The California Hydrogen Highway is a series of hydrogen refueling stations in California. These stations are used to refuel hydrogen vehicles. , there were 42 publicly accessible hydrogen refueling stations in California.Alternative Fueling Station Counts by State, Alternative Fuels Data Center, accessed August 31, 2020
History The California Hydrogen Highway Network (CaH2Net) was initiated in April 2004 by Executive Order (EO) S-07-04 under Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger with the purpose of promoting hydrogen refueling stations in California. Other initiatives followed in California.
As of 2007, 25 stations were in operation. Some of these hydrogen fueling stations completed the terms of their government-funded research demonstration project and were decommissioned. In 2012, there were 23 hydrogen fueling stations in California,Ingram, Antony. "RIP Hydrogen Highway? California Takes Back Grant Dollars", Green Car Reports, June 5, 2012 eight of which were publicly accessible."Stations", California Fuel Cell Partnership, 2012, accessed March 14, 2013Jones, Nicola. "Whatever happened to the hydrogen highway?" , Pique, February 9, 2012, accessed March 17, 2016 In 2013 Governor Brown signed AB 8, a bill to fund $20 million a year for up to 100 stations.Bill AB 8, Signed by Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on September 30, 2013Xiong, Ben. "Governor Brown Signs AB 8" , California Fuel Cell Partnership, September 30, 2013
, there were 50 publicly accessible hydrogen fueling stations in California (one station in Hawaii and one in Washington were the only other publicly accessible hydrogen stations in the US).Alternative Fueling Station Counts by State, Alternative Fuels Data Center, accessed March 4, 2024Day, Lewin. "Washington Is Getting Hydrogen Fuel and It’s Nine Times Cheaper Than California’s", The Autopian, June 27, 2025
See also Hydrogen infrastructure Hydrogen economy
References
External links California Hydrogen Highway Station Map click on green counter under map for "open" stations