Re:Hyundai Nexo sets new world record 887.5 km travelled on ...
by crote on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @08:48PM
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Even there it's not a clear-cut victory.
The last time I looked at it, it turned out that hydrogen filling stations need a significant time after fueling each car to get back to transfer pressure. If you want to fill your tank right after someone else, you'll have to wait for a bit.
But overall, filling time is not that big of a deal. Most people don't really drive that much, and the car spends the majority of its time in a parking lot. In practice it turns out that just charging it at home every day is more than enough to keep a battery full.
In addition to that, commercial vehicles often have a driving time limit. As long as the recharge period is shorter than the mandatory break, you are not going to care about the recharge speed.
And both battery capacity and charging speed are quickly improving. There might be a small niche for hydrogen, but it's disappearing rapidly.
The last time I looked at it, it turned out that hydrogen filling stations need a significant time after fueling each car to get back to transfer pressure. If you want to fill your tank right after someone else, you'll have to wait for a bit.
But overall, filling time is not that big of a deal. Most people don't really drive that much, and the car spends the majority of its time in a parking lot. In practice it turns out that just charging it at home every day is more than enough to keep a battery full.
In addition to that, commercial vehicles often have a driving time limit. As long as the recharge period is shorter than the mandatory break, you are not going to care about the recharge speed.
And both battery capacity and charging speed are quickly improving. There might be a small niche for hydrogen, but it's disappearing rapidly.