QUESTION

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Prelims 2025

Consider the following types of vehicles:

I. Full battery electric vehicles II. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles III. Fuel cell electric hybrid vehicles

How many of the above are considered as alternative (powertrain) vehicles?

Select an option to attempt

Explanation

Alternative powertrain vehicles are those that do not use conventional petrol/diesel engines. Instead, they rely on clean energy sources like electricity or hydrogen.

  • I. BEVs – Run fully on batteries and electric motors.
  • II. FCEVs – Use hydrogen to make electricity via a fuel cell.
  • III. FCEHVs – Combine hydrogen fuel cell + battery + electric motor.

All three are alternatives to traditional fuel vehicles.

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