Hydrogen fuel cell cars seem great: hydrogen and oxygen in, nothing but water out. But if that hydrogen comes from dirty, carbon-emission spewing power plants, your sustainable car might not be so green after all. #fuelcell #electriccars #emissions

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Sources:
How internal combustion engines work
https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/....
https://www.caranddriver.com/features...
https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/....

Hydrogen combustion engines
https://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogen...
https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...

Fuel cell chemistry
https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/how-...

Natural gas reforming
https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells...

96% of hydrogen made from fossil fuels
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/f...

The production of hydrogen for all kinds of industries, not just fuel cells, is responsible for 830 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each year
https://www.iea.org/fuels-and-technol...

Energy production more efficient at a central plant
https://www.forbes.com/sites/enriqued....

EV more efficient than fuel cell
https://theconversation.com/hydrogen-...

Benefits of hydrogen powered cars
https://www.lexology.com/library/deta...

Green methods of producing hydrogen
http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/consumer/h...
https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells...

What is U.S. electricity generation by energy source?
https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.ph...