Having compared several alternative fueling options for fuel cell vehicles, several observations can be made: 1. Alternative fuels for fuel cell vehicles are not likely to show substantially different costs. While the elimination of the reformer can lower the cost of hydrogen-fueled FCV (fuel cell vehicles), the addition of a hydrogen storage system will offset large portion of these costs. 2. The cost of hydrogen produced from natural gas in local fueling stations will have a comparable cost to gasoline on a Dollar-per-mile basis. 3. The improvements in air quality associated with fuel cell vehicles are relatively comparable for multiple fueling options. CO2 emissions will be slightly lower for hydrogen-fueled fuel cell vehicles, but emissions of criteria pollutants will be comparable on a full-fuel cycle basis. Given that costs and public benefits do not show substantial variation between different fueling options, there is no overriding reason to favor one vehicle architecture over another solely on the basis of their potential public benefits. Instead, the decision to chose a particular fuel will be based on business and strategic issues related to the relative risk, liability and the commercialization timeframe of each option. This will in turn be based on the relative risk, liability and commercialization schedules desired by each of the major stakeholders - auto companies, fuel companies, governments and consumers. It is readily apparent that with the exception of gasoline fueled FCV, the successful introduction of any fuel cell vehicle will require a partnership between the automobile and fuel industries to minimize the risk to each. Indeed, some of these partnerships are already being seen, in the form of the California fuel cell partnership and the Iceland hydrogen program. However, these small first steps will need to be rapidly accelerated if they are to lead to hydrogen- or methanol-fueled FCVs by 2004.
Fuel for fuel cell-powered vehicles
Treibstoff für Brennstoffzellenbetriebene Fahrzeuge
2000
7 Seiten, 6 Bilder, 6 Quellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
Automobilindustrie , Brennstoffzelle , Kohlendioxid , Einführungsstrategie , Emission , Erdgas , Fahrzeugantriebsart , gasförmiger Stoff , Herstellungskosten , Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse , Kostenvergleich , Kraftstoff , Luftverschmutzung , Methanol , Mineralöl , Reformer , Unternehmenspolitik , Wasserstoff , Wirkungsgrad
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