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Originally Posted by RustyLugNut
Hydrogen can use electrical energy as well as heat energy in its production. It can be stored and, if bonded to a carbon atom, it can be a dense energy source with indefinitely long storage life.
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Basically that's what happens with CNG, 4 atoms of Hydrogen bonded to a carbon atom, and it can be sourced from renewable feedstocks too, eventually integrated with ethanol and biodiesel production. When I was more optimistic about Hydrogen, and mostly influenced by the marketing around BMW experiences with Hydrogen in internal-combustion engines, I used to see it as an easy replacement for the CNG imported from Bolivia. Anyway, I didn't see Hydrogen exactly as a competitor to EVs, mostly due to the cost and weight of the greater amount of batteries they have in comparison to a Hydrogen-powered FCEV.