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It looks like they’re saying that we’ll move to hydrogen fuel cells, not that we’ll stick with gasoline. That’s not really a bad thing.



Still believing that fuel cells might become the future in sometime is only an excuse for doing nothing atm in my opinion.


What’s that opinion based on? Apparently 75% of auto execs have a different opinion. I just read the two posts in this thread and it seems the argument is that hydrogen is less efficient to produce and distribute? Well even if that’s true it shouldn’t matter. There’s plenty of clean energy available. Our goal should be to use clean energy, not necessarily to minimize energy use.

The articles are then dismissive that the “only advantage” of fuel cells is energy transfer rate. That’s by far the biggest problem with electric. It’s a big deal.

No major manufacturer is “doing nothing”. They’re all investing in electric. What’s wrong with investing in hydrogen, too? Either would be great and they both have pros & cons. I’d love to have both.




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