“As part of our ‘march toward zero’ with fuel cell vehicles, we need to learn many things about the handling and storage of hydrogen and its use as a motor vehicle fuel,” said Lowery. “We believe the H2H will improve our understanding of using hydrogen as a motor vehicle fuel and of creating a viable hydrogen-refueling infrastructure.”

In addition to its experimental use, HUMMER will use the H2H to bring attention to the promise of hydrogen, especially the public and private partnerships required to create a hydrogen economy. For example, H2H will be used to help illustrate important milestones in the development of California’s Hydrogen Highway Network, an initiative that combines the efforts of industry and government to develop that state’s infrastructure, research and economic development efforts.

The H2H was created by a team of GM engineers from the U.S., Canada and Germany, in collaboration with Quantum Technologies (NASDAQ: QTWW), a California-based leader in packaged fuel systems for hydrogen and one of GM’s fuel cell technology alliance partners.