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To: Blood of Tyrants
Fuel cells don’t wear out.

Per studies: "In experiments, alloying platinum with a transition metal, such as nickel, have proven to be very effective catalysts. However, they don’t last as long as desired, as the fuel cell’s interior also corrodes alloy’s atomic surface structure. According to U.S. Department of Energy targets, fuel cell systems should last for 8,000 hours of operation, however so far, they have not reached 5,000 hours."

5,000 hours will get you two years of use when operated 8 hours a day. An EV battery will last 15 to 20 years and still have over half it's energy use available. Fuel cells do wear out, faster than conventional lithium-ion batteries.

71 posted on 09/20/2022 2:20:27 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: roadcat

How many people use their vehicle 8 hours a day?


75 posted on 09/20/2022 3:16:11 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Inside every leftist is a blood-thirsty fascist yearning to be free of current societal constraints.)
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To: roadcat

Also, I know an EV battery has only about 25% of normal range in cold weather.


77 posted on 09/20/2022 3:17:07 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Inside every leftist is a blood-thirsty fascist yearning to be free of current societal constraints.)
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To: roadcat
An EV battery will last 15 to 20 years and still have over half it's(sic) energy use available.

The ones in my phone sure don't!

113 posted on 09/20/2022 6:54:34 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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