are hydrogen cars the future
Is the Hydrogen Car of the Future Running on Empty? Scientific American editor Steven Ashley test drives a car that may be the future of automotive transportation--if cost, technology and infrastructure problems can be resolved. Is the Hydrogen Car of the Future Running on Empty? A Lamborghini Murciélago zips by as we cruise through central New Jersey on Route 78 West. My fellow motorists watch the sleek, $350,000 roadster until it slips out of sight but pay no mind to our tidy, four-door sedan. Wednesday 4 November 2015 08.00 EST Last modified on Tuesday 21 February 2017 12.44 EST. The first mass production hydrogen cars, billed for more than a decade as a clean alternative to petrol and diesel vehicles but only glimpsed as concepts at automotive trade shows, have arrived on British roads. The technology is established: hydrogen combined with oxygen in fuel cells creates the electricity that drives the car itself, with the output being water vapour. But one of biggest challenges is getting the infrastructure started – to make sure the fuel is available when the cars are available. Jeremy Clarkson thinks hydrogen fuel is the future of cars. Jeremy Clarkson believes hydrogen is the real alternative to fossil fuels. Electric vehicles are getting increasingly common, but in the last year or so Toyota, Hyundai, and BMW have announced hydrogen powered cars. But Jeremy Clarkson thinks we should be seeing fuel cell cars from many, many more carmakers. The fuel cell is ready for market, he says. So, Hostetter is confident that this is the car of the future. On the streets of California in 2050, he says we will only see either electric or fuel cell vehicles powering the fleet. Chris Hostetter spoke to BBC Future at the Aspen Ideas Festival. They can be refueled in less than five minutes and boast a 300-mile driving range. For these reasons, several governments and car companies are betting on hydrogen as the clean transportation fuel of the future and one that will ultimately win consumers' favor. First of a three-part series. Humans have harnessed hydrogen for a variety of applications, from blasting rockets into space to making common household products like toothpaste. Now, after decades of development, hydrogen is about to find its way into the family car. However, the biggest challenge will be to make sure the fuel is available when the cars are available. Chris Hostetter, group vice president of strategic planning for Toyota Motor Sales, believes the automotive industry will change more in the next 10 years than the last 100 years. The future is here: mass-market hydrogen cars take to Britain's roads. Billed for the last decade as a clean alternative to petrol or electric vehicles, hydrogen cars are no longer a car show concept but a driving reality. The challenge for manufacturers now is widescale adoption. This article is 1 year old.
Yes, The future is here: mass-market hydrogen cars take to Britain's roads. Hydrogen cars are no longer a car show concept but a driving reality.