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Planting a new crop of plug-ins

Honda, Hyundai and Toyota are the bullish trio in the world of fuel cell vehicles. More than other mainstream automakers, those three have made it clear that they see hydrogen, and not batteries, as the future of propulsion and green transportation.

But with the scant fueling infrastructure, massive development costs and low consumer adoption, it likely will be decades before hydrogen vehicles are common. As gung-ho as the three automakers are about fuel cells, they know an interim step is essential.

Cue the plug-in hybrid.
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"Every one of our hybrids will have plug-in derivative," Zuchowski said.
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That's Dave Zuchowski, CEO of Hyundai Motor America.

Between Hyundai and the Germans, Toyota is a tad behind on PHEV technology. Odd considering they're the pioneer of the modern hybrid technology. But I suppose the one thing in Toyota's...

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Danny

What Drives Us Podcast - #186 Musical Chairs - What Drives Us

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Ashlem

BMW Exec: BEVS And FCEVs Will Co-Exist In The Future – PHEVs Will Disappear

BMW Exec: BEVS And FCEVs Will Co-Exist In The Future - PHEVs Will Disappear

Recently, Digital Trends interviewed BMW’s head of fuel cell development, Merten Jung, concerning his views on automotive power in the future.

Merten believes:

“We expect that battery-electric vehicles and fuel cell-electric vehicles will co-exist in the future, and plug-in hybrids are simply a temporary solution until we get to that point.”

The reason for this opinion is that Merten focuses on the quick refueling time that is a key feature with fuel cell technology. He admits that there is a substantial hold up in infrastructure that is impeding hydrogen-powered vehicles, but work is in progress. Fortunately, current gas stations can be switched over to hydrogen stations. Weight is also an issue that is being addressed through the use of carbon fiber.
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