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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris
So unless the fuel cell is orders of magnitude more efficient than an IC engine, then you're still going to have the shocking tank range?
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A fuel cell is far more efficient and if that was all you needed then everything would be simple. Unfortunately you then need an electric motor to drive the bike and that's where things get tricky as a 100 hp (~75kw) motor is big and heavy. Then you might still need a gearbox, plus some way of regulating and controlling something in the region of 90amps and before you know it you've run out of space again.
There is a good reason the petrol IC engine is still used, very hard to get the same performance/size.
Personally I'd love an electric bike that would do ~100mph (and get there in ~10sec) with a nominal 100mile range. Perfect for my commute.
Druid