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This is the sunk costs fallacy and cognitive dissonance at work in the Japanese industrial base-government grand corporate vision obsessed with creating an unne
by 1letterunixname 3y ago
This is the sunk costs fallacy and cognitive dissonance at work in the Japanese industrial base-government grand corporate vision obsessed with creating an unnecessary, parallel utility infrastructure that's lossier because of more steps than EVs. The world is already at 30% renewable electricity production and increasing rapidly. That trend should continue rather than build something that is redundant and lacks undeniable advantages over EVs. (Most of Japan doesn't really need FF-like range.)
- Moldoteck 3y agoMaybe for jp the advantage is local production? They will rely less on importing batteries
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoThey are going to import hydrogen from Australia rather than import batteries from China.
- ephbit 3y agoWould you agree that for quite a few countries/regions in the world, there's a large seasonal fluctuation in renewable electricity generation which cannot easily be met with seasonally fluctuating demand? As countries/regions try to get to 100 % renewable electricity they'll likely have to massively over build, leaving them with huge seasonal surpluses. If so, then wouldn't the conclusion be that there needs to be seasonal storage of energy to _some_ degree at least? If so, then do you think such seasonal storage can be achieved with batteries? I doubt that. I'd rather envision hydrogen as seasonal storage from fluctuating renewable generation. When/if the hydrogen is available, uses will likely follow.