20世紀初二次工業革命,電氣化帶來進步的新動力,亦展開一場蒸氣、電動和汽油汽車的淘汰賽,最後由亨利•福特(Henry Ford)大量生產的汽油車以價格優勢獲勝。現今的環境革命,汽、柴油內燃機、電動及氫動汽車的淘汰賽正開始,然依2008年National Research Council (NRC)報告顯示,以氫作為未來汽車動力來源,能達最快速減碳且於2100年達減碳80%目標,而德國政府面臨新的環境革命,除了發展電池車外,早於1975年又為重要的汽車產業指引出零排碳的氫動力技術一途,汽油內燃機汽車發明者Daimler Benz,現今又成為氫燃料電池汽車技術領先者,另其可敬的對手BMW亦研發氫動力汽車,其堅持於百年精鋉內燃機技術的氫內燃機汽車,目前亦為該技術領先者,在相同的國家、相似的環境及採相同的氫策略的兩廠,確發展出不同的技術基礎,與其歷史背景、區域優勢是否相關,又是否都能建立出氫動力汽車產業群聚呢?
Electrification brought new power for growth in Second Industrial Revolution of Early Twentieth Century, and THHhe HHknockout competition with steam-, electric-, and gasoline-powered vehicles race start. Finally, Henry Ford created the first inexpensive mass-produced automobile, steam and electric vehicles knock out, gasoline powered internal combustion engines won! Now is HHEnvironmental RevolutionHH, a new knockout competition is beginning which is gasline-, diesel-, electric-, and hydrogen-powered vehicles competition. According to National Research Council (NRC) Report in 2008, future vehices power by hydrogen can fast and eEffective achieve the 80% reduction in GHG output by 2100. The the German government faces this new environmental revolution. In addition to development of HHBattery Electric VehiclesHH (BEV), they also guided their auto industry to other way in 1975, which is Hydrogen power vehicles technology with zero- emission. Daimler Benz invented the the Gasoline internal combustion engine vehicles, now is hydrogen fuel cell technology leadership. In the same country and similar environment, they choose the same hydrogen strategy for the future of automotive power. The main worthy rival of BMW, is the forerunner and leader in hydrogen hydrogen powered combustion engine technology. Why choose different hydrogen technology? Is it relevant with the historical background and regional advantage? Who can form a hydrogen power vehicles industrial cluster?