2021-05-06T06:00:00
GERMANY: Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer has authorised investment of €25m in a project to introduce hydrogen fuel cell trains in the Land of Brandenburg.
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Germany awarding €24.4M to 3 projects for fuel cell and battery-electric powertrains for commercial vehicles
At the first Hydrogen General Assembly, Germany’s Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer announced €24.4 million in funding for three projects developing fuel cell and battery-electric drives for commercial vehicles.
We want to work towards zero emissions road logistics with alternative drives. That is why we are supporting companies in bringing sustainable drive technologies to market maturity and using them. The question is not whether, but rather when battery-electric and hydrogen drives will become competitive in road freight transport. We are actively tackling this issue, as around 90 percent of CO