Why Hydrogen Energy Storage in Vehicles will Succeed Batteries
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In 2024, 17 million Battery-Electric Vehicles (BEVs) were manufactured globally, contrasting with about 15,000 hydrogen-electric vehicles (HEVs). This article considers the reasons for this result, suggesting that an optimum design of a Hydrogen plus Fuel Cell plus Battery Electric Vehicle (HFCBEV) drive train can beat the pure battery on fast refueling, mileage range, and cost. The difficulty is hydrogen infrastructure because hydrogen is not generally available to the public whereas electricity is accessible in almost every home. However, electric infrastructure is not available to charge bigger batteries that are now being installed in BEVs up to 250kWh energy storage. The conclusion is that small electric cars with batteries below 100kWh will be satisfactory but larger designs will shift to hydrogen electric vehicles as new refueling infrastructure is built by government leverage.
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