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Question of the Month: Which technology will power automobiles in 20 years?

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e14 Question of the Month

The future of transportation is renewable energy. Electric vehicles are growing in popularity, and more resources are being invested into the development of hydrogen-powered vehicles. Take the poll and let us know what technology will power cars in the near future, and please elaborate in the Comments section below!

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  • For some I could see a potential for a switch from the traditional car to a smaller personal urban transportation device. There appears to be a lot of interesting and fun-looking concept stuff out there already.

    I guess it will depend on where legislation is in 20 years whether or not some of the concept stuff can move to full production. At present a lot of it appears to be being used illegally as a) the legislation isn't there and b) it appears cheaper to pay the fine if caught, than to pay recurrent vehicle tax, insurance, MOT test, and parking charges as no-one has the resource to actively police it.

    So there could be the question of what does the automobile actually look like in 20 years.

  • in reply to beacon_dave

    It mostly depends on a willingness to revise automobile standards, and perhaps building the appropriate support infrastructure to enable  small personal transporters to flourish.

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