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Re:'A complete failure' Japan's 'fantasy' hydrogen strategy ... by gruez on Sunday January 22, 2023 @10:04PM (#34484984)
Right, but if they're essentially incompatible with fossil fuel ICEs, what relevance is there to this conversation? The only thing that binds them is that they combust, but there's no clear reason why fossil fuel companies would favor one technology just because it involves combustion.
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Re:'A complete failure' Japan's 'fantasy' hydrogen strategy ... by numpad0 on Monday January 23, 2023 @02:55AM (#34486499)
They are compatible and relevant, GH2 can be fed to a gasoline ICE through a carburetor with minimal changes.

New productions of existing ICE models therefore can be converted into a Hydrogen variant much easier, without redesigning the platform, or having to burn bridges with ICE and transmission factories.

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Re:'A complete failure' Japan's 'fantasy' hydrogen strategy ... by shagie on Monday January 23, 2023 @10:04AM (#34489584)
... while storing a tank of atmospheric pressure liquid H2 such that you can't store it in an enclosed space and will be nearly empty if you don't run it for 17 hours and has a range of 120 miles.
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