Question

Why hydrogen is called a future gas?

Answer 1

In trying to characterize the nature of their enthusiasm for the process of using hydrogen in an engine they have called it the "fuel of the future."

It may be but just now it is far more dangerous than gasoline because it is extremely difficult to see or feel a hydrogen flame, it leaks from almost any container where you store it (very small molecule) it is expensive to produce and does not occur naturally in the required high energy form (free hydrogen) It is cheaper to produce from fossil fuels than from water but both require more energy or pollution than we could get from using electricity directly in an electric car.

The only seeming improvement hydrogen has over electricity is that it can presently more rapidly be used to refuel a vehicle and the vehicle can have more range on the stored power. There are ways to sort out these issues with electric vehicles and then hydrogen will then only be the future fuel hope of petrochemical companies, their primary promoter.

Answer 2

In trying to characterize the nature of their enthusiasm for the process of using hydrogen in an engine they have called it the "fuel of the future."

It may be but just now it is far more dangerous than gasoline because it is extremely difficult to see or feel a hydrogen flame, it leaks from almost any container where you store it (very small molecule) it is expensive to produce and does not occur naturally in the required high energy form (free hydrogen) It is cheaper to produce from fossil fuels than from water but both require more energy or pollution than we could get from using electricity directly in an electric car.

The only seeming improvement hydrogen has over electricity is that it can presently more rapidly be used to refuel a vehicle and the vehicle can have more range on the stored power. There are ways to sort out these issues with electric vehicles and then hydrogen will then only be the future fuel hope of petrochemical companies, their primary promoter.

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