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原文传递 HOT AIR?

题名：	HOT AIR?
正文语种：	eng
作者：	Toby Clark
摘要：	Hydrogen fuel cells have promised to be the future of renewable energy-powered transport for decades. Progress has not always been smooth, thanks to initial expense, range issues, a lack of fuelling infrastructure - and perhaps a prejudice that hydrogen is dangerous. The fuel cell-powered electric vehicles (FCEVs) that have appeared have typically been heavily subsidised public transport or 'research projects . But there has been significant progress toward using fuel cells on an entirely commercial basis. The demand for 'zero-emissions' vehicles has coincided with ever-cheaper solar and wind energy and widespread adoption of electric drivetrains. And fuel cells promise rapid refuelling, rather than the lengthy charging process for battery-powered vehicles. This is a pretty dynamic sector: Hyundai is delivering mass-produced heavy trucks with fuel cell power; Nikola is about to start producing fuel cell-powered trucks at the IVECO plant in Ulm, and Daimler Truck and Volvo last month agreed a fuel cell joint venture; the former partner has plans to offer vehicles (pictured) in five years' time.
出版年：	2021
期刊名称：	Transport engineer
期：	Apr.