UMAIR IRFAN: This is Science Friday. I’m Umair Irfan. If you’ve been shopping for a new car recently, you may have seen a surprising variety of electric vehicles available for sale. According to Kelley Blue Book data, electric vehicles made up about 5% of total car sales for the first time. And Americans bought twice as many EVs in the first quarter of 2022 than they did in the first quarter of 2021.
However, electric isn’t the only option for going green. There are also hydrogen fuel cell car options. While visiting California recently, I rode an electric motorcycle over to a dealership to test drive the Mirai, a hydrogen-powered car from Toyota. The word “mirai” is Japanese for future.
But what would it take for hydrogen to become part of our clean energy future, particularly when it comes to transportation? There are some big technological and infrastructure…
Can Hydrogen-Fuel Cells Drive The Car Market?
