Mad Mike
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I hear you, but I don't see enough commercial or political energy flying this direction. Hydrogen solves some EV problems however hydrogen issues are more daunting than that those facing the EV industry. Infrastructure for filling is non-existent and extremely expensive to install, cost of hydrogen at the pump is expected to be 2x gasoline. The power plant itself is costly, to power a small car is forecast to cost $70K!there are several advantages, here are the 3 biggest for the common consumer,
-Hydrogen cars can be refuelled as quickly as gas cars. A Bolt takes 9 hours to charge at 240v
-Hydrogen cars travel further than electrics, which is always nice as you can travel farther and longer than wait hours for a charge
-Hydrogen cars don't suffer in the cold like Electrics do. You won't lose range, and can still blast your heater.
-Last but not least, do you really want to go driving around jockeying for a place to plug in everytime you go to malls, businesses, and other establishments? Do you really want to wait hours for your car to charge everytime you head out? In todays hurry up society, it just doesn't make sense.
When the fill station infrastructure starts to come on line, its clear that Hydrogen is the best path to Zero Emission driving for the future.
Expectations for range on EVs is dropping as actual range is increasing. It's taken people some time, but buyers are starting to understand 99% of all urban car trips are less than the range of a modern EV, with the average trip around 10KM. I'm guessing that small urban EVs will be capable of economically replacing their ICE sisters within a few years.