MUNICH ¨C Battery power may be the front-runner to become the car technology of the future, but don¡¯t rule out the underdog hydrogen.
That¡¯s the view of some major automakers, including BMW and Audi, which are developing hydrogen fuel-cell passenger vehicle prototypes alongside their fleets of battery cars as part of preparations to abandon fossil fuels.
They are hedging their bets, calculating that a change in political winds could shift the balance toward hydrogen in an industry shaped by early-mover Tesla¡¯s decision to take the battery-powered road to clean cars.
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