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"Electric cars arising; do we still need fuel cell cars?"
The week was stuffed with hybrid and electric vehicle (HEV) news: the automotive industry appears to start believing in the viability of deploying HEV technology on a broad scale rather sooner than later.
Kouji Kariatsumari writes in a column at TechOn: 'Amid such circumstances, the presence of fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) has completely weakened. Due to issues concerning their toughness and cost, as well as the manufacturing process and infrastructure required for hydrogen fuel, focus has shifted to electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids from fuel cell vehicles, which "still have a long way to go" before commercialization.'
Read the full column here.
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