3 ms·
> The issue of charging was also there with BEVs, until Tesla straight up built a huge network of superchargers. The players in hydrogen say they will do the sa
by henrikschroder 6y ago
> The issue of charging was also there with BEVs, until Tesla straight up built a huge network of superchargers. The players in hydrogen say they will do the same.
The fact that EV players actually delivered and built charging networks should offer plenty of proof as to which technology is more viable.
It took decades to build out the network of gas stations across countries. The reason it took much less to build out charging networks is because the power grid already existed, we already had 95% of the infrastructure for delivering the "fuel" for EVs.
But hydrogen companies are still talking as if it's super simple to build out a hydrogen infrastructure. Why would that not take decades as well? And that's assuming there was some kind of massive consumer demand for hydrogen vehicles, which there just isn't.
- Dumblydorr 6y agoYou're forgetting decades of lithium ion buildout for personal devices. Hydrogen needs time to scale, batteries have been doing so for decades. Tesla was able to build dozens of chargers because others had invented and scaled great cylindrical batteries and they had straubel who knew how to make great packs.