Reply to post: Re: Distribution network problems

Brits rattle tin for 'revolutionary' hydrogen-powered car

werdsmith Silver badge

Re: Distribution network problems

With electric vehicles the distribution network comes for free because all towns and cities are already wired.

This depends on how you look at it. If you consider hydrogen as an energy store like a battery then the distribution for the hydrogen is also already in place, because it is electricity + water. You produce the hydrogen at the filling station using the electricity and water supply. You are effectively converting the electricity to hydrogen, or converting the electricity to a battery store.

Then it comes down to whether the hydrogen or the battery is the best at storing and extracting the energy for a vehicle.

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