We see so many battery electric cars being purchased but very little of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. What are the reasons?
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Hydrogen is around $35 USD/kg. A full tank on a Toyota Mirai is $180-200 for ~350 miles. That’s in part to supply/demand, and the necessary infrastructure to transport, store, and deliver hydrogen.
Creating hydrogen from clean sources is also inefficient, losing about 30-40% of energy compared to just 5-10% in electricity from the grid. It’s a bit better from natural gas extraction, but cost to capture isn’t quite there with cost to sell.
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