During the visit the Prime Minister was introduced to the hydrogen and fuel cell research and commercialization activities at the H2 Logic company ending with a test drive in the TH!NK hydrogen city car, with a fuel cell system from H2 Logic. The Prime Minster found the hydrogen car very pleasant and could strongly recommend it to others.

The Prime Minister ended the trip with a public acknowledgement of the activities in H2 Logic and stated that he saw the company as very potential. According to the Prime Minister he chose to visit H2 Logic because he is very interested in hydrogen and because already knew the company.

The Prime Minister also assured that the government will finalize the proposal of removing all taxes on hydrogen cars, as well as boosting the public funding for energy research and demonstration from $83 million annually to more than $166 million annually in 2010. It is hoped that this boost will enable a doubling in public annual funding for hydrogen and fuel cells from $18 million in 2006 to more than $33 million in 2007.

H2 Logic comments on the Prime Minister visit: “The Prime Minster visit to H2 Logic is a strong acknowledgement of the potential in hydrogen for transport as well as the activities in H2 Logic. We are pleased to hear the intentions from the Prime Minister to finalize the tax exception on hydrogen cars and boost in public funding for energy research and demonstration”