Loop Energy says new hydrogen fuel cell more efficient than diesel engine

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Reuters) - Hydrogen fuel cell maker Loop Energy said on Sunday that its latest cell system can deliver better fuel economy than a diesel engine at current price levels.

The Burnaby, British Columbia-based company said that - based on a pan-European diesel cost of $1.91 per litre on Sept. 5 and $10 per kg of hydrogen - a truck could travel just over 111 miles (179 km) on $100 worth of fuel using its new S1200 hydrogen fuel cell system versus a little over 109 miles for an equivalent diesel truck.

As the auto industry makes the shift to zero-emission electric vehicles (EVs), big freight truck makers like Daimler Truck and Volvo are investing heavily in hydrogen fuel cells to haul freight long distances because batteries weigh too much to make electric trucks viable.

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Hydrogen fuel cells have faced two challenges for broad adoption: they have so far been less efficient than diesel and fuelling infrastructure in Europe is virtually non-existent.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/loop-energy-says-new-hydrogen-fuel-cell-more-efficient-than-diesel-engine/ar-AA11X9th

[GreenWave]

1. We in our simple faith in science were right

And those gas guzzler lovers were wrong.

What did the model T get fuel-wise? Motor Trend chokingly admits to 25 mpg. I have seen higher.

[link:https://www.motortrend.com/features/the-25-mpg-model-t-why-havent-we-done-better-1751/|

But as John Lennon aptly rebutted McCarthy, "You must have learned something in all those years!" So too Motor Trend will kiss gas guzzler derrière by blasting the Model T failing to admit that "roads" back then were often horrible and tires might not have been so perfected...

But we expect our technology to improve NOT coddle the fuel wasting industry.

As Mr. Honda aptly stated, words to the effect: "When the American consumer demands better fuel efficiency, we will hire 50 more engineers. General Motors hires 50 more lawyers!"

[Hortensis]

2. Great, but economical "at current price levels." (!) More development coming.

[Turbineguy]

3. In transport, 2% is big because of the law of large numbers.

I once knocked 7% off the fuel consumption on a ship. That was 10 tons of oil per day in savings.