Hydrogen fuel stations to be built between Sydney and Melbourne under $20m plan

NSW and Victorian governments say at least four refuelling stations will be built along Hume Highway

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The New South Wales and Victorian governments will spend $20m on hydrogen refuelling stations along Australia's busiest freight highway in a push to see more zero-emissions technology used in the heavy-vehicle industry.

In a joint announcement the two governments say they will each spend $10m on grants to manufacture about 25 hydrogen-fuelled trucks and at least four refuelling stations along the 840km Hume Highway between Sydney and Melbourne.