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Build hydrogen cars in Shropshire, says Philip Dunne MP
Thursday 6th October 2011, 12:20PM BST.
Hugo Spowers with one of the hydrogen cell test cars made by his Shropshire firm, Riversimple
The production plant of the world’s first commercially-made hydrogen powered cars could be built in Shropshire, it has been revealed.
Philip Dunne, MP for Ludlow, put forward the case for basing such a facility in the south of the county at the launch of a £20 million pilot project in Ludlow yesterday to develop and test 30 hydrogen-powered cars in the south Shropshire and north Herefordshire area.
He said there were already several firms in the Bridgnorth area making components for Formula One cars and added Grainger and Worrall, based on Stanmore Industrial Estate on the outskirts of the town, made engine parts for Aston Martin.
He added that south Shropshire would be the ideal place to make ‘innovative’ new cars.
The claim was backed up by Hugo Spowers, founder of Ludlow-based firm Riversimple, who has created a prototype hydrogen-powered car with the dream of producing them commercially. Under the plans, cars would be leased to motorists who could drive up to 240 miles before filling up at special fuel cells. They could reach speeds of 50mph.
A deal was signed yesterday between officials at Riversimple, Shropshire Council and Herefordshire Council to help find 30 people to lease the cars and set up fuelling points as part of the 18-month pilot scheme.
Mr Dunne said: “This is exactly the sort of project that innovative councils in rural areas should be getting involved with.”
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As per my posts in the the other article about this …. (see most commented)
WHERE does the hydrogen come from????
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That does rather depend on whether you want to know how it’s generated now (in small quantities and not very efficiently), or how it could be generated decades from now (hopefully in large quantities using sustainable processes).
I see this as all a bit chicken and egg… which comes first? One of them has to and in this case it seems to be the chicken. The egg will follow.
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The designer of that hidious looking piece of junk has been watching too much of noddy by the look of things.
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