the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking exhibits at the Paris Motor Show
27-29 September 2012
The European Hydrogen Road Tour 2012, organised by the FCH JU supported project H2 Moves Scandinavia, stopped at the Paris Motor Show during the press days and the first public day. In collaboration with Air Liquide, the French association for Hydrogen as well as Daimler, Honda, Hyundai and Toyota, media and visitors were offered the possibility to test drives hydrogen-powered electric cars and exchange views with the European public private partnership, car companies, and partners from the European Road Tour.
The Paris stop at the Motor Show also intended to raise awareness among policy makers on integration challenges of hydrogen cars in sustainable mobility in France. The H2 Moves Scandinavia project was presented by Dr. Ulrich Buenger, its coordinator. Comments and views were shared, on 27 September, by
-François Brottes, President of the committee for economic affairs in the Parliament,
- Jean Desessard, Senator of Paris,
- Pierre-Etienne Franc, Director Technologies of the Future, Air Liquide,
-Bert De Colvenaer, Executive Director of the FCH JU,
- Prof Herbert Kohler, Vice president of Group Research and Advanced Engineering e-drive & future mobility from Daimler,
- Thomas Brachmann, Automobile Engineering & Research, Honda R&D Europe
- Michel Gardel, Vice-president Communications, External and environmental affairs, Toyota Motor Europe
- Dr. Ing Sae Hoon Kim, Principal Research Engineer, Hyundai Motor Company.
Some 160 test drives took place during these three days, where more than 300 people were offered the possibility to experience fuel cells electric cars powered by hydrogen.
For more information: visit www.scandinavianhydrogen.org/h2moves

