2024)
Question Asked
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.
Asked by:
Josh Newbury (Labour)
Asked by:
Josh Newbury (Labour)
Answer
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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