Fuel cell vehicles: State of the art with economic and environmental concerns

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-43

  Veziroglu, Ayfer ^a   MacArio, Rosario ^b  

^a International Association for Hydrogen Energy   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

FC vehicles; FCVs; Fuel cell vehicles; Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles; Hydrogen fueled vehicles

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; HYDROGEN FUELS; SUPPLY CHAINS; VEHICLES;

FC VEHICLES; FCVS; FUEL CELL VEHICLES; HYDROGEN FUEL CELL VEHICLES; HYDROGEN-FUELED VEHICLES;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 79251612227     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.08.145     Document Type: Review

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