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How is that efficiency calculated, respectively?



https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/fuel-cell-e...

I believe all Hydrogen vehicles are using proton exchange membranes still, which have roughly 40-50% efficiency.

And that's before you take into account that even the most cutting edge hydrogen refining processes are around 70% efficient.

So 1kWh of energy input (electricity) will net you 3X the motive power when used directly in a BEV than first being coverted to hydrogen, and then converted back into electricity.[1]

[1] 0.5*0.7 = 0.35.


I don't think any hydrogen vehicle in actual use has a fuel cell (and if there's any, it's an incredibly rare exception). They are all internal combustion engines.

Proton exchange membranes are very unreliable and expensive. They are also not power-dense, one that powers a bus will be very large.


It‘s actually the opposite: some hydrogen cars that use combustion exist, but they are really, really rare. Almost all hydrogen cars that are road legal use a fuel cell in combination with BEV parts to smooth out/extend power delivery.


That is completely incorrect, it is the opposite.


BEVs aren't 100% efficient though so it's closer to 2x rather than 3x.


I’ve also gone for the max efficiency figures for the Hydrogen car.

And that’s before we get to the fuel costs - £90 to go 400 miles in a Mirai, versus £5.50 to go 300 in an EV6.




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