The technology is a lot closer at hand and GM can't afford to wait until all electric battery powered or
hydrogen fuel cell vehicles become practical.
Not exact matches
As
hydrogen fuel -
cell vehicles become more commonplace, manufacturers are coming up with more records to break.
Although it's just a concept, Nissan says the TeRRA demonstrates the company is ready to mass produce
fuel cell vehicles when
hydrogen becomes more available.
At least some of the experimental
fuel cell - powered
vehicles on the road contain a critical part that
becomes brittle from exposure to the high - pressure
hydrogen fuel, according to a recall notice last week.
Although hybrids, plug - in hybrids and fully electric
vehicles are
becoming more popular, there is one future technology that has yet to take off,
hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
And unlike other green attempts, this
vehicle pairs plug - in battery power with
hydrogen fuel cells for what could
become the most sustainable zero - emissions solution.
In June 2014, Hyundai
became the first automaker to offer a
hydrogen fuel cell electric
vehicle (FCEV) in the United States.
Whether or not it ever gets built will depend on how serious GM is about
becoming a leader in green
vehicle design; future climate legislation (namely, the price we put on carbon);
hydrogen infrastructure, and how that
hydrogen is made; the cost of
fuel cells; and the cost of batteries.