Japan's hydrogen fueling network expands to gas stations

Eneos chips away at key hurdle for fuel cell cars as regulations ease

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An Eneos hydrogen station in Tokyo: Eased regulations will enable hydrogen pumps to be set up at existing gas stations. © Kyodo

YUKO SUGIGAKI and TAKEFUMI KAWAGUCHI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japanese companies are moving to expand the country's still-nascent hydrogen fueling infrastructure, taking advantage of recent deregulation as Tokyo positions the fuel as central to its pivot away from carbon.

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