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Electricity vs Hydrogen: Why is electrification the first choice for fleets?

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Especially in the process of hydrogen fuel cell power generation, the scarce and expensive precious metal platinum is required as a catalyst. Electricity is abundant, relatively cheap, and can be easily delivered to any place with a plug. In contrast, electricity has a significant cost advantage.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

My Electric Car

In addition, it is subject to similar refining, storage and distribution costs currently associated with petrol and diesel, including upstream CO2 emissions where the electricity required is usually generated from fossil fuels. Hence its supply would not be cheap, renewable nor sustainable in the long term.

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What If Europe Loses Russian Natural Gas?

Cars That Think

The European countries where heat pumps are most used are some of the coldest, including Norway, Sweden, and Finland, where more than 40 percent of homes use heat pumps. They could gear up to switch fuels in the central boilers used for district heating, which warms a quarter of EU homes.

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EV special III / Opinion / Hybrid & Electric / Themes / Welcome - Minds in Motion

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Home About Minds in Motion Contact Us Left menu Community People say People do Themes Alternative Fuels Clean Buses Hybrid & Electric Hydrogen for Mobility Sust. With very few moving parts, there is little that can break, so maintenance is infrequent and cheap. In Norway EVs are allowed on bus lanes and there is no VAT on EVs.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

April 10, 2009 10:09 am Link It amazes me that in the vast debate about electric cars world wide including here in Norway, no one ever mention the fact that the batteries in such cars need replacement in no more than five years. nk Related Posts From Green Inc. electric car race with i MiEV in Oregon?

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