Rethinking hydrogen mobility at a strategic crossroads
Abstract
Despite extensive policy support, hydrogen mobility faces mounting skepticism due to high costs infrastructure gaps, and the rapid expansion. Yet, hydrogen retains strategic value in hard-to-electrify, high-demand applications. This Comment argues for a shift from universal deployment ambitions toward localized, infrastructure-aligned strategies that reflect regional resource conditions and institutional capacities. Aligning hydrogen pathways with spatial realities and distributive considerations is essential for credible, equitable, and context-appropriate mobility transitions.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
Energy and Environment Impacts
Publication details
- Journal / source
- npj Sustainable Mobility and Transport
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 1
- Publication date
- 27 January 2026
- Language
- EN