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India — already an established presence in the alternative fuels space — has announced that it will be joining the US, Japan, Germany, and the Netherlands in rolling out a hydrogen-powered car next year. The country’s space agency (ISRO) has teamed up with Tata Motors — makers of the recently-revealed plastic car — to develop a fuel cell vehicle whose only emissions will be water vapor, critical for a developing country whose pollution woes are only getting worse. According to ISRO chairman Madhavan Nair, while the hydro-car is scheduled for 2008 completion, mass production has yet to be determined.

[Thanks, Raghu]

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