By what year will fuel cell hybrid vehicles be produced?
Will fuel cell vehicles ever be a reality?I know a few environmentalists whom both love hybrid cars and think fuel cell vehicles are a stupid idea.
Can you blame them? To some extent, fuel cell vehicles have driven America into greater and greater foreign oil dependency as fuel cell R&D was used to justify denying CAFE increases. Yet, after decades of promises, it appears mass-produced, cost-effective fuel cell vehicles might still be decades away. (Finish)
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I know a few environmentalists whom both love hybrid cars and think fuel cell vehicles are a stupid idea.
Can you blame them? To some extent, fuel cell vehicles have driven America into greater and greater foreign oil dependency as fuel cell R&D was used to justify denying CAFE increases. Yet, after decades of promises, it appears mass-produced, cost-effective fuel cell vehicles might still be decades away.
Yet, vehicles such as the Toyota Prius hybrid car, were spawned from fuel cell vehicles. In fact, Toyota continues to develop their hybrid cars and fuel cell cars on the same powertrain. Ultimately, fuel cell cars will be fuel cell hybrid cars - if they ever happen.
Perhaps electric vehicles will make more sense, or plug-in hybrid vehicles. Or, rather than hydrogen-powered fuel cell hybrids, maybe fuel cells will be used simply to assist plug-in hybrids by extending their range.
Will fuel cell vehicles ever be a reality? How long will it be before this reality? Or, are fuel cell vehicles forever a myth?
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