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Refueling a hydrogen car in California is so annoying that drivers are suing Toyota (www.latimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

A lot of hydrogen is derived from petroleum. Combine that with hydrogen's penchant for leaking very easily and the infrastructure would require a constant replenishment of the stuff just to keep idle. Extrapolate that to hydrogen stations being as common as gas stations and you'll see a lot of waste. For every day car use, it'd be better to use batteries.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

All hydrogen is derived from petroleum.

Ftfy.

It's absolutely possible to get hydrogen through electrolysis. There is effectively 0 being produced this way today.

Hydrogen is and has always been a way to greenwash natural gas consumption.