The Future of Electrifying Heavy-Duty Machines
The future of electrifying heavy-duty machines is split between batteries and hydrogen fuel cells.
The future of electrifying heavy-duty machines is split between batteries and hydrogen fuel cells.
The 2022 Toyota Mirai drives and handles like any other car, actually better than many other cars, has the performance of an electric car (which it should because it is an electric car) and gets stellar, emission-free fuel economy.
If you needed a more definitive marker for the imminent end of the internal combustion engine, look no further than Wards 27th annual 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems.
There is another option, though, in hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Are they the future of motoring?
Many automakers consider fuel cell vehicles the most “elegant” solution to the challenge of replacing the internal combustion engine, which is why they’re banding together to make sure they come to market.
The people of Japan are courageously moving forward after the devastation of a 9.0 earthquake, a tsunami that ripped apart buildings and roads, and a nuclear crisis that now threatens their food and water. Just when gasoline prices are rising and Japanese hybrid cars are again hot sellers, the crisis is making hybrids and new electric cars tough to get. Let’s look at the impact on three big sellers of hybrids and electrics.