What to know about China’s push for hydrogen-powered transportation

In China, the vast majority comes from fossil fuels, which cost much less than producing hydrogen with water and renewable energy. The same issue applies to electric vehicles in China: Yes, electricity is cleaner than gas as a car fuel, but the majority of electricity in China still comes from fossi...

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Published inMIT Technology Review.com
Main Author Yang, Zeyi
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Technology Review, Inc 07.08.2024
Subjects
Bicycles
Coal
Electric vehicles
Electricity
Fossil fuels
Freight transportation
Fuel cell vehicles
Hydrogen
Hydrogen production
Renewable energy
Social networks
Beijing China
United States > US
China
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Summary:In China, the vast majority comes from fossil fuels, which cost much less than producing hydrogen with water and renewable energy. The same issue applies to electric vehicles in China: Yes, electricity is cleaner than gas as a car fuel, but the majority of electricity in China still comes from fossil fuels, so how much cleaner is it really? [...]Chinese hydrogen trucking companies are feeling confident, says Fishman.
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