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Good. Now start working on hydrogen-cell, like the Japanese.

• MagnumOpus 9y ago
  They've been working for it for 25 years and have been the first-mover in the area: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_NECAR https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_NECAR Current iteration of their fuel cell efforts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_F-Cell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_F-Cell However they don't believe in it any more and will likely stop development/research: http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1109713_did-mercedes-turn-its-back-on-hydrogen-fuel-cell-vehicles http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1109713_did-mercedes-tur...
  • skgoa 9y ago
    That last article is not true. They are actively working on it right now. In fact they are incredibly proud of a recent breakthrough: having reduced the required rare earths to 90% of what is currently available on the market. Source: the head of that R&D program said it.
• justin66 9y ago
  Aside from the energy coming from a liquid instead of a solid, is there anything at all about this technology that people actually like for an electric car?
  • c3833174 9y ago
    Being able to refuel instead of stressing more the battery with fast chargers?