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Originally Posted by petefoss
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Thanks for posting. Reminded me that government at one time funded a study to develop a fuel cell to replace motorhome generators. Not much came of that exercise as far as I know.
I had not seen much about fuel-cell-powered vehicles in a while, so was curious where the comparison stood at present between fuel-cells and pure battery.
This brief article covers some of the main issues, and suggest to me that as far as supplying electrical power for RVs' house needs, a standard generator, and/or lithium battery bank, is much more likely than a hydrogen fuel cell.
Lithium battery costs remain key, and the article states Tesla is already down to $200 per kilowatt-hour, and it's expected to drop to $125 when mega factory is fully online.
Fuel cells are expensive, and so is hydrogen fuel. Near end of article the cost comparison to gasoline is interesting.
https://www.economist.com/news/scien...head-batteries
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