Federal Minister hands over funding decisions in the state of Rhineland for public transport with green hydrogen
Today, Federal Minister Dr. Volker Wissing handed over funding decisions with a volume of around 81.6 million euros for the public transport system in the districts of Düren and Euskirchen. Both road and rail public transport are to be successively converted to climate-neutral drive systems. To achieve this, 17 fuel cell trains, a hydrogen train refuelling station and an electrolyser for the production of green hydrogen as well as a hydrogen refuelling station for buses with an additional electrolysis plant will be acquired.

BMDV supports procurement of electric vehicles for municipalities
The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV – Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr) is supporting local authorities and publicly-owned institutions in the electrification of their vehicle fleets. Today, a new call for funding for the procurement of electric vehicles and the associated charging infrastructure starts within the scope of the Electric Mobility Funding Guideline.

New procurement calls for electric vehicles in spring 2023
The Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport (BMDV) will continue to support municipalities and companies in the procurement of electric vehicles and the associated charging infrastructure in the new year. Put a note in your diary now!
HyPerformer H2Rivers – Groundbreaking Ceremony for the “H2 Hub” Hydrogen Distribution Centre
The hydrogen distribution centre on Friesenheim Island in Mannheim will in future supply buses and other vehicles in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region with hydrogen. The groundbreaking ceremony for the “H2 Hub” took place in the presence of Parliamentary State Secretary Theurer during “Hydrogen Week South”.

State Secretary Theurer hands over funding notifications for hydrogen mobility project hy.waiblingen
Funding notifications for sub-projects of the HyPerformer H2Rivers: The first Day of Hydrogen (Tag des Wasserstoffs) took place on 1 July in Waiblingen, near Stuttgart. Michael Theurer, State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport (Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr), handed over a notification of funding of just under 5.3 million euros for the project. Guests were able to learn more about the planned regional hydrogen infrastructure and could also inspect fuel cell vehicles at various information booths.

BMDV supports cities, municipalities and districts in the procurement of e-vehicles and the corresponding charging infrastructure
The Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport (BMDV – Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr) is continuing to support the procurement of electric vehicles and the corresponding infrastructure within the scope of the electric mobility funding guideline.
