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saberline152 t1_j54ui5x wrote

Reply to comment by Taxoro in The race to make diesel engines run on hydrogen by FDuquesne

because these kinds of engines already exist, made in the 90s early 00's by BMW as a study, they require 1,5 times the amount of resources to make than regular engines. However when dealing with heavy machinery like this that is less of a concern since they are not made in the same number as regular cars.

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Taxoro t1_j54vj92 wrote

Include the increased resources from still using gasoline, and the reduced effiency meaning more hydrogen needed, surely the environment and even economical aspect would favor fuel cells?

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saberline152 t1_j54w06r wrote

yeah possibly. I don't know the numbers for that, it's just that some companies see this and go: oh neat the R&D was already done for us together with oh neat we can say it's greener* and add to that some interest groups and we get this.

The vehicle will have a reduced CO2 output tho. if you don't factor in how most of the current H2 is made...

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