Abstract The automotive industry remains one of the most significant contributors to total global emissions worldwide. This growing challenge is primarily attributed to the high dependency on fossil fuel as its primary source of energy. This review highlights the current state of the application of fuel cells in the automotive industry, as well as the technological advances made in comparison to the early years of the automotive sector. Future prospects of these technologies are also thoroughly reviewed. Factors impeding the advancement of these technologies while also impeding their commercialization are presented, with possible solutions to this problem also suggested. In summary, this investigation seeks to explore pragamatic approach that can be adopted to reduce the overall cost of fuel cells and their possible integration in the automotive industry.

中文翻译：

---

燃料电池在汽车行业的应用及未来展望

摘要 汽车行业仍然是全球全球排放总量的最重要贡献者之一。这种日益增长的挑战主要归因于对化石燃料作为其主要能源的高度依赖。这篇综述重点介绍了燃料电池在汽车行业的应用现状，以及与汽车行业早期相比所取得的技术进步。这些技术的未来前景也被彻底审查。介绍了阻碍这些技术进步同时也阻碍其商业化的因素，并提出了解决该问题的可能方法。总之，