The era of fossil-fuelled transportation is drawing to a close. Climate change concerns and dwindling liquid hydrocarbon reserves will undoubtedly change the patterns of personal and commercial transportation in the future. While there are sound cases to be made for the adoption of transportation alternatives such as battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) - as well as for hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) - the latter type holds the better potential for diminished environmental harm in the longer term. Managing Director of RTS Africa Engineering, Ian Fraser, explains that both battery-powered cars and hydrogen-powered cars run on electric motors. “So the issue is where the electricity comes from?” he asks. In both cases, the electricity can come from either clean or contaminating resources, either renewable energy or coal-burning power stations.
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