According to CarbonFree, an English firm that carries out research and analysis in a wide range of alternative energy related fields, we will have to wait two more decades to see a mass marketing of hydrogen-powered vehicles. However, CarbonFree admits that all the work currently being done by automakers has already an impact on the market.
Indeed, back in the days when weren't even thinking about oil reserves drying out, petrol companies had a near-absolute influence on the auto industry. It now seems understood that the industry, despite working relentlessly to develop new technologies, will topple when petrol companies will be forced to turn to non-traditional energy sources such as shale and oil sands -- which shouldn't take that long.
In addition, because of the cost of exploiting these resources and their effects on the environment, the auto industry will have to find other solutions. Current developments in the field of hydrogen will open the doors to new alternatives. CarbonFree reports that the very foundation of the auto market could change over the next 20 years, especially if we use biofuels to help governments achieve their goals in terms of emissions.
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Indeed, back in the days when weren't even thinking about oil reserves drying out, petrol companies had a near-absolute influence on the auto industry. It now seems understood that the industry, despite working relentlessly to develop new technologies, will topple when petrol companies will be forced to turn to non-traditional energy sources such as shale and oil sands -- which shouldn't take that long.
In addition, because of the cost of exploiting these resources and their effects on the environment, the auto industry will have to find other solutions. Current developments in the field of hydrogen will open the doors to new alternatives. CarbonFree reports that the very foundation of the auto market could change over the next 20 years, especially if we use biofuels to help governments achieve their goals in terms of emissions.