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Originally Posted by rscurtis
Hydrogen is a net loss by the time you get to the end use, which is presumably a fuel cell. It is not an energy source, it is a storage medium just like a battery. As battery technology improves, H2 will become less attractive as an option.
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"As battery techology improves" yeah right. We will still have the problem of not enough, not soon enough. Hydrogen is a better fit for the country in terms of energy storage in automobiles.
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There is no energy benefit to producing H2 from electrolysis or natural gas when you consider that energy from coal will be required for the former, and the latter is a good engine fuel just as it is.
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So those will be the only two sources forever? You say that battery technology will improve, are you saying that Hydrogen technology can't?
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It is nothing more than a "feel good" idea promoted by people who didn't pay attention in science class when they were in school.
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Is that an
ad hominem attack? It sure seemed like one.
To be quite frank I am a mechanical engineer, and I did pay attention in science class. So unless you can come up with a better energy storage medium than "fantastic batteries that will exist soon" then Hydrogen fuel cells offer the best solution. As it stands now not a single Hybrid or electric vehicle is viable on a national level.
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Don't hold your breath while waiting for ex-governor Arnie's "hydrogen highway" to take shape.
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California can sink into the Pacific for all I care.