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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.

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