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xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas (xkcd.com)
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An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that's the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

A fuel cell does not mean it's an ICE. It will still use an electric motor and probably even a small battery.

Hydrogen ICE exist, but are more complex and less efficient.

You could use Hydrogen to produce so-called e-fuels (we had a huge debate about them in Germany), but those can typically be used in normal ICE vehicels.