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Catfish · 08-07-21, 05:16 PM

^ every car with a combustion engine on the road now could be converted to burning hydrogen instead of 'gas' or fossil fuel without problem, instantly.
The energy balance would be still a problem because hydrogen has to be produced somehow, but hydrogen still has a better energy balance than electric vehicles.

I speak of energy balance because you have to take all energy and effort into account that has to be done to create a final product, not only what energy it needs to be kept running. And even if you only look at the latter, the electric car is far behind of coventional combustion engines.

All you do with electric engine is to shift your exhaust some miles away, to the power plants behind your horizon.

08-07-21, 05:16 PM	#20
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,816 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	^ every car with a combustion engine on the road now could be converted to burning hydrogen instead of 'gas' or fossil fuel without problem, instantly. The energy balance would be still a problem because hydrogen has to be produced somehow, but hydrogen still has a better energy balance than electric vehicles. I speak of energy balance because you have to take all energy and effort into account that has to be done to create a final product, not only what energy it needs to be kept running. And even if you only look at the latter, the electric car is far behind of coventional combustion engines. All you do with electric engine is to shift your exhaust some miles away, to the power plants behind your horizon. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.