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by NoOneNew 1952 days ago
Similar to gasoline?

1.9 kWh per liter (6.84 megajoules): https://www.zess.fraunhofer.de/content/dam/ikts/zess/documen...

Gasoline energy density per liter, 34.2 mega joules: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_density

6.84 mj compares to 34.2 mj? Look, I want fossil fuels gone as the next cat. Overhype and lying through your rotten teeth doesn't help. Just adds fuel to big oil's rhetoric.

Closing the gap to gasoline's energy density? Absolutely and awesome. Similar... no. I just want alt energy to be honest and level headed. That way no one can take things out of context. That's all.

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What I find is that cars only convert about 15% of gasoline's energy into power, so it really depends how efficient one can make a hydrogen engine.