Dispelling Myths

SAFETY

SAFETY

MYTH

IT’S NOT SAFE

TRUTH

There has been concern around the safety of hydrogen. It’s used to make bombs after all! However, despite its name, the hydrogen bomb uses deuterium and tritium; neither of those elements are used in hydrogen fuel cells. Further, Fuel cells combine oxygen and hydrogen, which is used to generate electric power. There’s no explosion involved.

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FUELING

FUELING

MYTH

THERE ARE NO FUELING STATIONS

TRUTH

Gas stations are everywhere, and there has been government effort to expand the availability of electric vehicle charging stations, but by far the biggest hurdle standing in the way of hydrogen vehicles is the near-complete lack of a global infrastructure through which to distribute the fuel.

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SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

MYTH

IT’S NOT REALLY A GREENER ENERGY SOURCE

TRUTH

We can get hydrogen by reversing the electrolysis process of water. The problem is that the process of extracting it requires a great deal of energy. Around 95% of hydrogen production currently relies on fossil fuel energy sources. Despite this, the overall environmental impact of using hydrogen powered vehicles produced from fossil fuels is still 40-50% lower than gasoline combustion engine vehicles.

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MONEY

MONEY

MYTH

IT’S TOO EXPENSIVE

TRUTH

The high cost of raw materials such as platinum required to develop hydrogen technology was expected to hamper the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle market growth. However, research is constantly making breakthroughs regarding the utilization of cheaper raw materials.

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ADVANTAGES

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TECHNOLOGY

When most people first hear about hydrogen powered vehicles…

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EVOLUTION

Fuel cell technology is not a new topic. Although the…

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FUTURE

The U.S. was the first country to establish hydrogen and fuel cell…

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