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Written question asked by Peter Gibson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 March 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 30 March 2023. It was answered by Nusrat Ghani (Conservative) on Monday, 3 April 2023 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.


Automotive Transformation Fund: Hydrogen

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason hydrogen combustion engines are not eligible for automotive transformation funding.

Answer

At present, all commercial internal combustion engines produce exhaust emissions that are harmful to health. Although some companies claim hydrogen combustion engines are close to zero NOx emissions, as well as CO2, Government has yet to see evidence to illustrate that zero harmful emissions at the exhaust are possible in either laboratory or real-world conditions.

We will continue to focus innovation support to fully zero emission solutions. However, if technology developments enable renewable hydrogen to be used in combustion engines with zero harmful tailpipe emissions, then we would welcome this development.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
175660
Session
2022-23
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Engines Hydrogen Automotive Transformation Fund
Link
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