Question follow-through · 19096

Heavy Goods Vehicles: Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of the use of hydrogen for decarbonising heavy goods vehicles.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
10 Dec 2024
Target answer date
12 Dec 2024
Answer
16 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of the use of hydrogen for decarbonising heavy goods vehicles.

  2. 12 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The Government is aware that hydrogen has a potential role to play in decarbonising heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). The £200 million zero emission HGV and infrastructure demonstrator programme will demonstrate both battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell veh...

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