USA – The California Fuel Cell Partnership, a West Sacramento-based alliance of over sixty companies and institutions, including Hyundai-Kia, Iwatani Corporation of America, Toyota Motor North America, Mercedes-Benz, and Shell Renewables & Energy Solutions, has called on the State of California to provide substantial support, through policymaking and investments, for its vision of putting out 70,000 hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks (FCETs) and 200 heavy-duty hydrogen refuelling truck stations by 2035. 

The partnership represents a raft of public entities and private companies with vested interests in both battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric technologies. In July, they released a document outlining their shared vision for meeting the State of California’s emission targets. All trucks on California roads must transition to zero-emissions by 2045, while the high-emitting drayage truck sector must make the change by 2035. In parallel, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has issued separate mandates regarding emissions, some of which come into effect in 2023.