Hydrogen Cars versus Hydrogen on
Demand
Hydrogen cars are coming of age faster than we think. In fact,
hydrogen cars are rolling out to regular consumers now. Honda, GM
and BMW are all putting production hydrogen cars in the hands of
consumers for limited testing.
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Hydrogen Cars
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The largest issue with hydrogen cars is not the vehicles themselves
but the infrastructure (fueling stations, production facilities,
distribution channels) that needs to be built to support them. This
is why many people are turning to hydrogen on demand for their gasoline
burning vehicles as a viable short-term solution until all the ducks
are in a row for hydrogen-powered cars.
Hydrogen cars that are powered by 100-percent H2 come in two varieties
including fuel cell vehicles and those powered by internal combustion
engines. The Honda and GM vehicles previously mentioned are fuel
cell vehicles. The BMW previously mentioned run off liquid hydrogen
(or gasoline) in an internal combustion engine. None of these hydrogen
cars are powered by hydrogen on demand.
Instead, the hydrogen is created outside the vehicle and the put
into a hydrogen fueling station where it is dispensed at pressures
between 3,600 psi and 10,000 psi. Some hydrogen fueling stations,
it must be noted, do produce hydrogen on demand by electrolyzing
water as needed and then dispense this to the vehicles.
The hydrogen on demand, we are referring to on this website involves
carrying a hydrogen rich compound such as water onboard the vehicle
and creating hydrogen from it as needed to partly power the car
or truck.
The reason why hydrogen cars have gotten so much media attention
over the past few years is that they are zero emission vehicles
(ZEV). The only other ZEV is the battery electric vehicle (BEV),
which also has no tailpipe emissions.
The hydrogen on demand technology which uses a small amount of
water to create supplemental H2 for a gasoline or diesel burning
vehicles is not ZEV technology. Hydrogen on demand does, however,
help cut down on emissions and extend gas mileage, but there still
will be some tailpipe emissions from the vehicle.
While hydrogen cars promise a bright future for clean and green
technology, hydrogen on demand technology is available now for those
who want it. All it takes is an eBook, $100 worth of parts and some
elbow grease. Either that or simply purchasing a hydrogen on demand
kit online will also do.
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