With electric power grabbing most of the attention, it is easy to forget hydrogen as a promising petrol replacement.

But even as Australian EV development continues to steal headlines, hydrogen has been bubbling away in the background. Traditionally seen by many experts as less viable than electricity, hydrogen could have a substantial impact on the wider Australian economy...

There’s a real competition between hydrogen and batteries as a source for powering sustainable vehicles, according to Ken Baldwin, professor of physics at the Australian National University. 

“A lot of car companies are hedging their bets and looking at both technologies, and it will be interesting to see if competition from one drives down the price of the other backwards and forwards until we have a situation whereby it makes these vehicles even cheaper than they look like becoming,” Baldwin said. 

Read the full article at 'The Motor Report'.