For the past century or so, we’ve mostly powered our cars using the internal combustion engine. Lately, we’ve made some serious progress with electricity, Hydrogen and biofuels but for the most part we’ve relied on the fossilized remains of trees and ancient marine animals to keep us on the road.
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Given that this arrangement involves a series of controlled explosions, it’s hardly surprising that people have been trying to figure out alternatives for almost as long as the car’s been around.
As is the case with most experimental car technologies, most of these efforts made their appearances in concept cars. Some of these alternative power sources, such as Hydrogen, are now making their way into the mainstream.
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