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NYC_SKP

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15. I agree. There's a place in the energy world for Hydrogen, but it's not in passenger vehicles.

Reply to caraher (Reply #8)

Tue Sep 30, 2014, 09:53 AM

Sep 2014

It might work for large fleets with centralized fueling points, but not for the average commuter.

It's plain silly (and inefficient) to take wind or solar, generate electricity, convert it to H2, compress that and fill the car only to convert it back to electricity.

H2 might have a place in renewables energy storage, or load balancing, but not as a portable fuel supply, IMHO.

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The infrastructure growth requirements are daunting for hydrogen caraher Sep 2014 #8

I agree. There's a place in the energy world for Hydrogen, but it's not in passenger vehicles. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #15