Fuel Cell Vehicles : Race to a New Automotive Future

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Foreword: Hydrogen fuel cells represent one of the most promising emerging technologies in the innovation age. The ability to efficiently and cost-effectively harness hydrogen for energy will reshape industries, improve lives, and even impact many nations? wealth and strategies for success.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Promise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Public Policy Dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CHAPTER 2: STATUS AND PROSPECTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Hydrogen Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 A Global Industry With Global Economic Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Market Projections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Component Technology Barriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 CHAPTER 3: ACCELERATING ADOPTION AND DEPLOYMENT . . . . . . . . . 27 Investment Trends and Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Western Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Emerging Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 CHAPTER 4: CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Agreement on the Public Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 The Current Global Situation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 The Remaining Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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