Will Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Electric Cars Drive Us Into the Future?
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The Mirai—Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell car—will take to the roads starting next month. How do hydrogen fuel cells stack up against plug-in electric cars? Craig Scott, National Manager for Advanced Technologies for Toyota, and Levi Tillemann, author of The Great Race: The Global Quest for the Car of the Future, dig under the hoods of this fleet of alternative fuel vehicles.
Segment Guests
Levi Tilleman
Levi Tilleman is a fellow at the New America Foundation and author of The Great Race: The Global Quest for the Car of the Future (Simon & Schuster, 2015).
Craig Scott
Craig Scott is National Manager for Advanced Technologies at Toyota Motor Sales, based in Torrance, California.
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About Alexa Lim
@AlexaLim22Alexa Lim was a senior producer for Science Friday. Her favorite stories involve space, sound, and strange animal discoveries.