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As stated in Part II, two of the problems the automotive industry had to solve starting from the 1960s were related to the environmental impact due to the widespread use of road vehicles, in particular in highly populated areas like cities, and the use of energy, and in particular fossil fuels. Since then strict regulations have been imposed regarding emissions, while it was left to the market forces to take the task of convincing manufacturers to invest in reduction of fuel consumption. This trend was reinforced in the following years and the standards on emissions and then also on consumption, became increasingly strict.
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It should not be forgotten that also the very first internal combustion engines, such as the prototypes developed by Barsanti and Matteucci or by De Rivaz, ran on Hydrogen.
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Genta, G., Morello, L., Cavallino, F., Filtri, L. (2014). Energy and Environmental Issues. In: The Motor Car. Mechanical Engineering Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-8552-6_14
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