If you’ve been shopping for a new car recently, you may have seen a surprising variety of electric vehicles available for sale. Guest host Umair Irfan behind the wheel of Toyota’s hydrogen-powered car, with a Toyota representative. Joan Ogden, a professor emeritus of environmental science and policy at UC Davis, joins Umair Irfan to talk about the requirements for building the refueling infrastructure that would make fuel cell vehicles a more attractive option to consumers.
Credit: Umair Irfanīut there are big technological and infrastructure challenges to solve before fuel cell technology could compete with the battery-powered electric car. And while today much of that hydrogen comes from fossil fuels, there is the potential for it to come from electrolysis of water via renewable energy, such as solar or wind. Cars using the technology can have a 300-mile range, with fuel-ups taking as little as five minutes. In those vehicles, compressed hydrogen is used in conjunction with a catalytic fuel cell membrane to generate the electricity to drive the vehicle. According to Kelley Blue book data, Americans bought almost twice as many EVs in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the first quarter of 2021, with battery-powered electric vehicles reaching 5% of the new car market for the first time.īut electric isn’t the only alternative to the traditional gasoline or diesel powered car-there are also hydrogen fuel cell car options, such as the Mirai, a hydrogen fuel cell car from Toyota.
If you’ve been shopping for a new car recently, you may have been struck by the number of electric vehicles available from different manufacturers.
Looking inside Toyota’s hydrogen-powered car.
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