1, the fuel cell and its associated components provide an alternative to direct storage of electricity in a battery. These alternatives are not equivalent, with each having its own advantages and disadvantages. The fuel-cell alternative suffers from low efficiency (around 60% for the electrolyser ...
Disadvantages and relevant promoting actions and policies:Compared with othernew energy vehicles, fuel-cell commercial vehicles are more expensive. To compensate for this disadvantage, state government offers fuel cell vehicles owner higher subsidies than other new energy vehicles. In addition, the infrast...
Offer et al.17 conducted a comparative analysis of the advantages, disadvantages, and future development trends of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, electric vehicles, and hybrid vehicles combining electric and hydrogen fuel, and pointed out that in the future transportation system, hydrogen fuel cell ...
Interest in the use of hydrogen is based on its clean burning qualities, its potential for domestic production, and high efficiency of FCV (~2–3 times that of conventional gasoline ICE) [1]. Hydrogen is one of the most abundant elements on earth and when used in a fuel cell, the sole...
Fuel cell vehicles generate electrical energy locally in a fuel cell and use this to move the vehicle or store it temporarily in a traction battery. The “waste gas” is simply water vapor. In electric cars, energy is generally drawn from a power socket and stored in a battery for later ...
Introduction to Automobile Fuel A fuel generally refers to a substance capable of converting its stored chemical energy into thermal energy through a chemical reaction (combustion). The fuels currently used in automobiles are mainly gasoline and diesel. With the increasing number of automobiles year by...
How does a fuel cell generate electrical energy? Explain. What are the advantages and disadvantages, in terms of efficiency and environmental impact, of using corn to produce ethanol fuel? Why are petroleum products especially useful as sources of energy? Explain three uses ...
It could also be used for mobile applications (e.g., on-board generation of hydrogen for fuel cell powered vehicles) and for refueling applications (e.g., stationary sources of hydrogen for vehicles). The only disadvantages of plasma reforming are the dependence on electricity and the ...
Further, the different hydrogen-fuelled drive systems are explained, namely fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), hybrid FCEVs and hydrogen ICE vehicles. In addition to descriptions of the different drive systems, advantages and disadvantages in terms of efficiency, range, costs and other aspects ...
The primary disadvantages of fuel cell systems, compared to gasoline hybrids, are the high present-day cost, shorter than required fuel cell stack life, poor energy density of fuel storage, and lack of a widespread hydrogen fueling infrastructure. Fuel cell system cost, while higher than a gasol...