Will hydrogen fuel cell vehicles happen? (Podcast)

Will hydrogen fuel cell vehicles happen? (Podcast)

Folks, if we had that answer, we’d be buying lottery tickets because we could see the future. Our crystal ball technology isn’t at that point yet, but we have a solid idea of where both the commercial vehicle industry and the passenger automotive sectors are heading and where they cross over in this episode of the Amped EV Podcast, a joint venture between Fleet Equipment and The Buzz.

We chart the numerous partnerships that have come together to tackle hydrogen, tout the latest technology from a host of equipment manufacturers and give you our takes on whether hydrogen will take off.

Show notes!

Here’s the rundown of stories we plugged on this episode for reference.

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