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Energies 2017,10, 1217 Figure8.AdvancedbatteryEVattributeandfuelcellEVattributeratio for320km(coloredblue)and 480km(coloredgreen) ranges,withassumptionsofaverageUSgridmix in2010–2020 time-rangeand allhydrogenmadefromnaturalgas (valuesgreater thanone indicatea fuel cellEVadvantageover the batteryEV).Data from[22]. Rajashekara predicted a slightly different future for FCVs in [23]. He showedaplug-in fuel cellvehicle (PFCV)witha largerbatteryandsmaller fuelcell,whichmakes itbattery-dominantcar. Accordingto [23], ifhydrogenforsuchvehiclescanbemadefromrenewablesources torunthefuel cellsandtheenergytocharge thebatteriescomes fromgreensourcesaswell, thesePFCVswillbe the futureofvehicles. TheFCVswesee todaywillnothavemuchappealother thansomenichemarkets. Figure9showsabasicPFCVconfiguration. Table1compares thedifferentvehicle types in termsof drivingcomponent, energysource, features,andlimitations. 8