For anyone who understands how a Hybrid Car of the future works – a battery powered electric motor driving the wheels with a combustion engine tagged on to act as a generator for additional electricity on demand and for charging – will also understand how a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car works. It is essentially the same format, but swap the combustion engine for a Fuel Cell which emits nothing but water vapour.
Auto Express – Hydrogen Fuel Cell: Does it have a future
“Every single major manufacturer is either looking at or working on hydrogen cars,” says Jon Hunt, a marketing manager for Toyota and head of commercialisation of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.”
“Lithium-ion battery production [for electric vehicles] is very energy-intensive. As an example, a 100kWh battery will give a potential range of 250 miles and, in order to produce that battery, it will take around 20 tonnes of CO2,” says Hunt.”