The government's plans to make the majority of vehicles in the UK emission free by 2050 has taken a huge boost.

On Tuesday (10th May) a £2 million government fund was launched in order to encourage businesses in Britain to make the switch from standard fuelled vehicles to hydrogen cars instead.

Known as the Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Fleet Support Scheme, it will allow authorities, health trusts, police forces, fire brigades and private companies to bid to add hydrogen-powered cars and trucks to their fleets.

This fund could bring as many as 100 more hydrogen fuel cell cars and vans onto the road by next spring.

Numbers like this are the equivalent of tripling these type of vehicles that are currently in use.

The fund itself was inspired after the government committed £5 million in 2014 through the Hydrogen for Transport Advancement Programme for 12 hydrogen refuelling stations.

Speaking on the investment, transport minister Andrew Jones said: "This funding, along with the growing network of hydrogen refuelling stations opening in England, will help businesses and the public sector to get on board with this exciting technology."