How long will the initiative last?
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Anglo American has long sought to build the right ecosystem to enable hydrogen’s role in the zero-emissions passenger vehicle mix of the future. H2 Moves Berlin has been running since late 2022, and H2 Moves Brussels, Hamburg and Paris are being launched in 2024. With future cities being scoped, we envisage the overall initiative to last several years.
Do you plan to expand into more cities?
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We are currently evaluating opportunities for similar projects in other European cities.
Why is Anglo American involved in an FCEV deployment project?
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Anglo American is one of the world’s largest producers of platinum group metals, which are a vital ingredient for hydrogen fuel cells and electrolysers. We are a longstanding support of initiatives to accelerate the adoption of platinum-enabled hydrogen technologies – for instance co-founding the Hydrogen Council in 2017, and spinning out AP Ventures, a hydrogen-focused venture capital fund with US$400m under management in 2018.
Where do you get the hydrogen from?
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Each H2 Moves city project has its own source of hydrogen. This includes third parties such as H2 MOBILITY Deutschland, who have four fuelling stations in Berlin, as well as proprietary sources, such as Hype's growing network of zero carbon hydrogen stations in Paris.
How much will a ride cost me?
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Each H2 Moves project has different partners operating different taxi booking models. For app-based projects (such as H2 Moves Berlin, Brussels, and Paris), the price is typically displayed before the booking and reflects a quote based on journey distance and car availability.
How do hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles work?
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FCEVs are powered by electric motors. The electricity is produced from hydrogen and oxygen in a fuel cell while driving. A small, lightweight battery acts as buffer storage.
What are the advantages of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles?
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FCEVs are a zero emissions mobility option with a long driving range (up to 650km). They have fast refuelling times (approximately three minutes) and produce zero emissions other than water.
How do you refuel with hydrogen?
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You fill up with hydrogen the same way you fill up with petrol or diesel. Open the tank cover, affix the nozzle, and start filling. The only notable difference is that hydrogen is a gas, not a liquid. Thanks to the high compression of the hydrogen, an average refuelling process takes only about three minutes.
Is it dangerous to for passengers and drivers to use hydrogen cars?
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Hydrogen cars are not dangerous. After years of its use in transport, no hydrogen-specific risks have been identified. On the contrary, hydrogen has advantages over conventional fuels, primarily because it is fourteen times lighter than air. For example:
Why platinum?
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Platinum is one of the six platinum group metals (PGMs), together with ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, and iridium. Platinum is one of the most effective and durable catalysts, enabling chemical reactions. It is used in fuel cell technology to catalyse the process by which hydrogen releases energy, which in an FCEV can then power an electric motor.
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