This research offers a comparative study of two fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) designs: one is using an alkaline fuel cell (AFC), and the other is employing a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). The focus is to find superior efficiency of the AFC-powered FCEV over its PEMFC counterpart. The AFC system provides greater electrical efficiency, up to 70% under suitable conditions, compared to around 50% for the PEMFCs. This is because of its lower activation over potential at the cathode and its ability to use non-noble metal catalysts. Additionally, the AFCs benefit from faster electrode reactions and reduced costs due to the use of cheaper materials. The AFC powered FCEV is named as FCEV-A, and that for PEMFC is FCEV-P. In designing the FCEV, a dc/dc boost converter is used to make the fuel cell output voltage higher because its output voltage is not enough for the permanent magnet synchronous motor. An inverter assists to generate ac voltage for the motor. The setup is performed in MATLAB/ Simulink environment. A comparison of the FCEV-A and FCEV-P outputs reveals that the former exhibits better performance.