Joshua Dowling
National Motoring Editor
3 Apr 2015
7 min read

Imagine driving from Melbourne to Sydney without using a drop of petrol.

We've just driven the equivalent distance in Germany using hydrogen power, in a family SUV emitting nothing but water vapour from its plastic tailpipe.

The world's car makers are placing their bets on a range of technologies that will drive us into the future. The rest of us are left wondering who will collect on the bets.

Just a few years ago, the electric car was meant to be our saviour but the various examples have sold in a fraction of the number predicted.

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