The Municipality of The Hague has published a taxi tender stating that hydrogen is not 'green' enough, so that driving with hydrogen taxis is not encouraged. According to the municipality, driving on (grey) electricity is sustainable. BP Kerkhof and OG (OrangeGas), who have a hydrogen filling station in The Hague, are making themselves heard. huh₂Platform is surprised by the decision of the municipality of The Hague to join the taxi tender 'target group transport', exclude hydrogen. The municipality states that hydrogen is not 'green' enough. This is substantively incorrect and incomprehensible to the platform.

Betamax among the fuels

The youngsters among us will probably think: “what are they talking about”. Betamax competed with Video 2000 and VHS for the standard for video recorders in the 6s. That battle was won by VHS at the time. As it looks now, it seems to be heading in the same direction with hydrogen. Euro XNUMX, electric or hydrogen. There is a lot of talk about electric transport as a sustainable alternative to diesel or petrol, but driving on hydrogen is also on the rise. The big question is who will win this battle in the coming years. Hydrogen is in fact not a fuel but an energy carrier. The cars refuel hydrogen, which is converted into electrical energy in the vehicle by a so-called fuel cell.