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> The executive, Chris Reynolds, has argued that hybrids, like the Toyota Prius, as well as hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles should also be in the mix. I d
by ffggvv 5y ago
> The executive, Chris Reynolds, has argued that hybrids, like the Toyota Prius, as well as hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles should also be in the mix.
I don't see whats wrong with this. The media always just twists things.
It sounds like they are advocating that the government shouldn't just choose the winner as EV's already when maybe the future could be hydrogen. Whats the problem with subsidizing both EV and hydrogen, not just choosing EV as the winner?
- rcMgD2BwE72F 5y agoBecause hydrogen for cars makes no sense. It's all made from natural gas (and if we produce it from water, it would take at least thrice more energy than what's needed to charge the same energy in a battery... at best), it's more expensive, it's far more dangerous, the infrastructure is not there (and never will, you can't put a hydrogen station in every garage), etc. It only makes sense for chemicals, stell production, fertilizers, seasonal energy storage, and long distance transportation (search images for "hydrogen ladder"). But the O&G industry bet big on hydrogen a long time ago, and got a few auto giants like Toyota to jump in. It was a bad choice (but who could oppose the energy leaders back then?) and it's too late now.
- ffggvv 5y agothat’s not really for you to decide by fiat. toyota clearly believes in it and they have billions at stake. it wouldn’t be that hard for them to pivot to fully electric. only time will bear it out, not just arbitrarily saying stuff like that and locking us into one approach >> you can't put a hydrogen station in every garage i assume we’d just have gas stations which already exist? i’ve heard equally compelling arguments against electric