Autocar July 29, 2020

HYDROGEN HAS BEEN on the industry’s radar as a fuel for a zero-emissions future for a decade or more. Each time the discussion comes up, it seems to make so much sense: familiar quick refills and big ranges, but with no emissions at the tailpipe. We’ve had hydrogen cars in the UK, most notably the excellent Toyota Mirai. The only – and it’s a big only – thing holding it back is the infrastructure to support it. With the might of Toyota behind hydrogen, you can expect the island nation of Japan to adopt the technology, but elsewhere? As an island nation ourselves, the UK could be fertile ground for hydrogen, too, although the difficulties in setting up a charging network for battery-electric cars pales into insignificance next to a whole new…

HYDROGEN HAS BEEN on the industry’s radar as a fuel for a zero-emissions future for a decade or more. Each time the discussion comes up, it seems to make so much sense: familiar quick refills and big ranges, but with no emissions at the tailpipe. We’ve had hydrogen cars in the UK, most notably the excellent Toyota Mirai. The only – and it’s a big only – thing holding it back is the infrastructure to support it. With the might of Toyota behind hydrogen, you can expect the island nation of Japan to adopt the technology, but elsewhere? As an island nation ourselves, the UK could be fertile ground for hydrogen, too, although the difficulties in setting up a charging network for battery-electric cars pales into insignificance next to a…

GOT A STORY? Email our news editor lawrence.allan@haymarket.com Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is embarking on a serious hydrogen power research project with the aim of developing fuel cell-powered versions of its larger vehicles. Should the research effort – which is known as Project Zeus – prove successful, the fuel cell technology would most likely be ready for production use around the time of the next-generation Range Rover Evoque’s arrival in the middle of the 2020s and then be used for zero-emissions versions of larger models in the future. The British firm is currently working on several battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to join the existing Jaguar I-Pace, including a new Jaguar XJ. However, the hydrogen project could give it another powertrain option as the British government’s plan to ban the sale of internal combustion-engined vehicles…

Hydrogen fuel cell technology is an inviting avenue for Jaguar Land Rover to explore. Not only have Toyota and Hyundai had some success in this field, but interest and funding from governments is also growing, plus there’s the fact that hydrogen especially suits large, heavy vehicles and work on miniaturising fuel cells and creating more viable storage solutions is progessing rapidly. You only have to drive a few miles in a Toyota Mirai, and to refuel it at one of Europe’s slowly growing collection of hydrogen stations, to see that managing a hydrogen fuel cell EV is easier than a battery EV and always will be from an owner’s point of view. Best of all for JLR must be the prospect of not having to strap an 800kg battery to the bottom…

GOT A STORY? Email our news editor lawrence.allan@haymarket.com Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is embarking on a serious hydrogen power research project with the aim of developing fuel cell-powered versions of its larger vehicles. Should the research effort – which is known as Project Zeus – prove successful, the fuel cell technology would most likely be ready for production use around the time of the next-generation Range Rover Evoque’s arrival in the middle of the 2020s and then be used for zero-emissions versions of larger models in the future. The British firm is currently working on several battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to join the existing Jaguar I-Pace, including a new Jaguar XJ. However, the hydrogen project could give it another powertrain option as the British government’s plan to ban the sale…

Hydrogen fuel cell technology is an inviting avenue for Jaguar Land Rover to explore. Not only have Toyota and Hyundai had some success in this field, but interest and funding from governments is also growing, plus there’s the fact that hydrogen especially suits large, heavy vehicles and work on miniaturising fuel cells and creating more viable storage solutions is progessing rapidly. You only have to drive a few miles in a Toyota Mirai, and to refuel it at one of Europe’s slowly growing collection of hydrogen stations, to see that managing a hydrogen fuel cell EV is easier than a battery EV and always will be from an owner’s point of view. Best of all for JLR must be the prospect of not having to strap an 800kg battery to…