I think that fuel cell vehicles will find a great niche in these larger vehicles like trucks and buses due to their scalability and fast refueling times, particularly compared to battery EVs.
I think that fuel cell vehicles will find a great niche in these larger vehicles like trucks and buses due to their scalability and fast refueling times, particularly compared to battery EVs.
The only thing I don’t like is that hydrogen still requires a network of refineries, storage, and distribution. The most likely source of the hydrogen is also hydrocarbons, today 95% of hydrogen...
The only thing I don’t like is that hydrogen still requires a network of refineries, storage, and distribution. The most likely source of the hydrogen is also hydrocarbons, today 95% of hydrogen in the US comes from natural gas, which comes from fracking. I would love those planet destroying cartels to go the way of dinosaurs.
IMHO, the fact that it keeps the petrochemical industry in play is why hydrogen is being pushed at all.
I view the use of natural gas to generate hydrogen as more of a transition / bridge toward renewables. Our electric grid is still extremely reliant on fossil fuels to provide power. California...
I view the use of natural gas to generate hydrogen as more of a transition / bridge toward renewables. Our electric grid is still extremely reliant on fossil fuels to provide power.
California also requires that 33% of the hydrogen used for fueling vehicles has to come from renewable sources. I believe at least one of the largest providers of hydrogen has also pledged that at least 50% of its hydrogen will be renewably sourced in the next couple years.
Oh, cool. Thanks for all that info. I had not viewed hydrogen as a renewable at all, but I can see how some portion of the renewable fuel economy could go hydrogen. I am still betting on EV’s...
Oh, cool. Thanks for all that info. I had not viewed hydrogen as a renewable at all, but I can see how some portion of the renewable fuel economy could go hydrogen. I am still betting on EV’s being battery powered though. Reason being that I don’t think that hydrogen fuel cells have the compounding efficiency gains that we see in battery technology, year after year. But I could be wrong on that.
I think that fuel cell vehicles will find a great niche in these larger vehicles like trucks and buses due to their scalability and fast refueling times, particularly compared to battery EVs.
The only thing I don’t like is that hydrogen still requires a network of refineries, storage, and distribution. The most likely source of the hydrogen is also hydrocarbons, today 95% of hydrogen in the US comes from natural gas, which comes from fracking. I would love those planet destroying cartels to go the way of dinosaurs.
IMHO, the fact that it keeps the petrochemical industry in play is why hydrogen is being pushed at all.
I view the use of natural gas to generate hydrogen as more of a transition / bridge toward renewables. Our electric grid is still extremely reliant on fossil fuels to provide power.
California also requires that 33% of the hydrogen used for fueling vehicles has to come from renewable sources. I believe at least one of the largest providers of hydrogen has also pledged that at least 50% of its hydrogen will be renewably sourced in the next couple years.
Oh, cool. Thanks for all that info. I had not viewed hydrogen as a renewable at all, but I can see how some portion of the renewable fuel economy could go hydrogen. I am still betting on EV’s being battery powered though. Reason being that I don’t think that hydrogen fuel cells have the compounding efficiency gains that we see in battery technology, year after year. But I could be wrong on that.