Co-funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) as part of its National Innovation Programme for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP), the new hydrogen station is located at Auchtertstraße 19 in Metzingen. 

The new station forms part of the ongoing development of the nationwide infrastructure development which has seen 22 public hydrogen filling stations open already, eight of which are in Baden-Württemberg. 

It opens in advance of the start of production of Mercedes’ plug-in hybrid hydrogen fuel cell version of the GLC from next year. 

Attending the official inauguration, Ministerial Director Helmfried Meinel of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry for the Environment, Climate and Energy said: “Hydrogen- and fuel cell-based technology opens up great opportunities for protecting the environment and the climate, and is an important element in ensuring the success of the transition to renewables. I firmly believe that hydrogen is the storage medium of the future, across multiple sectors.”