Will Hydrogen cars really be the solution?
I doubt it. The only reason hydrogen was ever considered the solution is that potentially it can solve the electric vehicle problems of refueling time and range. However, battery technology is advancing rapidly to solve those problems first. For recharge time, you just need businesses to set up high voltage rapid recharge stations. The technology already exists. Since everywhere is already connected to the power grid, that’s a ton easier than building hydrogen fueling stations everywhere and finding a way to transport the hydrogen gas. As for range, there are already EVs with ranges over 200 miles per charge. Lithium ion batteries and potentially ultracapacitor batteries are well on the way to solving this problem. Meanwhile, hydrogen fuel cell cars are still decades away from practicality. By the time they get there, electric cars will dominate the market. Even when hydrogen does become practical, it’s automatically less efficient than EVs because you still need to use electricity jus
