Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.

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First hydrogen heavy truck refuelling station held up by collapse of likely truck suppliers

First-of-its-kind project to provide hydrogen refuelling facilities for heavy trucks in Australia has been hit by delays and added costs, and the financial collapse of its two preferred fuel cell truck suppliers.

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Number of hydrogen refuelling stations plunge as EVs take hold

Hydrogen plays hardly any role as an energy source for cars in Europe, as the technology has been left behind by battery-electric cars.

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First Australian hydrogen-powered tilt tray truck up for auction

"We’ve never sold anything like this before." Pickles to auction first hydrogen-powered til tray truck.

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Hyundai lands first Australian customer for heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell truck

Hyundai says it has landed its first Australian customer for its Xcient fuel cell truck, a one of the world’s first hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks. It will be used to deliver gas cylinders.

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“Missing piece:” BMW adds new hydrogen fuel cell model to iX5 drivetrains

BMW unveils new hydrogen fuel-cell version of its iX5, bringing total number of drivetrain variants for the model up to 5 – including full battery electric, PHEV, diesel, and petrol.

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Honda scales back and delays plans for hydrogen fuel cell plant

Honda plans to scale back and delay plans to begin operating a dedicated hydrogen fuel cell production plant in Japan, blaming "recent changes" in the global hydrogen market.

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World’s biggest hydrogen taxi operator goes all electric, blames high costs

Hype, the Paris-based company that operates the world's biggest fleet of hydrogen taxis has reportedly dumped the technology and pivoted to all electric cars.

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Petrol station giant launches hydrogen refuelling station, powered by “sustainable electricity”

Oil and gas refiner launches "Australia's first renewable hydrogen refuelling station" for heavy hydrogen-powered trucks and buses.

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Economists want focus on battery trucks, say hydrogen freight “makes little sense”

Economists in Europe have called on governments to focus on battery electric trucks to decarbonise freight because hydrogen trucks are not efficient and supporting them "makes little sense."

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Australian eVTOL pioneer harnesses F1 cooling technology for long-range flight

AMSL Aero has partnered with Conflux Technology to use its cooling technology to enable long-range hydrogen-fuelled flights of 1,000 kilometres at speeds of up to 300km/h.

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