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Exactly. The challenge with hydrogen that we've seen is that it's extremely flammable (even when mixed with a small amount of air) so it requires thousands of p
by paulgross 6y ago
Exactly. The challenge with hydrogen that we've seen is that it's extremely flammable (even when mixed with a small amount of air) so it requires thousands of pounds of reinforcement to make it safe to carry on a truck, which dramatically cuts payload capacity. (Carbon dioxide, by contrast, is thankfully not at all flammable.) Then, of course, there are the challenges with producing carbon neutral green hydrogen, since currently 99% of the world's hydrogen is produced using natural gas or coal. Plus building out a hydrogen distribution and fueling infrastructure all over the world.
- boringg 6y agoThe challenge with Hydrogen is that it leaks quickly out of systems so they need to be very tight fitting. The combustion element isn't the huge challenge - in fact diesel and gasoline are more dangerous from an accident perspective if there is a tank leak because they remain on the scene setting up a flammability risk whereas hydrogen readily and incredibly quickly dissipates into the atmosphere. For hydrogen to work in the trucking space you work on end-to-end systems, therefore negating the need to change the entire infrastructure. You target 80% of the trucking industry and leave the last might to more carbon intensive mechanisms. I think the approach that best works for your company - and the one that I natively believe in: We need all of these technologies to change the future narrative and not fall into a situation where the new technologies are competing against each other. If you can remove the technology risk/operation risk and start deploying these systems quickly - you have a very promising opportunity ahead of you. Don't waste time trying to compete against EV or Hydrogen. All of the above is the approach.