Ayvens report: EVs beat hydrogen on cost and efficiency
EVs vs hydrogen: why battery-electric wins on cost and efficiency
Ayvens report: EVs beat hydrogen on cost and efficiency
New Ayvens analysis finds battery-electric vehicles far more efficient and cheaper than hydrogen cars, with charging growth shrinking refueling speed’s advantage in Europe.
2025-09-28T19:05:42+03:00
2025-09-28T19:05:42+03:00
2025-09-28T19:05:42+03:00
A new report from Ayvens, reviewed by SPEEDME.RU, casts doubt on the future of hydrogen-powered cars and portrays battery-electric vehicles as the more efficient, forward-looking path. The study compares both approaches and finds that refueling speed remains hydrogen’s only clear advantage — a margin that keeps shrinking as high-power charging for EVs spreads.According to Ayvens, Europe now counts about 500,000 charging points for electric cars against just 245 hydrogen stations. The efficiency gap is stark: hydrogen cars lose up to 75% of energy from production to motion, while EVs shed only 10–30%. On the road, that kind of spread is hard to overlook.Costs tilt the scales further. Each kilometer in a hydrogen car comes out nearly twice as expensive, even when the fuel is produced via “green” methods. The picture is complicated by hydrogen leaks during transport, which extend methane’s time in the atmosphere. Today, 99.6% of all hydrogen is produced with emissions.Against this backdrop, the market’s lineup speaks for itself: there are only two series-built hydrogen cars — the Toyota Mirai and Hyundai Nexo. By contrast, more than 200 EV models are available. Experts consider battery-electric vehicles the technology most likely to drive the environmental transition, and the numbers point the same way.
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Michael Powers
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EVs vs hydrogen: why battery-electric wins on cost and efficiency
New Ayvens analysis finds battery-electric vehicles far more efficient and cheaper than hydrogen cars, with charging growth shrinking refueling speed’s advantage in Europe.
Michael Powers, Editor
A new report from Ayvens, reviewed by SPEEDME.RU, casts doubt on the future of hydrogen-powered cars and portrays battery-electric vehicles as the more efficient, forward-looking path. The study compares both approaches and finds that refueling speed remains hydrogen’s only clear advantage — a margin that keeps shrinking as high-power charging for EVs spreads.
According to Ayvens, Europe now counts about 500,000 charging points for electric cars against just 245 hydrogen stations. The efficiency gap is stark: hydrogen cars lose up to 75% of energy from production to motion, while EVs shed only 10–30%. On the road, that kind of spread is hard to overlook.
Costs tilt the scales further. Each kilometer in a hydrogen car comes out nearly twice as expensive, even when the fuel is produced via “green” methods. The picture is complicated by hydrogen leaks during transport, which extend methane’s time in the atmosphere. Today, 99.6% of all hydrogen is produced with emissions.
Against this backdrop, the market’s lineup speaks for itself: there are only two series-built hydrogen cars — the Toyota Mirai and Hyundai Nexo. By contrast, more than 200 EV models are available. Experts consider battery-electric vehicles the technology most likely to drive the environmental transition, and the numbers point the same way.
