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Benefits

We believe hydrogen technology will play a major role in helping to reduce the impact of the Capital's public transport network on the environment.

Hydrogen vehicles are clean and efficient, producing substantially fewer tailpipe emissions of CO2 and other harmful air pollutants than vehicles running on conventional fuels.

Hydrogen technology offers the following key benefits:

It is critical that we act now to address the challenge of climate change.

Taking into account the methods of hydrogen production, it is expected that the fuel cell vehicles will produce 50 per cent less CO2 than a diesel vehicle and 20 per cent less than those with an internal combustion engine.

Costs versus benefits

Although hydrogen-powered vehicles are costly, as early adopters we are kick-starting commercial use of these vehicles and raising awareness of their environmental advantages.

As demand increases, we expect costs to decline and hydrogen technology to become a more affordable and viable alternative for Londoners.

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