FILE PHOTO: Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) CEO Jawad Khursheed presents a prototype hydrogen fuel cell-powered medium-sized vehicle that the startup has developed, in Nuneaton, Britain, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Nick Carey/File Photo
LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) - Interest in using hydrogen fuel cells to power trucks and vans is getting a boost from fleet operators looking for a more practical alternative to electric vehicles and rising government aid, particularly the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
While most of the world's combustion engine cars and short-distance vans and lorries should be replaced by battery electric vehicles (BEVs) over the next two decades, fuel-cell proponents and some long-haul fleet operators say batteries are too heavy, take too long to charge and could overload power grids.
