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Katsuaki Watanabe, who is the head of the leading Japanese car maker, told French new agency Agence France-Presse yesterday that perfecting such technology will still take more time. For years, Toyota, along with other Japanese automobile companies, has been trying to craft a car that will possibly run on fuel cell alone. Toyota has encountered difficulties in trying to integrate the fuel cell system in a car but what is more difficult is that it will definitely cost too much for motorists to afford. With such technology, the vehicle is definitely emission free as its sole by-product is water.

“When we first started the research and development of fuel-cell cars, some people predicted that they may be commercialized by around 2010. But that’s difficult,” said Watanabe. “The technological advances are significant. The only problem is the cost.”

Aside from the probable top-of-the-ceiling cost of the fuel cell car, owners will need hydrogen filling stations to keep the green vehicles running. Toyota has yet to find ways on how to store Hydrogen efficiently as well as look where to get Hydrogen. “One great step for a cleaner environment.”, my friends in Autopartswarehouse says.

“It will probably be a long way ahead until we can start mass production, considering problems linked to difficulties in how to stock hydrogen and where to draw hydrogen from,” said Watanabe. “It’ll take long time to solve these problems, but we will definitely commercialize it as I believe it is a promising power source.”

Last year, Toyota announced its successful test drive of its fuel cell model currently dubbed as Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle (FCHV). With its full tank, the FCHV ran for 560 kilometers (or 350 miles) with a full tank. About 30 percent of hydrogen was still left after the drive test.

Despite the foreseen difficulties, Toyota is still determined to work on the fuel cell technology. With this promising system, automobiles will no longer pollute the air but instead clean it. The longer time a fuel cell-powered car is on the roar, air becomes cleaner.