In the letter, the companies argue that “Hydrogen mobility is essential to Europe’s climate goals, industrial competitiveness and strategic resilience.” To ensure the decarbonisation of road transport, they think that an approach combining battery-electric vehicles and hydrogen technologies could enable Europe to save between 300-500 billion euros in infrastructure costs by 2050. They deem that having 2 mobility infrastructures would cost less to Europe than using electrification only.
The signatories also highlight the fact that developing hydrogen mobility will provide up to 500,000 jobs by 2030, thus bringing industrial growth in Europe.
At last, the 30 and so companies argue that hydrogen mobility will create critical energy system synergies, being used for several sectors. They write that “hydrogen enables demand aggregation, supports hard-to-abate sectors and drastically reduces renewable energy waste”.
The companies want hydrogen mobility to be a at the forefront of strategic initiatives such as the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan and Clean Industrial Deal.
“At Air Liquide, we see hydrogen not only as a key decarbonisation lever for industry and mobility, but also as a pillar for future energy and industrial resilience. Europe needs a bolder, more pragmatic plan to really accelerate the deployment of hydrogen at scale in mobility. We are committed to continue moving forward, hand in hand with our partners in the automotive industry and public sector,” says François Jackow, CEO, Air Liquide.
“In today’s geopolitical and industrial context, hydrogen is not just a climate solution – it’s a resilience enabler for Europe. At BMW, we are investing in our own hydrogen vehicle program while supporting ecosystems and refueling infrastructure. We are contributing to a broader vision for Europe that reduces critical raw material dependencies and strengthens industrial sovereignty. At BMW, we know there is no full decarbonisation or competitive European mobility sector without hydrogen,” adds Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board, BMW Group.
“Heavy-Duty Long-Haul Trucking is the recognized prime hydrogen automotive use case and Heavy-Duty fuel cell systems are the core technology. cellcentric is a 50:50 joint venture of Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group AB and has been a leading global company in the fuel cell technology for nearly 30 years. By industrializing this technology facilitated by a synchronized ramp up of hydrogen infrastructure and hand-in-hand with supporting political framework across the entire value chain, Europe can establish a competitive sustainable hydrogen industry. It can secure and create about 500,000 jobs in Europe by 2030. The only prerequisite: it must happen now,” concludes Karin Rådström, CEO, Daimler Truck.
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