
160 Automotive Ergonomics: Driver–Vehicle Interaction
provides shorter range than a fuel tank for the equivalent ICE. The main hindrance
to fuel cell generalisation is availability and accessibility to hydrogen in a usable
form. By contrast, electric power is virtually everywhere; ‘pure’ EVs can draw power
from most sockets in modern houses, shops, ofces, workshops and car parks. In
addition, like all EVs, they enjoy the super-efciency and driver-friendly proper-
ties (see next section) of the electric motor. Thus, they consume minimum energy for
a given distance. Their weakness lies in the energy capacity of batteries, which can
store many ...