We present critical comments on a recent article entitled "Efficiency analysis of novel Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier technology and comparison with high pressure storage pathway" (Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 41, 18062, 2016). A careful analysis on the energy efficiency of the hydrogen storage methods based on compressed gas and liquid organic hydrogen carrier technologies is of fundamental importance for making a rational choice of storage techniques to be used for onboard automotive applications. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC.