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UK motorists are being overlooked by car makers with not one offering an LPG variant in their range, according to LPG supplier Autogas.

Over one and a half million hydrogen powered vehicles could be on UK roads by 2030, according to the UKH2Mobility report on hydrogen vehicles.

Hyundai Motor Company has signalled its commitment to a low-carbon future by joining the Mayor's London Hydrogen Partnership.

Toyota plans to introduce 18 new hybrids and a fuel cell vehicle within the next two years, with more than five million Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicles sold globally since 1997.

Fleet operators will be able to experience hydrogen fuel-celled driving at this year’s Fleet News Company Car in Action, the industry’s biggest event where vehicle manufacturers demonstrate their latest products to more than 1,000 key company car decision-makers.

Greg McCray has been appointed chief executive of clean power company ACAL Energy to commercialise its hydrogen fuel cell invention.

1.6 million hydrogen-powered vehicles could be on UK roads by 2030, according to a joint Government-industry study.

A network of hydrogen fuelling stations will be built across London and the South East as part of a new government-backed initiative.

To mark 60 years of fuel cell and hydrogen research the University of Birmingham recently hosted a seminar to invited guests from industry and academia.

The Technology Strategy Board is launching a programme of funding for business-led innovation to stimulate the development of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies, starting with two competitions for feasibility studies.

With the fuel duty debate once again hitting the headlines, Autogas is reminding struggling businesses how much money they could save simply by switching to autogas LPG.

Honda, Toyota, Nissan, and Hyundai, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with organisations from the Nordic Countries, to support the market introduction of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure between 2014 and 2017.

Vehicles powered by hydrogen will be a regular feature of the transport scene around Swindon over the coming years thanks to a new two-and-half year project.

Small fleet of taxis saves 35% on fuel through LPG conversion.

Deputy Mayor Kit Malthouse has been handed the keys to five hydrogen fuel cell powered taxis provided by the HyTEC project.

A hydrogen fuel cell vehicle which was conceived and manufactured in Coventry has been shortlisted for an international transport design award.

Air Products has submitted evidence to the House of Commons Transport Select Committee inquiry into low carbon vehicles, calling on the Government to work with industry to create a market for renewable hydrogen.

International players from the utility, gas, infrastructure and car manufacturing sectors are joining with the Government to launch a joint project to look at the potential for hydrogen transport to deliver economic and carbon reduction benefits in this country.

The Commercial Group will be using zero emission hydrogen vans to distribute supplies to its customers as part of a national trial.

A new project will soon see 15 hydrogen-powered London black-cabs and five hydrogen-powered Suzuki Bergmann scooters carrying passengers around the capital.

Kia was one of seven manufacturers to sign an agreement to make hydrogen fuel-cell (FCEV) vehicles commercially available by the middle of this decade and the Korean manufacturer says it is on track to deliver the technology.

The future fleet potential of hydrogen-powered cars and vans hangs in the balance, because of the need to develop a refuelling network.