Did you know that alternative power sources were first used in 1920, yes electric vehicles and steam-powered engines capitulated compared to the internal combustion engine (the motors we are more familiar with today) during this period of time. A similar period of time much like this early age, is starting to appear again as we see alternative power systems used to power our everyday vehicles, and it will no doubt continue to come for the up coming years.

Millions of dollars have been spent for development of alternative power and is still being spent on further developing new means of vehicle impulsion, that too with good reason. The automobile industry is underneath an increasing pressure to cut down pollution by developing eco-friendly cars (such as the Toyota Prius). Other motives include the rising cost of oil and gas, and the further development of Hybrid and Biodiesel technology.

Certainly, the incorporation of any alternative power will not take place overnight. Such revolution could take 15 to 20 years before any thing could significant would arise in technology. But as eco-friendly fuel cells continue to develop as the alternative power source the auto manufacturers are looking for, the result will be an impressive change in what makes a vehicle drive; as well as the technology required to produce them.