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Published online 23 June 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050620-12
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Hydrogen cars will save lives
Cleaner vehicles would be better for people, as well as the planet.
Hydrogen-powered vehicles will save thousands of lives a year in the United States alone, researchers say.
If all the nation's vehicles were powered by hydrogen fuel cells rather than fossil fuels, the drop in pollutants that cause asthma, respiratory problems and other potentially life-threatening conditions could reduce deaths by over 6,000 a year.
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