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[-] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 12 points 6 months ago

I’m not sure why you’re getting downvoted, but companies are looking to use hydrogen fuel cells for 18 wheelers for just this reason. They won’t have to stop for gas even on long trips because the energy density is very high and the weight is less.

Here are a few charts about it from the DOE: https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/articles/fuel-cell-and-battery-electric-vehicles-compared

[-] Grimy@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The downvotes are because almost all of the global hydrogen production is made either with natural gas, as a byproduct of oil drilling or through coal.

In its current state, it is a fake green product pushed by the oil industry to hamper the transition.

[-] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 months ago

Ah - that makes sense, thank you. You’re correct, but I work in the aerospace industry with hydrogen fuel cells and green hydrogen is all I’m familiar with, but I realize now that this was bias on my part.

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

Is hydrolysis not cost-effective? If we have excess electricity, as in this case, can we not use that to get hydrogen?

[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

On the recent lemmy topic of using up votes and down votes incorrectly.

Literally just stating a verifiable fact, not in support or against the technology, and I get down voted lol.

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