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Group Reports Plan to Boost Fuel-Cell Sales in U.K.
The U.K. could become the global leader in fuel cell vehicle development and boost sales of such cars to as much as 50% of the British market by 2050, predicts a joint industry-government report published earlier today.
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The U.K. could become the global leader in fuel cell vehicle development and boost sales of such cars to as much as 50% of the British market by 2050, predicts a joint industry-government report published earlier today.
The analysis by the UKH2Mobility consortium estimates that demand for the technology could put 1.6 million fuel cell vehicles on British roads by 2030. It notes that carmakers are poised to introduce such vehicles, but the key to sales will be the development of a hydrogen infrastructure.
The two-year-old coalition was set up to help government define a plan to build the needed refueling network. The group includes Daimler, Hyundai, Nissan, Tata, Toyota and Vauxhall along with natural gas companies, three departments of the British government and such suppliers as Air Products and Johnson Matthey.
The study, which began a year ago, estimates that 10% of new-car buyers in the U.K. are already receptive to fuel cell vehicles. It figures that mass production would help lower costs enough to push annual sales in the U.K. to 300,000 units, assuming buyers could find enough places to refuel their vehicles.
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