MEPS BACK NEW EUROPE-WIDE HYDROGEN VEHICLE TECHNICAL STANDARDS
September 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A POTENTIAL obstacle holding up the commercial release of hydrogen-fuelled cars onto the European Union (EU) market has been cleared with the European Parliament approving an EU-wide technical standard for hydrogen vehicles. MEPs were concerned that without such rules, each 27 EU member government might approve contrasting standards, preventing hydrogen models from being sold across Europe. Arlene McCarthy, a British Labour MEP, said: "When petrol prices in Europe have doubled and with ever growing concern about the effects of climate ...
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