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'Hydrogen Future' Gets A Second Look: While fuel cells powered by very pure hydrogen gas can solve some of the p...

PHOTO CAPTION: General Motors Equinox SUV fuel cell demonstrator, one of several in operation in Hawaii. 'Hydrogen Future' Gets A Second Look Tweet While fuel cells powered by very pure hydrogen gas can solve some of the problems of battery electric cars, they also bring challenges of their own. “It is the fuel of the future—and always will be,” sceptics joke. And in recent years it was hard not to chuckle: fuel cells and other promising hydrogen technologies looked like they would remain little more than science-fair projects. But a series of alliances suggests that things are looking up for the lightest of all elements. Carmakers are increasingly worried that building battery-powered cars will not be enough to meet tough emissions and fuel-economy standards. So hydrogen is once again gaining credibility—and the R&D dollars that could finally make it a reality. Article Vi...

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