I never said it was impossible. Anything is possible. If I have a million years, I could probably build a foot bridge to Mars. It doesn’t mean that it’s worth it.
It’s the same with hydrogen. It’s possible to have a hydrogen car. But is it economical? Is it worth having if I have to fill it up every three days and pay $15,000 to replace the fuel cell every 5 years? I’m not saying that literal. I’m just using that as an example of why it can work, but it’s not worth having.
Hydrogen is a potentially better option than lithium batteries. There is no pollution that I’m aware of and you fill up a tank with it, just like you do gasoline. However, it just may not be worth it economically at this time. As I pointed out, we can’t store hydrogen at the moment. You’re going to have leakage. You’re going to have to fill up more often than you do hydrocarbons.
Fuel cells are also more costly to maintain than your car engine.
Then there is the issue of northern climates in winter. Since the byproduct is water, what happens over the course of winter? Are we going to have cars jammed up with ice?
“I never said it was impossible.”
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I know we can’t store hydrogen, like we do hydrocarbons. There is no medium that we can use to hold hydrogen. If you were to fill up a hydrogen car and go on vacay, when you’d get back you’d have an empty car. Whereas, they probably rocket into space asap after fueling the tanks.
Hydrogen also makes metals brittle over time. You’d eventually end up with fuel tanks that you could tear apart with your bare hands.
“Anything is possible. If I have a million years, I could probably build a foot bridge to Mars.”
I don’t think you could.