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Old 02-24-2016, 01:57 PM   #46 (permalink)
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Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are electric cars. They use a small battery - or capacitors in this case, and a fuel cell and hydrogen to generate electricity on the fly.

This will always be lower efficiency than a EV with a bigger battery. Currently, the FCEV is ~1/2 the efficiency of a BEV.

Then there is the energy to get the hydrogen, and energy to get the hydrogen into the car. Take a look at this:



If the hydrogen is made from natural gas, it is even less efficient.
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