It has been claimed that China is in need of more fuel cell vehicles so as to significantly reduce pollution levels in the country's major cities.

Air quality in cities such as Shanghai is plummeting, largely due to the proliferation of new vehicles on the roads. As such a team of Chinese experts has called for more investment in fuel cell technology to deliver more environmentally-friendly vehicles onto the market.

The experts argue that introducing fuel cell vehicles now would be ideal because so few residents of the bigger cities actually own cars. As the number of residents owning their own cars is expected to increase significantly in the years ahead, introducing fuel cell vehicles now would mean more people taking them up in the near future.

It is understood that Chinese officials are now considering developing the infrastructure that would be needed to support a widescale development of fuel cell vehicles.

The move would result in China becoming a world leader in the fuel cell industry, reports the Detroit Free Press.

Sources:
China's leap to fuel cells
14/05/07
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070514/BUSINESS01/705140325/1002/BUSINESS

Chinese Experts Calling For More Fuel Cell Cars To Combat Pollution
3/07/07
http://www.h2daily.com/news/chinese-experts-calling-for-more-fuel-cell-cars-to-combat-pollution-20070603-419-50.html

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