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A fuel cell vehicle is one that powers its onboard electric motor using a fuel cell, occasionally in conjunction with a tiny battery or supercapacitor. In order to generate electricity, fuel cells in vehicles typically use compressed hydrogen and oxygen from the air.
The propulsion method used by FCEVs is comparable to that of electric vehicles, with the fuel cell converting hydrogen-stored energy into electricity. These automobiles don’t emit any harmful exhaust emissions, unlike those powered by traditional internal combustion engines.
The Latin America Fuel Cell Vehicle Market accounted for $XX Billion in 2021 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2026, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2022 to 2027.
A new kind of tiny fuel cell is being developed by Volkswagen Latin America in Brazil. Research and development is being done on how to turn ethanol into a fuel cell or how to turn biogas into batteries.
In order to help with the research, the company entered into a cooperation with Unicamp University in São Paulo, Brazil, and is currently looking for more research partners.
Contrary to the global trend toward plug-in electric vehicles, Brazil’s ethanol industry is collaborating with the automotive sector to create hybrid and hydrogen fuel-cell automobiles that run on biofuel. The hydrogen fuel cell battery is the industry’s bet.
With prototypes now undergoing tests to run on ethanol, the Brazilian ethanol sector is collaborating with automakers, such as Nissan and Toyota, to soon introduce the first commercial hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.