Projected EU Demand and UK’s CrossroadsEurope’s Fit-for-55 climate targets have fleet operators eyeing hydrogen trucks as a go-to for industrial decarbonization. Let manufacturing gaps, fragile supply chains and patchy parts availability fester, though, and we’ll be playing catch-up to Germany, France and the Netherlands. Historical Milestones and Net-Zero ContextBelieve it or not, hydrogen fuel cells trace back to mid-20th-century space missions, but only in the past decade have they really taken off. Government incentives, private-sector ambition and skilled talent all need to line up before Europe’s hydrogen truck fleet truly takes off. For the UK, it’s a sprint against the clock—and a host of competitors who smell the same opportunity.