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The Government has announced a £30 million investment to help support research into battery technology, the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain and hydrogen vehicles.

Siemens will collaborate with hydrogen car maker Riversimple to help it prepare for full-scale production.

The Toyota Mirai saloons will be used by existing corporate customers, by Enterprise Car Club members and by Enterprise employees in a pilot programme.

Hyundai is planning to develop new ways to boost the growth in hydrogen technology, through a new partnership with chemicals group Ineos.

Bramble Energy has added a hydrogen-powered Toyota to its fleet to demonstrate the real-life applications of fuel cells.

The UK Government is working on a new hydrogen strategy, to be published next year, which will “deliver a world leading hydrogen market”.

Hydrogen infrastructure developer Haskel Hydrogen Systems has added a Toyota Mirai to its fleet in order to demonstrate the capabilities of the fuel.

By Phil Lloyd, head of engineering policy at the Freight Transport Association (FTA)

Using hydrogen to reduce fleet CO2 emissions to achieve the Government’s ‘net zero’ 2050 target is being examined by two utility companies.

BMW is continuing to develop hydrogen powered cars, as part of a collaboration with Toyota.

Each Mirai has saved more than four times its own weight in CO2, equivalent to 7.6 tonnes per car, over this distance.

Toyota will showcase it’s next-generation hydrogen-powered Mirai at the 2019 Tokyo motor show.

MOU signed to jointly develop and commercialise electric and fuel cell powertrains

Arval UK is bringing its roadshow to Birmingham on October 16, in an attempt to raise awareness of the benefits of hydrogen cars.

Hydrogen Mobility Europe (H2ME) project fleet clocks eight million kilometres.

Organisations must take short-term action to cut transport emissions instead of waiting for the electric solution to arrive, says the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership.

A project to deliver a zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell ambulance is one of 22 schemes to receive a share of £25 million in Government funding.

Arval says more than 50 delegates attended the first in a series of five roadshows to raise awareness of hydrogen cars.

UK-based solar energy business Gridserve has announced plans to build a nationwide network of 100 electric vehicle forecourts which will provide low-cost charging facilities powered by solar energy.

Arval has announced a series of roadshows that will take place across the UK throughout 2019 to raise awareness of hydrogen cars.

Fleets are holding off procurement decisions on alternative fuel large vans because training is required to drive them and the Government hasn’t actually finalised the training course.

The Natural History Museum has become the latest UK academic and research organisation to take delivery of a Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell saloon.

The Mirai has been acquired with support from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles, Hydrogen Mobility Europe and the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking.

Hyundai Motor Group will extend its production of hydrogen fuel-cell technology beyond its cars, as part of its ‘FCEV Vision 2030’.

By Paul Holland chief operating officer, Fleetcor

The AA has called on British Government to help alternative fuels flourish, as the fleet industry indicates a “strong desire” to use them.

University College London says car will help further its research into advanced powertrain technologies and serve as practical, zero emission transport for staff.

Arval will add 10 additional cars to its hydrogen trial, following the opening of a second refuelling station near its head office.

Hyundai has achieved a five-star safety rating for the new hydrogen-powered Nexo, in the latest round of Euro NCAP tests.

LDV’s EV80 travelled 600 zero-emission miles last week for the UK government’s Green GB Week initiative, to encourage businesses and the public to tackle climate change.

Arval has announced a new programme of initiatives to increase awareness and understanding of hydrogen vehicles and the potential they provide.

Hyundai is to begin trialling 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell trucks with fleet operators in Switzerland as the manufacturer looks to move away from diesel.

DAF Trucks is promoting the use of clean burning HVO (Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil) fuel at this year’s LoCity Annual Conference.

UK businesses lead the way with their plans to adopt hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles over the next three years, according to new research by Arval.

Ocado has taken delivery of its first hydrogen-powered van from ULEMCo.

The Dearman Hubbard zero emission transport refrigeration unit (TRU), in partnership with Unilever, has been launched in an "EU first".

UPS has begun a partnership with Arrival to develop and trial a fleet of 35 custom-made electric delivery vehicles.

Demand for biomethane has nearly tripled in a year at a South Ribble fuelling station as fleet operators are increasingly switching to low-carbon fuels.

180 hydrogen-fuelled vehicles will be deployed in London, Paris and Brussels as part of the Zero Emission Fleet vehicles for European Roll-out (ZEFER) project.

ULEMCo will demonstrate the world’s first zero emission combustion engine truck later this year.