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The advantage of ammonia is in the transportation and refueling. If you can refuel a car in the same amount of time that it would take to refuel it with gasolin
by pkphilip 4y ago
The advantage of ammonia is in the transportation and refueling. If you can refuel a car in the same amount of time that it would take to refuel it with gasoline, then it is a huge plus as it would allow a single fuel station to fuel many more vehicles in the same amount of time.. for instance, in the time it would take to fuel a EV to even 20% charge, you could conceivably fuel dozens of vehicles with ammonia.
That apart, for fast charging or even standard charging you need a reasonably heavily power load from the grid - if you have even 4-5 vehicles charging simultaneously. This would require big changes in the electricity distribution infrastructure.. something which is not required if you continue to use the existing infrastructure used to take fuel to the fuel stations.
Consider that you could easily fully refuel an 18-wheeler in a few minutes time with just a low powered pump.. which is not really possible if the 18-wheeler was a pure EV.
- jillesvangurp 4y agoBut then consider that you need about 8x the electricity to pull that off; which you pay for at the pump and suddenly that 30-40 minute charging break sounds pretty sweet. Especially when considering your drivers are required to take such long breaks every 4-5 hours. Private drivers get irrational and emotional about this stuff. But most commercial transport is cost driven. 8x is a great argument. Ammonia doesn't stand a chance. As for the grid, a lot of charging infrastructure relies on batteries and some local production via renewables. That evens out the load on the grid and helps balance things.