Anglo American has launched the H2 Moves Europe, which is designed to accelerate awareness and encourage the adoption of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technology and its role in the future of clean transport.
The diversified mining company is collaborating with Hype, the world’s largest FCEV taxi operator and the official taxi provider of the upcoming Paris Olympics, to deploy two new fleets of zero-emission FCEVs – 250 in Paris and 50 in Brussels.
It said the fleets will include a mixture of fuel cell-powered Peugeot e-Expert and Citroën ë-Jumpy vehicles adapted for wheelchair users, as well as Toyota Mirai and Hyundai Nexo cars.
“Hydrogen-powered FCEVs are expected to play a significant role in the mix of clean drivetrain technologies needed to effectively decarbonise transport,” said Anglo American executive head of market development Benny Oeyen.
“FCEVs are particularly well suited to vehicle fleets, such as taxis and buses, and also offer relief to increasingly pressured battery minerals supply chains.
“Through H2 Moves Europe and our new collaboration with Hype in Paris and Brussels, we hope to further demonstrate the many range and refuelling benefits of FCEV technology to wider audiences of car buyers, building upon the success of our existing FCEV deployment initiatives in Berlin, China and South Africa.”
H2 Moves Europe builds upon the success of the H2 Moves Berlin pilot project launched in 2023 together with Toyota Germany and SafeDriver Group-ENNOO, which has now completed nearly 500,000 passenger journeys over a total of 6 million kilometres, in addition to growing momentum around refuelling infrastructure, with the coming-into-force in April of the European Union’s Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR).
Anglo American, as a leading global producer of the platinum needed for fuel cells, has been an early supporter of FCEV technology.
Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished
