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> Fuel cell catalyst material has been cost prohibitive. Maybe, maybe not. Lots of people have been working on low cost fuel cells: https://www.greencarcongre
by clouddrover 7y ago
> Fuel cell catalyst material has been cost prohibitive.
Maybe, maybe not. Lots of people have been working on low cost fuel cells:
https://www.greencarcongress.com/2011/04/pani-20110421.html https://www.greencarcongress.com/2011/04/pani-20110421.html
https://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/01/20160115-udel.html https://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/01/20160115-udel.html
https://www.greencarcongress.com/2019/12/20191216-suryanto.html https://www.greencarcongress.com/2019/12/20191216-suryanto.h...
Toyota thinks they can build fuel cell cars cheaper than battery electrics:
https://www.thedrive.com/tech/26050/exclusive-toyota-hydrogen-boss-explains-how-fuel-cells-can-achieve-corolla-costs https://www.thedrive.com/tech/26050/exclusive-toyota-hydroge...
> Interesting research but I don’t understand the commercial value.
They are more uses for hydrogen than just fueling vehicles. For example, you can use hydrogen in steel production:
https://www.en-former.com/en/hydrogen-revolution-steel-production/ https://www.en-former.com/en/hydrogen-revolution-steel-produ...
- Ericson2314 7y ago> That came when in 2003 Hirose’s boss Mitsuhisa Kato told him that “it’s time to join the enemy” and switch from hybrid to working on hydrogen. Hahahaha