Hydrogen engine

[Matthew J]

Why does it have to be compressed? Not enough hydrogen/oxigen in a gallon of water?

It takes about 53 kWh of energy to separate 1 kg of hydrogen from water. That 1 kg of hydrogen only contains about 34 kWh of energy.

 

[Hey-O]

let the free market dictate
what we want to own & drive

why does it always have to be
'my way or the highway'
you comply or else mandates BS
that's not freedom of choice

X2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[68Moparmaniac]

Main thing is what to do with the waste? The EV batteries when they go south? The nuclear waste that's generated? If someone could come up with a solution, they would be rich beyond their wildest dreams... I think we're putting the cart in front of the jackass IMO

 

[Ceedawg]

One good example on EVs, when battery prices went up all the electric carts were being dumped for gas carts. What will be any different on the cars?

 

[Matthew J]

One good example on EVs, when battery prices went up all the electric carts were being dumped for gas carts. What will be any different on the cars?

Switch to EVs will come from political pressure, not markets, practicality, or sound engineering.
Government will apply whatever weight is necessary to tip the scales.
It's stupid, but that has never stopped them before.

 

[funknut]

The Toyota Mirai range is 400 miles, I don't know the size of the fuel tank but they seem to have managed to fit it in.

There's no arguing Toyota is doing amazing things with hydrogen, but the Mirai is a luxury econobox. Performance-wise it's slower than a base Toyota Corolla. It holds about 5.5kg of hydrogen, and all the tanks, fuel cell, etc., take up quite a bit of space. I'm not hating on hydrogen, I would love to see it as a viable alternative, I just don't think it's practical given the physical limitations.

PERFORMANCE (C/D EST)
60 mph: 9.1 sec
1/4 mile: 17.0 sec
Top speed: 106 mph

 

[Ceedawg]

There's no arguing Toyota is doing amazing things with hydrogen, but the Mirai is a luxury econobox. Performance-wise it's slower than a base Toyota Corolla. It holds about 5.5kg of hydrogen, and all the tanks, fuel cell, etc., take up quite a bit of space. I'm not hating on hydrogen, I would love to see it as a viable alternative, I just don't think it's practical given the physical limitations.

PERFORMANCE (C/D EST)
60 mph: 9.1 sec
1/4 mile: 17.0 sec
Top speed: 106 mph

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Just like everything made, improvements and technology will come afterward. Look how ‘basic’ the first cars where. Necessity is the mother of invention.

 

[Triplegreen500]

Necessity is the mother of invention.

Correct.

NECESSITY. Market desire.

NOT government mandates.