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Is hydrogen finally ready to go? BMW joins the fuel cell race in Australia with iX5 pilot cars

EV Central

BMW has joined the local hydrogen race and plans to ramp up its push for fuel cell electric vehicle technology locally – although the performance and luxury brand is yet to sign off on a production program for the clean tech. The BMW iX5 replaces an internal combustion engine with a fuel cell and hydrogen tanks.

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Ineos drives towards hydrogen car future – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Hydrogen cars work thanks to the cleanest form of the gas combining with oxygen in a fuel cell to generate electricity. The only waste emitted is water vapour. The young, fast-expanding company is part of petrochemicals giant and hydrogen producer Ineos, run by British billionaire and Manchester United stakeholder Jim Ratcliffe.

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Honda and GM prove hydrogen cars can work | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Just over half a century since the automotive world got properly revved up by the prospect of hydrogen fuel cell cars (FCEVs), they still haven’t happened. Fuel cells consume hydrogen and oxygen from the air, producing only electricity, water and heat as by-products with no CO2 or toxic emissions.

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A technical partnership between Olectra and Reliance brings hydrogen buses to life

Electric Vehicles India

Indian roads will soon be covered in carbon-free hydrogen buses from Olectra-Reliance Introducing carbon-free hydrogen that replaces conventional public transportation. Hydrogen buses are a completely carbon-free alternative to traditional public transport. The bus has a hydrogen bottle that measures four inches in diameter.

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Shell ditch Hydrogen Refuelling

EV Info

With just three Hydrogen refuelling station in the UK, convincing motorists to purchase a Hydrogen powered car was always going to be tough. Now it seems that Shell has seen the light and pulled the plug on all its hydrogen car refuelling stations in Britain after the low-carbon technology failed to catch on with motorists.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

My Electric Car

There has been much discussion for over thirty years or more around the use of hydrogen fuel cells as an alternative to the internal combustion engine. Proponents believe such a car could be easily refuelled with hydrogen and assumed it would have greater range than a pure all-electric car.

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Smarter, tougher and more capable: Why the electric Toyota LandCruiser Se will be better than your diesel-powered 300 Series

EV Central

Traction control systems with electric motors should also perform far better than they do with a petrol or diesel engine. Yes, engineers will have to ensure the battery pack and any electrical components are sealed and shielded from water, but once that has been achieved there are very obvious benefits.

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