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    5510 months ago

    It isn’t going to overtake electric cars, too inefficient.

    But it might be the future for airplanes, which need a lot more energy density.

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      4310 months ago

      But it might be the future for airplanes, which need a lot more energy density.

      Specifically density by weight. By volume, which is more important to cars, hydrogen also loses.

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      410 months ago

      Yes also cargo ships and possibly American sized semi trucks. Although semis are right on border of battety vs hydrogen.

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          110 months ago

          Yean but aren’t the trucks in america large. I have seen memes making fun american semi compared to smaller loris.

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            210 months ago

            The trucks in Japan and Europe honestly seemed just as large, albeit the can be were shorter. But then there is Canada and Mexico which trucks are identical.

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      110 months ago

      The problem with long distance airliners though is that the turbofan powered engine has such a huge power output that is only possible using a turbine.