Petroleum-based fuels have dominated all forms of transport for over a century. In recent decades, three alternative fuels have gained market share: liquid bio fuels, natural gas, and electricity, although all three have also been around for many decades. Nevertheless petroleum-based fuels still account for around 92% of final demand for global transport energy. In the coming decades, will any of the alternatives displace oil? Or could hydrogen be the transport fuel of the long-term future?
Dear Patrick,
For short distances inside towns the electric cars may dominate.
For long distance and heavy transporters, Hydrogen may dominate. I expect hydrogen to be the fuel of the future as can be directly generated from solar energy.
Biofuel will share a part as it is a byproduct of the agriculture waste.
In Summary i think the dominance will be to hydrogen as future fuel as it is clean , easy to transport and can be generated directly from solar energy which is the ultimate energy source of the future.
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biodiesel will be one of the promising fuel for transportation.
I think that we are looking at niches. Electric (subject to cost and electricity from sustainable sources) for local car transport. Possibly also for goods vehicles up to 16 tonne on local work. Gas engines for trucks and buses that return to base at the end of every driver's shift. Petrol and diesel for cars and coaches on long distance travel and for trucks on long distance travel or do not return to base at the end of every shift.
With increasing prices of oil, more alternatives will become cost effective. (Not having money to buy fuel and thus avoiding the trip altogether is also one of the alternatives, this is called transport demand management.) We will likely see a mix of multiple alternatives being used in parallel.
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