Japan first country to have a network of 100 hydrogen filling stations

Japan is set to have a network of 100 hydrogen filling stations in the country as soon as eight more stations open this spring.

The eight hydrogen filling stations will open in Hokkaido, Fukushima, Kanagawa, Gifu, and Okayama prefectures in a bid to make hydrogen more widely available to the public.

According to Kyodo News, Japan will become the first country to reach the 100 mark, followed by Germany with 40, and the United States with 30.

The Japanese government targets to roll out more hydrogen filling stations, approximately 160 by 2020, as it aims to put around 40,000 fuel cell vehicles by then.