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C/H ratio has steeply decreased passing to coal (C/H = 1.63), oil (C/H = 0.56)
and methane (C/H = 0.25). In this perspective, hydrogen (C/H = 0) can be
regarded as the final step in continue research of abundant, easy to use and clean
fuels. However, the lack of hydrogen fuel infrastructure and the necessity to
produce it from carbon-free primary energy sources imply that only a strong co-
operation between legislators, vehicle manufacturers and energy companies could
favor the widespread diffusion of hydrogen as an economically feasible fuel for
future transportation systems.
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