Jaguar Land Rover is working on a hydrogen fuel-cell version of the Land Rover Defender. Dubbed Project Zeus, the British automaker will begin testing the vehicle this year and has received some funding by the UK government’s Advanced Propulsion Center to make it happen. JLR has also teamed up with partners and suppliers including Delta Motorsport, AVL, Marelli Automotive Systems, and the UK Battery Industrialization Center.
Jaguar Land Rover specifically refers to the vehicle as a concept and hasn’t made any suggestion that it intends on making a hydrogen Defender a reality. However, it does believe that by 2030, there could be 10 million hydrogen vehicles on the roads and over 10,000 refueling stations.
Testing of the hydrogen Defender will take place in the UK and verify the vehicle’s off-road capabilities and its fuel consumption. Not only does Jaguar Land Rover intend on becoming a net carbon business by 2039 but by 2036, it wants to achieve zero tailpipe emissions.
