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UPSC 2025: Consider the following types of vehicles : I. Full battery electric vehicles II. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles III. Fuel cell-electric hybrid vehicles How many of the above are considered as alternative powertrain vehicles?
(a)Only one
(b)Only two
(c)All the three
(d)None
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All three listed drivetrains—(I) battery-electric vehicles, (II) hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles and (III) fuel-cell–electric hybrids—operate without an internal-combustion engine as the primary mover and are therefore classified as alternative powertrain (non-ICE) vehicles.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper 1, as Question 41. It falls under Science & Technology > Energy & Environment.
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