Technology tweaks will keep cars running on gas

Iria · Jun 7, 2006, 05:57 PM

Source: Reuters
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MUNICH (Reuters) - Internal combustion engines will rule the roost in the automotive world for decades to come despite the gradual rise of hydrogen-powered fuel cells that emit only water, industry experts say.

Advances that make petrol and diesel engines more efficient and less polluting will ensure they remain in broad use, but they will increasingly be yoked to electric motors and will run on a much broader variety of natural and synthetic fuels.

Fuel cell technology is making rapid progress, but still costs far too much and lacks the infrastructure that motorists will need to tank up, senior researchers told a conference this week hosted by Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper.

Jun 7, 2006, 05:57 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Technology tweaks will keep cars running on gas Source: Reuters ___________ MUNICH (Reuters) - Internal combustion engines will rule the roost in the automotive world for decades to come despite the gradual rise of hydrogen-powered fuel cells that emit only water, industry experts say. Advances that make petrol and diesel engines more efficient and less polluting will ensure they remain in broad use, but they will increasingly be yoked to electric motors and will run on a much broader variety of natural and synthetic fuels. Fuel cell technology is making rapid progress, but still costs far too much and lacks the infrastructure that motorists will need to tank up, senior researchers told a conference this week hosted by Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper.