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2022-08-22
Ford is committed to the development of hydrogen internal combustion engines
Hydrogen internal combustion engine development has gotten a significant breakthrough.Not all major automakers are optimistic about the development of hydrogen vehicles. It is represented by Volkswagen, the world's second largest automaker, and Tesla, the leader in lithium vehicles. Volkswagen sees no chance for hydrogen cars in the next decade. The reason for the objection is that the energy consumption of hydrogen energy is only 70% efficiency; the fuel cell must be equipped with a buffer battery to transmit electrical energy as a power source. Its Audi car, which has been involved in the development of hydrogen fuel cells, released the h-tron concept car in 2016 and aims to put it into production in 2025. In 2018, it announced that it will jointly develop hydrogen vehicles with Hyundai Motor, and also said that it will accelerate its fuel cell development in 2019. However, the attitude towards its commercialization has been ambiguous since then. At the end of 2021, German media have disclosed that the company will be almost impossible to mass-produce hydrogen vehicles for passenger cars in the next few decades, arguing that the only sustainable solution is lithium vehicles. In April 2022, Audi once again publicly stated its attitude not to develop hydrogen vehicles. Porsche, a high-end brand under the same group, cherishes its proud internal combustion engine products, and will develop technology to switch to hydrogen fuel.
The main point of Tesla's criticism of hydrogen energy is that it requires a lot of energy to separate hydrogen and oxygen and pressurize it, resulting in extremely low efficiency. In April 2022, it was reported that CEO Musk tweeted that in 2024 Tesla will switch from lithium batteries to hydrogen energy, and the first hydrogen car will be called the Model H car. The news has not been confirmed, nor has the mainstream media reported it. Instead, in an interview at the Financial Times' Automotive Future Summit in May 2022, Musk reiterated his skepticism about hydrogen's role in the planned shift to a more sustainable future, calling it the kind of energy storage I can imagine. The dumbest thing ever.
Ford's attitude towards hydrogen energy vehicles is not clear. Instead, like Porsche, Ford put the focus of hydrogen fuel on the internal combustion engine, calling it H2ICE. The original engine was first commissioned in October 2002, and the powertrain was a supercharged, intercooled 2.3-litre, 16-valve, 4-cylinder engine used on the Focus model. In 2004, the 6.8-liter Triton V-10 engine was modified to use hydrogen as a fuel for use in the F-350 and shuttle bus prototypes. In March 2022, Ford's hydrogen fuel internal combustion engine patent was exposed, which makes the ultra-lean combustion of direct injection in the cylinder cleaner and produces better power levels. Many car manufacturers have given up engines with large displacements such as V12 and V10, and only the V8 engine can probably appear in supercar brands. As a result, some speculate that Ford's best-selling Mustang, which uses a V8, will switch to hydrogen fuel and continue to market it. Although Ford is unclear on the strategy of hydrogen fuel cells, many hydrogen fuel cell related technologies can still be mastered through the development of hydrogen internal combustion engines.
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The main point of Tesla's criticism of hydrogen energy is that it requires a lot of energy to separate hydrogen and oxygen and pressurize it, resulting in extremely low efficiency. In April 2022, it was reported that CEO Musk tweeted that in 2024 Tesla will switch from lithium batteries to hydrogen energy, and the first hydrogen car will be called the Model H car. The news has not been confirmed, nor has the mainstream media reported it. Instead, in an interview at the Financial Times' Automotive Future Summit in May 2022, Musk reiterated his skepticism about hydrogen's role in the planned shift to a more sustainable future, calling it the kind of energy storage I can imagine. The dumbest thing ever.
Ford's attitude towards hydrogen energy vehicles is not clear. Instead, like Porsche, Ford put the focus of hydrogen fuel on the internal combustion engine, calling it H2ICE. The original engine was first commissioned in October 2002, and the powertrain was a supercharged, intercooled 2.3-litre, 16-valve, 4-cylinder engine used on the Focus model. In 2004, the 6.8-liter Triton V-10 engine was modified to use hydrogen as a fuel for use in the F-350 and shuttle bus prototypes. In March 2022, Ford's hydrogen fuel internal combustion engine patent was exposed, which makes the ultra-lean combustion of direct injection in the cylinder cleaner and produces better power levels. Many car manufacturers have given up engines with large displacements such as V12 and V10, and only the V8 engine can probably appear in supercar brands. As a result, some speculate that Ford's best-selling Mustang, which uses a V8, will switch to hydrogen fuel and continue to market it. Although Ford is unclear on the strategy of hydrogen fuel cells, many hydrogen fuel cell related technologies can still be mastered through the development of hydrogen internal combustion engines.
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Electrek, 2020-04-22, Bradley Berman, Daimler ends hydrogen car development because it’s too costly
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Financial Times, 2020-05-10, Richard Milne, Volvo and Daimler bet on hydrogen truck boom this decade
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Green Car Congress, 2022-05-20, Renault Scénic Vision hydrogen hybrid concept offers 75% smaller carbon footprint than a conventional BEV
- Electrek, 2022-01-20, Scooter Doll, Honda CEO says Toyota’s strategy topursue hydrogen combustion ‘doesn’t seem feasible’
- CNBC,2021-06-21, Michael Wayland, GM plans to expand fuel-cell businessbeyond EVs
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General Motors, News Room, GM Plans to Broaden Electrification, Expanding Fuel Cells Beyond Vehicles
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Reuters, 2021-09-22, Nick Garey, German auto giants place their bets on hydrogen car
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CNBC,2022-05-22, Anmar Frangoul, The most dumb thing’: Elon Musk dismisses hydrogen as tool for energy storage
- Bloomberg, 2022-05-26, Annie Lee, The Trouble With Lithium
- Gear Patrol, 2022-03-15, Tyler Duffy, Ford May Be Planning to Keep the Internal Combustion Mustang Alive
