Hydrogen is a store of chemical potential energy, same as batteries. How you produce the hydrogen determines how "green" the process is, just as how you produce the electricity to charge your batteries (manufacturing and disposal aside) determines how "green" it is. You could produce hydrogen...
Agreed. I didn't mean to trigger a hydrogen vs batteries debate here, just express my interest in future "green" vehicle conversions like this one. I'm sure most people would have talked down the possibility of a working 80 EV conversion... until someone did it. Looking forward to more projects...
Valid concerns, but you're assuming no scientific improvements in this area. There are many, many promising developments in the area of using liquid ammonia as a carrier of hydrogen, which counter-intuitively has a higher density of hydrogen than liquid hydrogen. We keep on getting closer and...
I'm getting quite interested in the idea of a conversion to a hydrogen combustion engine when they become generally available. I think there's a lot of potential to retrofit older vehicles, including classic cars, with a hydrogen combustion engine, while preserving the existing transmission and...
I admire your patience. I totally would have bodged this and hacked something nasty together with a paperclip and duct tape for a first run ages ago. Which is probably a sign I should keep my electrical endeavours to low voltage circuits. :D
Very interested in how this goes! I love my HZJ80, with its big rattling 1HZ diesel, but I can see the writing on the wall. I want to still have my 80 in 25 years, but if it's going to still be on the road past that point, I think a zero-emission conversion is inevitable. If you can crack this...