People are typically inclined to think that a product becomes less expensive once it enters mass production. However, this is not the case with hydrogen powered cars, as it will still be expensive to produce the fuel and to make cars capable to run on it. Gasoline burning-vehicles are likely to be replaced with cars using alternative sources of energy in the near future, only that hydrogen is improbable to become widespread in the coming years (in contrast to other alternative fuels) (Behar).
Hydrogen fuel cells are less effective in terms of space, given that they are much larger than an ordinary gas tank ("Hydrogen Car Gears Up" 23).
Most people are unaware that hydrogen is not found on earth in a normal form and that it has to be extracted from other sources. A great amount of energy is used when hydrogen is extracted from other sources and the process emits carbon dioxide, meaning that the energy source actually generates greenhouse...
Hydrogen is one of the best solutions to getting rid of these problems and of presenting people with the chance to
travel without being concerned regarding the effects that their actions have on the environment.
Car producers need to get actively involved in improving techniques of making and using hydrogen as fuel for cars, as this is likely to make it cheaper, less pollutant, and more common.
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