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“In my mind there“ are two reasons why electric won’t be replaced by hydrogen…”

NOT SUCH A GAS

IN LAST MONTH’S Inbox, Robert Ius suggested that battery electric vehicles will eventually be replaced by hydrogen-powered vehicles. In my mind there are two reasons why this is unlikely to happen, and why it would be a backward step in terms of tackling greenhouse gas emissions if it did.

Firstly, the overall energy efficiency of a hydrogen-powered vehicle is less than an EV, as it requires

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