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Hydrogen fuel cells were a stupid option paraded out repeatedly (usually by legacy companies using it to say EVs were bad) and Tesla said as much at the time.

Hydrogen fuel cells were a stupid option paraded out repeatedly (usually by legacy companies using it to say EVs were bad) and Tesla said as much at the time. The predictions about battery tech improvements were reasonable ones and publicly made (arguably easy to accept). Legacy companies could fix this in theory, but in practice they wasted ten years and aren’t making the moves necessary today. I’d bet against them.

hulitu 6y ago
> Hydrogen fuel cells were a stupid option paraded out repeatedly (usually by legacy companies using it to say EVs were bad) and Tesla said as much at the time. Hydrogen fuel cells are not a stupid option. Charging is here the stupid option. When 50000 houses need each 20KWh each night at almost the same time they will destroy the local power lines which were not designed for this. > The predictions about battery tech improvements were reasonable ones and publicly made (arguably easy to accept). Well battery improvements shall have come earlier (in 100 years there was almost no improvement). Even now the dream of having your battery to save your solar power is still mostly a dream. > Legacy companies could fix this in theory, but in practice they wasted ten years and aren’t making the moves necessary today. I’d bet against them. Legacy companies want profits which are rising, to please the stakeholders.
- ehvatum 6y ago
  “ When 50000 houses need each 20KWh each night at almost the same time they will destroy the local power lines which were not designed for this.” What, you think a grid used to cool homes at 5pm can’t charge vehicles from 9pm-5am? Are you bloody serious?
- imtringued 6y ago
  Why do Americans drive 200km per day? You'll churn through a car every 6 years at that rate.
- fossuser 6y ago
  > Legacy companies want profits which are rising, to please the stakeholders. How are RIM or Palm’s profits these days? I don’t agree about hydrogen and I think the EV market has proved the point by now.

hulitu 6y ago

> Hydrogen fuel cells were a stupid option paraded out repeatedly (usually by legacy companies using it to say EVs were bad) and Tesla said as much at the time. Hydrogen fuel cells are not a stupid option. Charging is here the stupid option. When 50000 houses need each 20KWh each night at almost the same time they will destroy the local power lines which were not designed for this. > The predictions about battery tech improvements were reasonable ones and publicly made (arguably easy to accept). Well battery improvements shall have come earlier (in 100 years there was almost no improvement). Even now the dream of having your battery to save your solar power is still mostly a dream. > Legacy companies could fix this in theory, but in practice they wasted ten years and aren’t making the moves necessary today. I’d bet against them. Legacy companies want profits which are rising, to please the stakeholders.

ehvatum 6y ago
“ When 50000 houses need each 20KWh each night at almost the same time they will destroy the local power lines which were not designed for this.” What, you think a grid used to cool homes at 5pm can’t charge vehicles from 9pm-5am? Are you bloody serious?
imtringued 6y ago
Why do Americans drive 200km per day? You'll churn through a car every 6 years at that rate.
fossuser 6y ago
> Legacy companies want profits which are rising, to please the stakeholders. How are RIM or Palm’s profits these days? I don’t agree about hydrogen and I think the EV market has proved the point by now.