{"id":42792,"date":"2025-05-06T20:20:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T14:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=42792"},"modified":"2025-05-06T20:20:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T14:50:37","slug":"hydrogen-versus-battery-as-fuel-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/06-05-2025\/hydrogen-versus-battery-as-fuel-source","title":{"rendered":"Hydrogen Versus Battery as Fuel Source"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Energy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As the world moves towards sustainable transportation, Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) present an alternative to the battery electric vehicles (BEVs) currently dominating the market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>BEVs are powered by <strong>electricity stored in rechargeable batteries.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They require regular <strong>charging from external power sources<\/strong>, typically through the electric grid.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>FCEVs use <strong>hydrogen gas to generate electricity<\/strong> through a chemical process in fuel cells.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They emit only <strong>water vapor as a byproduct<\/strong>, making them environmentally friendly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"cfdde0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fuel-cell-1024x764.png\" alt=\"fuel cell\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-42804\" style=\"--dominant-color: #cfdde0; width:490px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fuel-cell-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fuel-cell-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fuel-cell-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fuel-cell.png 1144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hydrogen Versus Battery as Fuel Source<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Feature<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Battery Electric Vehicles<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Refuelling Time<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Hours (depending on charger)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">5\u201315 minutes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Range<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Moderate<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Long<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Weight<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Heavier (due to batteries)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lighter<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Terrain Suitability<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Limited for off-road<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Suitable for rugged conditions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cold Climate Suitability<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Performance drops<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Performs better<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>India\u2019s Electric Vehicle Landscape<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EVs accounted for <strong>5% <\/strong>of total vehicle sales in 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Electric 3-Wheelers:<\/strong> India became the world\u2019s largest market for electric three-wheelers in 2023, overtaking China.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India contributes to 60% of global sales in this segment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Electric 2-Wheelers:<\/strong> India is the <strong>second-largest global market<\/strong> with 0.88 million units sold in 2023. China remains far ahead with 6 million units sold.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India, China, and ASEAN nations lead in this domain; other regions make up less than 5% of the global two- and three-wheeler market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"b7cede\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/05\/towards-a-greener-tomorrow.png\" alt=\"towards a greener tomorrow\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-42805\" style=\"--dominant-color: #b7cede; width:335px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/05\/towards-a-greener-tomorrow.png 565w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/05\/towards-a-greener-tomorrow-212x300.png 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/130788\/OPS\/G86EABQIO.1+GIVEBBJ87.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">As the world moves towards sustainable transportation, Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) present an alternative to the battery electric vehicles (BEVs) currently dominating the market.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">BEVs are powered by electricity stored in rechargeable batteries.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">They require regular charging from external power sources, typically through the electric grid.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/06-05-2025\/hydrogen-versus-battery-as-fuel-source\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42792"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42815,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42792\/revisions\/42815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}