There was very little surprising about the deal finally hashed out in time for this week between Volvo and Daimler to merge their efforts on hydrogen fuel cells. It is worth reminding people of the deal because we come across so many cynics who think that Hydrogen is not on the verge of takeoff, and here we are with two household names spending real money on real products. This deal was first announced in April, and involves merging both company’s fuel cell efforts into a single company, and Volvo putting €600 million in to fund it – which suggests that the Daimler designs were significantly more advanced than in-house work at Volvo. Both companies will own it 50/50 but there…