Shell closes all of its hydrogen refuelling stations for cars in California

Re:Shell closes all of its hydrogen refuelling stations for ... by LoganDark on Saturday February 10, 2024 @01:48AM (#39324160)

I think you'd have to lift the entire cabin in order to fit a big enough battery underneath it. Still, not quite outside the realm of possibility. Sillier things have been done by individuals before.

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Re:Shell closes all of its hydrogen refuelling stations for ... by dhahlen on Saturday February 10, 2024 @06:26AM (#39325359)

If you look at cutaways of the hydrogen vehicles, there is an enormous amount of space used for tanks and the fuel cell etc. The battery layout could be closer to that of a Polestar 2 rather than the more common 'skateboard' battery pack. Not that it would be an easy project!

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Re:Shell closes all of its hydrogen refuelling stations for ... by wkat4242 on Saturday February 10, 2024 @08:31AM (#39326000)

You can also just burn the hydrogen in an engine. The Mazda R8 could run on hydrogen thanks to its rotary engine. Still need the huge tank though :)

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Re:Shell closes all of its hydrogen refuelling stations for ... by LoganDark on Saturday February 10, 2024 @03:18PM (#39329802)

You can do that without having to make any changes to the fuel lines / injectors?

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Re:Shell closes all of its hydrogen refuelling stations for ... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday February 11, 2024 @08:31AM (#39334861)

I believe fuel cell vehicles convert hydrogen to electricity and then have electric drive trains.

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