Fueled by billions of dollars in federal funding, hydrogen coalition groups across the U.S. are gaining steam as they aim to help facilitate production of the fuel that’s been mostly confined to California, where fuel cell trucks and cars offer a zero-emission alternative to all-electric.

According to the Department of Energy, all 54 hydrogen stations in the U.S. are located in California, where fuel cell trucks have been busy in pilot programs the past few years at the nation’s busiest ports.

Those trucks and future hydrogen combustion models now stand a better chance of finding work in other regions around the U.S. thanks to heavy federal funding that’s spurring interest in hydrogen production.

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