The California Hydrogen Highway Network (CaH2Net) was initiated in April of 2004 by Executive Order S-07-04. The mission of the CaH2Net is to support and catalyze a rapid transition to a clean, hydrogen transportation economy in California in order to:

• reduce our dependence on foreign oil
• reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• improve our air quality
• grow the California economy
  

The CaH2Net is a public-private partnership directed by the California Air Resources Board (ARB), using the California Hydrogen Highway Blueprint Plan (Blueprint Plan, May 2005) as its guiding document.

• Chapter 91, statutes of 2005 (Senate Bill 76) - $6.5 million in funding was allocated to the Air Resources Board for state-sponsored hydrogen demonstration projects. This funding will help co-fund 3 new hydrogen stations that meet the Blueprint Plan’s environmental targets. The funding will also allow the State to procure hydrogen-powered vehicles and shuttle buses.
• 2006/2007 State Budget - Another $6.5 million was included in the 2006/2007 State budget for the continued development of hydrogen stations and for funds to match Federal funding to bring hydrogen buses to California.
• 2007/2008 State Budget - Another $6.09 million was included in the 2006/2007 State budget for the continued development of hydrogen stations and for funds to match Federal funding to bring hydrogen buses to California.

The "Vision 2010" for California's Hydrogen Highways is to ensure that by the end of the decade every Californian has access to hydrogen fuel along the State's major highways, with a significant and increasing percentage of that hydrogen produced from clean, renewable sources. This vision for California is real and attainable; however, it will take time so we must plant the seeds now.

Governor Schwarzenegger announced on April 20, 2004 his vision for the California Hydrogen Highway Network and signed Executive Order S-704 outlining that vision

April 2004 announcement of the CaH2Net

• Transcript from the Governor's April 2004 speech
• Remarks from CalEPA Secretary Terry Tamminen
• Video clip of KCRA news story about the Hydrogen Highway Network