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Originally Posted by BuckeyeROC
I also wouldn't count out hydrogen powered vehicles. Since Honda is banking on them, I'm more inclined to think every Karen will be in a hydrogen powered car in the future, instead of electric.
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I pretty much spent a course in university to learn how much fuel cells suck as of now. In a typical PEM cell used in cars, water management is a big pain in the rear, especially in humid places where air can't really pull much water out of the cell. Then you get into the infrastructure, manufacturing and storage of hydrogen. Oh boy...
Long story short, I agree that it won't be viable for a long time unless there is a significant game changer in how we produce hydrogen. Right now, it's either electrolysis(so basically an electric car but less efficient due to all the processes involved with manufacturing, storage and transportation) or steam reforming(which uses natural gas, and "fossil fuel bad").
Japanese manufacturers are all banking on this tech. I hope they know what they are doing.
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