– Water? cried Pencroft. Are the boilers of steamships and steam locomotives heated with water? Water will boil water?
“Yes, but water is broken down into its constituent parts, and no doubt broken down by electricity, which by then will be a potent and easy-to-use force.
There is nothing new in the sublunar world. At the very beginning of the 19th century, François Isaac de Rivaz created the first hydrogen-powered engine, and 70 years later, the great Jules Verne dreamed of the widespread use of this technology. In besieged Leningrad, military engineer Boris Shelishch forced the engine of a GAZ-AA truck to run on hydrogen. Well, in our time hydrogen Toyota Mirai and Hyundai Nexo are produced and even sold, albeit in a very limited edition. All major car manufacturers also show their concepts of cars using this type of fuel from time to time.
Because hydrogen cars are essentially the same electric cars, they have the same environmentally friendly properties: no emissions of harmful substances during use and a high efficiency. At the same time, they also have significant advantages over their battery counterparts, some of which are especially valuable when used in our cold climate. First, hydrogen cars fill up quickly – even with a bus, the process only takes 6 minutes, let alone cars. Secondly, the mileage at one gas station is more than 400 km and can be brought up to 1000 km without much effort. Third, and this is important! – the hydrogen engine starts smoothly at low air temperatures and delivers approximately the same range regardless of weather conditions. Fourth, a gas cylinder is much lighter and more compact than a comparable battery. Fifth, when you throw away the power plant, you don’t need to use many tricks to minimize the damage to nature.
The question arises – why are such wonderful opportunities not being fully exploited, neither in our country, nor in countries that have gone mad with ecological messianism? There are plenty of reasons for that. To begin with, for the avoidance of unnecessary reasoning, let’s assume that electricity is still obtained from an outlet where it is supplied by the Holy Spirit, and not half-naked devils throwing fuel oil, coal, oil and other unpleasant substances into progressive ears. furnaces.
In a battery car, the electricity flows directly into the battery. The situation is more complicated with hydrogen. First, it is spent on the process of electrolysis of water, during which the desired gas is released. And only then, with the help of this gas, electricity is generated in the fuel cells of the car, which power the vehicle. Old sailor Pencroff was stunned by the process of heating water with water. Don’t mind getting electricity with electricity? Probably not. Because the second method of producing hydrogen is the steam reforming of natural gas, for example methane. The output of hydrogen increases, but the process is accompanied by the release of carbon dioxide, which is not ice at all.
In addition to problems with the production of hydrogen, there are certain problems with its transport and storage, with additional measures to ensure the safety of the vehicle. There are categorically not enough gas stations around the world. And to top it off, expensive platinum is used in fuel cells.
As a result, the purchase and maintenance of a hydrogen vehicle is very high. As noted by the director of the NRA agency Sergey Grishunin, the cost of fuel cell transportation in the United States is about $240 per 100 km, for an electric car – $166 per 100 km, and for a car with an internal combustion engine – $125.
Manufacturers have to get out. For example, in California, Mirai can be purchased at a 65% discount off the price of over $50,000. In addition, Toyota offers a $15,000 fuel credit for the first three years of use. Same story with Hyundai. They are mainly sold in South Korea and are supported by a subsidy of 50% of the price tag.
Of course, none of the above problems in battery-powered cars, which also suffer from them, will not even be considered, not to mention understanding. There everything is solved simply: manufacturers (and even governments) are given a strict order – pay! Pay for the future.
Well, hydrogen cars are just unlucky to be in the right place at the right time. But in all respects spending on them would be much more justified and promising.
Hyundai Nexophoto of the manufacturer.
Toyota Miraiphoto of the manufacturer.
– Water? cried Pencroft. Are the boilers of steamships and steam locomotives heated with water? Water will boil water?
“Yes, but water is broken down into its constituent parts, and no doubt broken down by electricity, which by then will be a potent and easy-to-use force.
There is nothing new in the sublunar world. At the very beginning of the 19th century, François Isaac de Rivaz created the first hydrogen-powered engine, and 70 years later, the great Jules Verne dreamed of the widespread use of this technology. In besieged Leningrad, military engineer Boris Shelishch forced the engine of a GAZ-AA truck to run on hydrogen. Well, in our time hydrogen Toyota Mirai and Hyundai Nexo are produced and even sold, albeit in a very limited edition. All major car manufacturers also show their concepts of cars using this type of fuel from time to time.
Because hydrogen cars are essentially the same electric cars, they have the same environmentally friendly properties: no emission of harmful substances during use and a high efficiency. At the same time, they also have significant advantages over their battery counterparts, some of which are especially valuable when used in our cold climate. First, hydrogen cars fill up quickly – even with a bus, the process only takes 6 minutes, let alone cars. Secondly, the mileage at one gas station is more than 400 km and can be brought up to 1000 km without much effort. Third, and this is important! – the hydrogen engine starts without any problems at low air temperatures and delivers an approximately equal range, regardless of the weather conditions. Fourth, a gas cylinder is much lighter and more compact than a comparable battery. Fifth, when you throw away the power plant, you don’t need to use many tricks to minimize the damage to nature.
The question arises – why are such wonderful opportunities not being fully exploited, neither in our country, nor in countries that have gone mad with ecological messianism? There are plenty of reasons for that. To begin with, for the avoidance of unnecessary reasoning, let’s assume that electricity is still obtained from an outlet where it is supplied by the Holy Spirit, and not half-naked devils throwing fuel oil, coal, oil and other unpleasant substances into progressive ears. furnaces.
In a battery car, the electricity flows directly into the battery. The situation is more complicated with hydrogen. First, it is spent on the process of electrolysis of water, releasing the desired gas. And only then, with the help of this gas, electricity is generated in the fuel cells of the car, which power the vehicle. Old sailor Pencroff was stunned by the process of heating water with water. Don’t mind getting electricity with electricity? Probably not. Because the second method of producing hydrogen is the steam reforming of natural gas, for example methane. The output of hydrogen increases, but the process is accompanied by the release of carbon dioxide, which is not ice at all.
In addition to problems with the production of hydrogen, there are certain problems with its transport and storage, with additional measures to ensure the safety of the vehicle. There are categorically not enough gas stations around the world. And to top it off, expensive platinum is used in fuel cells.
As a result, the purchase and maintenance of a hydrogen vehicle is very high. As noted by the director of the NRA agency Sergey Grishunin, the cost of fuel cell transportation in the United States is about $240 per 100 km, for an electric car – $166 per 100 km, and for a car with an internal combustion engine – $125.
Manufacturers have to get out. For example, in California, Mirai can be purchased at a 65% discount off the price of over $50,000. In addition, Toyota offers a $15,000 fuel credit for the first three years of use. Same story with Hyundai. They are mainly sold in South Korea and are supported by a subsidy of 50% of the price tag.
Of course, none of the above problems in battery-powered cars, which also suffer from them, will not even be considered, not to mention understanding. There everything is solved simply: manufacturers (and even governments) are given a strict order – pay! Pay for the future.
Well, hydrogen cars are just unlucky to be in the right place at the right time. But in all respects spending on them would be much more justified and promising.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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