Well, yes - why would you want an internal combustion engine running on hydrogen?
I don’t know the answer, but at one time BMW thought it was a good idea. I drove the result of their work - a bi-fueled series 8, and loved driving it (it was *not* a disappointment), but why? Sure, reduced emissions compared to the gas alternative, but a fuel cell can perform so much better with zero emissions. - Mark Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On May 8, 2021, at 5:42 PM, Bill Dube via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > Gasoline engines are designed to run best on gasoline. They can barely be > converted to run on H2. > > In a nutshell, H2 has an extremely low motor octane number (MON) of about 60, > and the compression must be reduced so much that the engine makes very little > power. The low charge density is a further detriment to the engine HP. > > Yes, you can make an ICE run on H2, but it will be difficult and the result > will be disappointing. > > It begs the question; Why would you do this? Just run the engine on methane > (MON 120) and skip all the fuel conversion effort and energy losses. > > Better yet, skip the electrolysis step and the H2 transport, and run an > electric car directly on the electricity delivered right to your house > already! > > Bill D. > >> >> 2. There are billions of ICEs already in use. They can be converted to >> run on H2. And they will be able to claim they are "green" because >> pollution at the vehicle is considerably reduced (it moves to where the >> H2 is manufactured). >> > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
