University study: EV and FCV charging lags fossil fuels

The battle for supremacy between battery electric vehicles (EVs) and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) shows no sign of abating, although according to researchers from the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute, it all comes down to refuelling infrastructure. The report states “...compared with the comparably vast availability of gas and electric refuelling, fuel-cell refuelling is anything but practical.” Furthermore the researchers found that there will be 34,000 battery-charging outlets in the US within the next year, compared to 14 public fuel-cell stations currently operable in only four states. However, interestingly the researchers don’t seem to think either new system can yet beat fossil fuels, stating: “No alternative fuel sources have the energy density, ease of use, and ease of transport as current liquid fossil (i.e., hydrocarbon) fuels…”

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