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I know this is against the grain, but I do think clean hydrogen is the future fuel. I know hydrogen is less efficient than Battery-Electric, but it's not about
by exabrial 4y ago
I know this is against the grain, but I do think clean hydrogen is the future fuel.
I know hydrogen is less efficient than Battery-Electric, but it's not about efficiency, it's about convenience.
One can transfer millions of joules at the petro pump in a few minutes without having to actually "handle" said joules.... but to transfer hundreds of joules with a battery-electric vehicle, one currently must actually "conduct" or directly "handle" all of the power that will eventually be used to propel the vehicle. Gasoline in a sense, "compresses" the energy for transfer...
That being said, Battery-Electric is a "here and now" technology. Perfection is the enemy of progress, so I'll gladly take a 1000HP Battery Electric GMC Hummer thank you.
- Schroedingersat 4y agoHydrogen has a number of hard to solve problems. But there are other fuels that are both burnable or usable in fuel cells. But all these improvements will mean nothing if we increase consumption enough to offset any efficiency increases.