After the end of World War II, the U.S. continued their military assistance to Chiang Kai-shek and his KMT government forces against the People's Liberation Army (PLA) led by Mao Zedong in the civil war for control of China.
Hydrogen-powered cars are better than electric cars â but there's a catch. We're starting to see more automakers turn their attention to hydrogen-powered cars. On Thursday, Honda announced it would being selling its hydrogen-powered sedan, the Honda Clarity, in California by the end of 2016.
While an electric car's power source is not explicitly an on-board battery, electric cars with motors powered by other energy sources are generally referred to by a different name. An electric car carrying solar panels to power it is a solar car, and an electric car powered by a gasoline generator is a form of hybrid car. Thus, an electric car that derives its power from an on-board battery pack is a form of battery electric vehicle (BEV).