About 55 percent commercial vehicle operators said they are willing to switch to hydrogen-fuelled vehicles if the operating costs are not 20 percent higher than the existing ones, a survey has found. The Automotive Platforms and Application Systems R&D Centre suggested the government offering incentives including subsidies and low rental rates to operators. Hydrogen, which produces water, is regarded as a clean fuel to help contribute to the net zero target. Lawrence Cheung, chief executive of the APAS said hydrogen costs about HK$100 per kilogram in Hong Kong, which is three times that of mainland China, where subsidies are offered. The APAS, as part of the Hong Kong Productivity Council, commissioned the City University of Hong Kong to conduct the survey with 88 industry stakeholders in August and September.
