Hydrogen vs. Battery Electric Cars

Thanks for all the work you put in in your videos and the space to discuss solutions.

1. Hydrogen cars have been developed in the 1990s. So it is not correct to claim that this is newer technology.

2. We have public chargers around here and I am absolutely sure that this will also come in California.
3. Most trips with cars are done under 20 km one way. It might be longer in the US, but the further away the longer the commute.
4. Also cars are not the solution to transport and mobility in densely populated areas, as the whole system uses too much resources for its purpose (however, this is outside the scope of your video).
5. You correctly stated that there are way more losses in H2-EVs than in BEVs. This also implies that we have to produce 3 times the energy with renewables (all other options contribute either directly to CO2 emissions or bet on CO2 storage, which does not work safely and efficiently). Unfortunately, we cannot build up so much renewables in short time. WE need the hydrogen for steel production much more than in cars.
6. There are some niche areas where H2 can be helpful. In areas where you have a lot of wind or solar energy production which cannot be stored otherwise or transported. There you can use the "waste" electricity and produce H2 for e.g., trains.

So I would agree that there are some areas where H2 makes sense, but I highly doubt that this will be in private cars. In makes more sense in long haul freight, preferably by rail due to its 5-10 higher efficiency for transporting goods. It makes sense in long distance ships. We have some harbor ferries that run on batteries just fine so there you do not get many benefits from H2, but ferries between Norway and Germany this could actually a good idea.