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Between METI, Toyota & others, they appear to have spent > $40B over multiple decades. It's a bit silly to downplay their investment based on the sales numbers
by akssri 3mo ago
Between METI, Toyota & others, they appear to have spent > $40B over multiple decades.
It's a bit silly to downplay their investment based on the sales numbers of Toyota Mirai.
- jabl 3mo agoSo we should ignore the Mirai sales numbers and conclude, uh, what, that the entire $40B investment is wasted and hasn't produced anything of value? Or if we want to be charitable, surely the $40B has resulted in some advancement of the scientific knowledge. From which we can conclude that the "hydrogen economy" remains a pipe dream despite all the investment so far?
- numpad0 3mo ago$40B is also less than a single year's worth of defense budget, of Japan, so... it's just about what's expected of a vaguely forward looking government funded program. It's not really a giant high risk make-or-break bet.