BMW is not letting go of hydrogen any time soon

11 December 2022
BMW always saw hydrogen-powered cars as a true alternative to gasoline and diesel and despite the world leaning towards battery power, the Bavarian giant just began manufacturing X5 Hydrogen.

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Anonymous, 12 Dec 2022What are you talking about? I really, really want hydrogen to come out as a strong competitor ... moreSince 1997 Prius is proving your theory to be wrong.

  • Anonymous

What are you talking about? I really, really want hydrogen to come out as a strong competitor to batteries. I hate batteries with a fiery passion. They are always a perishable component when they aren't made from superconductors. That's just a simple matter of fact.

It is quite literally impossible to make them last longer than they're expected shelf life. On the other hand, my father-in-law still owns the same truck that he bought in the 80's. He's a mechanic and has kept that thing in perfect working order for nearly 40 years. That's never happening when the power train is driven by a battery.

People that push batteries are taking that option away because they just don't care about anyone else. They throw cars away every 5-7 years already and don't really give a **** if other people want something that will last if they are capable of maintaining it.

Hydrogen offers that to people that aren't afraid to get their hands dirty and will be far cleaner than batteries once fusion is on the scene. It also has the added benefit of being swappable with ICE power trains that currently burn gasoline or diesel all over the world. Recent innovations have made it possible to efficiently produce hydrogen from ammonia using a special electrolyzer so it can be produced locally rather than shipped in large quantities through a new distribution system.

Batteries are fundamentally wasteful. People that buy BEVs are forced into a hamster wheel where they have to replace their vehicle every decade or be forced to effectively replace the cost equivalent of an ICE motor in that same timeframe - unless they're just lucky enough to experience a battery failure within whatever warranty time frame that you saddled up with when you bought the thing. They also leak uncontrollably even when they aren't under load (which poses a tremendous problem in terms of strategic energy reserves).

I wish BEVs would die horribly but the fact of the matter is that the average consumer is just stupid enough to keep them afloat. Luckily, I think the end game is that battery and hydrogen will be competitors in the market in the same vein as gasoline and diesel today. Superfluous goons will use BEVs while people that are handy and actually need to get stuff done will hydrogen in some form.

Anonymous, 12 Dec 2022Most countries only provides BEV charging at gas stations, so I'm not sure if gas station... moreJust imagine that, 5 pumps for ICE and Hybrid cars that take around 5-10 minutes to top off and 50 fast charging stations for EVs that take around 50 minutes :-D
2-5 quick chargers at current petrol stations certainly won't help as much as you probably think.

  • Anonymous

Point Break, 11 Dec 2022Some car companies seem desperate to keep us going to gas stations. I see you, Exxon. Most countries only provides BEV charging at gas stations, so I'm not sure if gas station will ever extinct.

  • Anonymous

I always believe hydrogen fuel cell is a much better long-term solution than battery. Batteries will deplete after prolonged use, but not hydrogen fuel cell.

  • Point Break

Some car companies seem desperate to keep us going to gas stations.

I see you, Exxon.

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