Stellantis has decided to cease its hydrogen fuel cell program, scrapping plans for hydrogen-powered vehicles this year. The move raises concerns for subsidiary Symbio due to limited hydrogen infrastructure and high costs.

For some years now, detractors of battery electric vehicles have held up hydrogen as a clean fuel panacea. That sometimes refers to hydrogen combustion engines, but more often, it's hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles,

Jeep-maker Stellantis said Wednesday it was pulling the plug on plans to build light vans using hydrogen fuel cells, saying it saw no prospects for it to be commercially viable.