# California Hydrogen Highway

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Series of hydrogen refueling stations in California

The **California Hydrogen Highway** is a series of [hydrogen refueling stations](/source/Hydrogen_station) in California. These stations are used to refuel [hydrogen vehicles](/source/Hydrogen_vehicles). As of August 2020[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California_Hydrogen_Highway&action=edit), there were 42 publicly accessible hydrogen refueling stations in California.[1]

## History

The California Hydrogen Highway Network (CaH2Net) was initiated in April 2004 by Executive Order (EO) S-07-04 under Governor [Arnold Schwarzenegger](/source/Arnold_Schwarzenegger) with the purpose of promoting [hydrogen refueling stations](/source/Hydrogen_station) in California.[2] Other initiatives followed in California.[3]

As of 2007, 25 stations were in operation.[4] Some of these hydrogen fueling stations completed the terms of their government-funded research demonstration project and were decommissioned.[5] In 2012, there were 23 hydrogen fueling stations in California,[6] eight of which were publicly accessible.[7][8] In 2013 Governor Brown signed AB 8, a bill to fund $20 million a year for up to 100 stations.[9][10]

As of July 2025[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California_Hydrogen_Highway&action=edit), 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).[11][12]

## See also

- [Hydrogen infrastructure](/source/Hydrogen_infrastructure)

- [Hydrogen economy](/source/Hydrogen_economy)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-afdc_1-0)** [Alternative Fueling Station Counts by State](http://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/stations_counts.html), *Alternative Fuels Data Center*, accessed August 31, 2020

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["California Hydrogen Initiatives"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170408082338/https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/zevprog/hydrogen/hydrogen_cah2net.htm). CARB. July 15, 2016. Archived from [the original](https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/zevprog/hydrogen/hydrogen_cah2net.htm) on April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["California Hydrogen Activities"](https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/zevprog/hydrogen/hydrogen.htm). CARB. Retrieved March 30, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["California Fuel Cell Partnership"](http://www.cafcp.org).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Hydrogen Fueling Stations"](http://www.cafcp.org/stationmap).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Ingram, Antony. ["RIP Hydrogen Highway? California Takes Back Grant Dollars"](http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1076699_rip-hydrogen-highway-california-takes-back-grant-dollars), *Green Car Reports*, June 5, 2012

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Stations"](http://cafcp.org/stations), California Fuel Cell Partnership, 2012, accessed March 14, 2013

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Jones, Nicola. ["Whatever happened to the hydrogen highway?"](http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/whatever-happened-to-the-hydrogen-highway/Content?oid=2283903) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160312095018/http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/whatever-happened-to-the-hydrogen-highway/Content?oid=2283903) 2016-03-12 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), *Pique*, February 9, 2012, accessed March 17, 2016

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Bill AB 8, Signed by Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on September 30, 2013](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB8)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Xiong, Ben. ["Governor Brown Signs AB 8"](http://cafcp.org/getinvolved/stayconnected/blog/governor_brown_signs_ab_8) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234148/http://cafcp.org/getinvolved/stayconnected/blog/governor_brown_signs_ab_8) 2013-12-02 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), California Fuel Cell Partnership, September 30, 2013

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [Alternative Fueling Station Counts by State](http://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/stations_counts.html), *Alternative Fuels Data Center*, accessed March 4, 2024

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Day, Lewin. ["Washington Is Getting Hydrogen Fuel and It’s Nine Times Cheaper Than California’s"](https://www.theautopian.com/washington-is-getting-hydrogen-fuel-and-its-nine-times-cheaper-than-californias), *The Autopian*, June 27, 2025

## External links

- [California Hydrogen Highway](https://web.archive.org/web/20080125074731/http://hydrogenhighway.ca.gov/)

- [Station Map](http://www.cafcp.org/stationmap) click on green counter under map for "open" stations

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