Re: Hydrogen the fuel for the 21st century - Ballard CEO

Iridium wrote:


However, hydrogen fuel cells are two to three times more
efficient than gasoline-powered internal combustion engines. 


Not even wrong.

No hydrogen fuel cell system is commercially available today that even remotely approaches ICE efficiency.

At best, a very SLIGHT efficiency improvement MAY eventually happen.

Except that the ICE efficiency is improving FASTER than fuel cell efficiency is at present.

See http://www.tinaja.com/glib/energfun.pdf for a detailed analysis.

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