BEV vs FCEV: The Efficiency Equation
A comparative analysis of Battery Electric vs Hydrogen Fuel Cell physics and economics.
BEV Eff.
77%
Well-to-Wheel
H2 Eff.
30%
Well-to-Wheel
Infra Cost
10x
H2 Station vs DCFC
Executive Summary
Physics dictates the winner. The round-trip efficiency of batteries (75%) vastly outperforms hydrogen (30%), relegating FCEVs to niche heavy-industrial use cases.
The Laws of Thermodynamics
To make green hydrogen, you use electricity to split water (electrolysis), compress the gas, transport it, pump it, and convert it back to electricity in a fuel cell. Every step loses energy. BEVs simply move electrons from the grid to the battery. This fundamental physics gap makes hydrogen 3x more expensive per mile.
Infrastructure Sunk Costs
Building a hydrogen filling station costs $2-3M, compared to $150k for a DC Fast Charger. Electricity is already everywhere; hydrogen distribution networks must be built from scratch. For passenger cars, the race is over. Batteries won.
Where Hydrogen Survives
Hydrogen finds its niche in hard-to-abate sectors: steel manufacturing, shipping, and possibly ultra-long-haul aviation. It is an energy carrier, not a primary fuel source for ground transport. EV.NET provides the impartial data analysis required to navigate these technology wars.
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