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The study’s author, Ben Scott, a senior analyst with IHS Automotive, said fuel cells have a window of opportunity to get a foot hold in the market right now, while they have some advantages over battery electric vehicles. Fuel cells have longer driving range, for example, and shorter fueling times. “Refueling habits with a fuel cell vehicle will be very similar to that of a conventional car. This will definitely help with customer acceptance,” Scott said.
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Hydrogen refueling infrastructure remains a hurdle, however. Today there are approximately 100 public hydrogen refueling stations in the world (16 in the U.S.) More stations are coming in early adopter markets, but they are expensive — more than $3 million, compared to relatively inexpensive EV charging stations.
I think most of the 16 public hydrogen stations in USA are in California.
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Hydrogen is readily available for industrial uses, but comes mostly from fossil fuels like natural gas and coal. Hydrogen can be produced from renewable sources, but it’s much more expensive. “There is no market today to justify that premium and that market needs to be created to encourage investment in upstream hydrogen production capability. There is currently a trade-off between hydrogen carbon footprint and cost,” Scott said.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/...s/#608c9ae6415d
It looks like Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicles will have a tough time to beat battery vehicles.
Who is going to invest $3 million to build a hydrogen station and hopefully will get 10-20 customers a day(at best) ?
Who is going to buy a Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicle without refueling station within 10-20 miles ? How about driving across country without many stations around ?
The study’s author, Ben Scott, a senior analyst with IHS Automotive, said fuel cells have a window of opportunity to get a foot hold in the market right now, while they have some advantages over battery electric vehicles. Fuel cells have longer driving range, for example, and shorter fueling times. “Refueling habits with a fuel cell vehicle will be very similar to that of a conventional car. This will definitely help with customer acceptance,” Scott said.
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Hydrogen refueling infrastructure remains a hurdle, however. Today there are approximately 100 public hydrogen refueling stations in the world (16 in the U.S.) More stations are coming in early adopter markets, but they are expensive — more than $3 million, compared to relatively inexpensive EV charging stations.
I think most of the 16 public hydrogen stations in USA are in California.
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Hydrogen is readily available for industrial uses, but comes mostly from fossil fuels like natural gas and coal. Hydrogen can be produced from renewable sources, but it’s much more expensive. “There is no market today to justify that premium and that market needs to be created to encourage investment in upstream hydrogen production capability. There is currently a trade-off between hydrogen carbon footprint and cost,” Scott said.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/...s/#608c9ae6415d
It looks like Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicles will have a tough time to beat battery vehicles.
Who is going to invest $3 million to build a hydrogen station and hopefully will get 10-20 customers a day(at best) ?
Who is going to buy a Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicle without refueling station within 10-20 miles ? How about driving across country without many stations around ?
