Overview

• Stellantis cited limited hydrogen refuelling infrastructure, high capital requirements and weak consumer incentives as the basis for ending its hydrogen programme.
• The automaker does not expect hydrogen-powered light commercial vehicles to reach the market before the end of the decade.
• Serial production plans for the Pro One hydrogen van range in France and Poland have been cancelled without affecting factory staffing.
• All research and development staff dedicated to hydrogen will be reassigned to electric or hybrid vehicle projects.
• Symbio joint venture partners Forvia and Michelin warned of immediate operational and financial repercussions following Stellantis’s investment withdrawal.