whats holding up the hydrogen fuel cell technology?
we hear so much about, but see no progress.
2006-10-01 05:05:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
it mainly a safety concern. there is a company that has produced a safe storage tank that can safely disperse the hydrogen if the tank is ruptured. Problem is the process is still expensive.
2006-10-01 12:11:46 · answer #1 · answered by Houjo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing, they can be purchased today. Most fuel cells are in use for things like remote radio transmitters. Usually fueled by propane or other hydrocarbon gas instead of hydrogen.
however they are not used in a production automobile because the price is too high, and because hydrogen is difficult to store.
new manufacturing processes may bring this cost down.
The best answer for 99% of automobiles would be a simple battery/electric. The EV-1 had a range of 150 miles, far more than the daily needs of most people.
google "Tesla electric car" to see an example of what can be done.
2006-10-01 05:20:27 · answer #2 · answered by disco legend zeke 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GM has a progression gas cellular motor vehicle they have geared up, it expenses over $a million,000,000. are you able to have adequate funds that? Me neither! There are different technologies that are lots extra value-effective that would shrink the quantity of gasoline a motor vehicle makes use of. Hybrids have been around some years and are gaining in recognition. If purely a million/2 of the autos on the line have been hybrids, this might a great deal shrink the call for for oil in the U. S. and might decrease oil expenditures lots. Hydrogen gas cellular autos would become economically achievable in 15 or 2 an prolonged time, yet real now they are not sensible in any respect.
2016-10-18 07:30:48 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, we could start using hydrogen cylinders in our cars right now, but the say it's unsafe. Actually, fuel tank is more unsafe that a hydrogen cylinder.
But actually, I think that higher powers (oil companies) don't want any alternative energies for vehicles to apperar for now.
2006-10-01 05:22:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Fed and oil are in bed. When big oil can make billions of $$$$ from hydrogen, we'll see it on the market.
2006-10-01 05:08:17 · answer #5 · answered by farahwonderland2005 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We can't produce or store Hydrogen nearly as cost effectively as gasoline.
2006-10-01 06:42:43 · answer #6 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GOP doesn't want to lose their grasp on the people via fossil fuels.
2006-10-01 05:07:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The oil companies. Just imagine their proffit margin when they can't compete.
2006-10-01 05:10:45 · answer #8 · answered by SUPERSTAR X 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
probably the oil companies are squashing it. Thats what they usually do.
2006-10-01 05:06:59 · answer #9 · answered by kurticus1024 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋