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Re:Hyundai Nexo sets new world record 887.5 km travelled on ... by WorldMaker on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @02:07PM (#27198678)
Plus, unlike gas, the hydrogen is never directly burnt "in the engine", it's always converted to electricity first. A hydrogen car is always going to use EV motors (and batteries, because while denser, H2 doesn't yet have anything near the ability to supply power at high demand that current battery tech has) and have all the complexity of an EV, often without the convenience of grid charging (home charging) given much smaller batteries to compensate for the weight of the fuel cell and fuel.

Even the greatest H2 car is always just going to be a second class EV with "weird fuel needs".

Re:Hyundai Nexo sets new world record 887.5 km travelled on ... by seryoiupfurds on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @02:26PM (#27198919)
Maybe that's where current hydrogen R&D is going, but it isn't inherently true.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_internal_combustion_e...

Re:Hyundai Nexo sets new world record 887.5 km travelled on ... by isoprophlex on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @03:16PM (#27199620)
But now you're again limited by the low efficiency of ICE, the theoretical limits imposed by the carnot cycle...