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Shell Is Immediately Closing All Of Its California Hydrogen Stations | The oil giant is one of the big players in hydrogen globally, but even it can't make its operations work here.::The oil giant is one of the big players in hydrogen globally, but even it can't make its operations work here. All seven of its California stations will close immediately.

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[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hydrogen never made sense. It is simple thermodynamics.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

It still kinda makes sense for long haul trucking, where the inefficiency of hydrogen is still better than the weight (and thus cargo capacity) of just batteries.

It has absolutely lost the war for passenger vehicles and even short-distance trucking.