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A road trip on the hydrogen highway
Today on the flagship podcast of hydrogen futures:
The Verge’s William Poor, Andrew Marino, and Alex Parkin head to California to figure out why hydrogen fuel cell technology, once a super-promising successor to gasoline, lost out to battery electric cars. They also put the embattled tech to the test with a road trip across California’s “hydrogen highway.”
Further reading:
- Read Andrew Hawkins’ story about the future of hydrogen fuel cell tech here.
- Read Justine Calma’s coverage of federal green hydrogen programs here.
- Go deep into California zero emission transportation policy here.
Credits:
Fact Check by Jasmine Arielle Ting
Thanks to:
Bill Elrick, Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership
Michael McCurdy, California State Library
Archival footage courtesy of Global ImageWorks, LLC
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