How are those hydrogen fuel cell cars coming along?
We need them, NOW!
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They’re not coming along very quickly, but there are better alternatives. Problems with hydrogen transportation:
1) Hydrogen fuel source. Currently the only efficient method we have of getting hydrogen is from natural gas, and the process emits as much CO2 as burning gasoline (and it’s no cheaper), so there’s no benefit. Theoretically you can use electrolysis to get hydrogen from water, but this requires tons of energy – more than you can get by burning the hydrogen. Unless we find a way to weaken the atomic bonds, this process won’t work.
2) Infrastructure. There is no infrastructure for transportation and storage of hydrogen fuel, so even if there was a supply of hydrogen and a fleet of hydrogen cars, there’s no way for them to refuel.
Electric cars are a better alternative. They’re environmentally friendly, the technology is advancing rapidly (affordable high-speed long-range EVs will begin to be available in about a year – see links below), and the infrastructure (power grid) is already in place.
General Motors – Sequal – Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car
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