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Old Crank

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5. Hydrogen is an uphill reaction
Thu May 11, 2023, 02:44 PM
May 2023

It is 18%- 48% efficient depending on source and end use.

One issue as stated earlier is the vehicle complexity issue. ICE engines arre very complex. This will be th same. New engines are vey dependable, especially compared with engines from the 1970s era. But not nearly as dependable as electric.

I think they started the development when electrics were struggling to get much over 100 miles between charges. They couildn't project the vast changes in battery technology that has dramatically increased range.

Another poster was correct. They could have spent 2 minutes and covered the information that was meaning ful.

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