A community about hydrogen and its use as a way to fight climate change.
Don't hydrogen engines take platinum to make or something crazy? Not against alternatives, but I thought hydrogen was fucked.
Very little platinum. Certainly, far less than the comparable raw material needs of BEVs. Also, platinum is effectively 100% recycled.
I really liked this video explaining some of the challenges with a consumer hydrogen powered vehicle: https://youtu.be/rtZQLUtckS4?si=OF2P2MWco-XSKGLy
I think hydrogen might have potential for trucks but for consumers, at least where EVs can work, I don't think there's a real advantage unless a major breakthrough changes things.
BEVs are simply too expensive and impractical for most people. It will end up like diesel cars and eventually be abandoned. Hydrogen cars at least make sense from a fundamental point of view.