Alpine's first 6-cylinder hydrogen engine

(media.alpinecars.com)

9 points | by geox 20 hours ago ago

5 comments

  • biomcgary 17 hours ago

    Is hydrogen embrittlement likely to be a problem within an engine? Or, is that primarily a storage issue?

  • milo256 18 hours ago

    Why would you use a hydrogen piston engine as opposed to fuel cells?

    • daggersandscars 17 hours ago

      Not specific to Alpine: Cummins has a 2022 article addressing their view[0] of internal combustion hydrogen vs fuel cell. Short version: fuel cell + battery works well for peaky loads. Hydrogen internal combustion works better for heavy, consistent loads.

      [0] https://www.cummins.com/news/2022/01/27/hydrogen-internal-co...

    • spiffycat 17 hours ago

      expensive catalysts required for fuel cells?

    • more_corn 13 hours ago

      Because hydrogen fuel doesn’t make sense in any form. It is the darling of petroleum executives. Any engineer or sane person who pokes at it will see it makes no sense.