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Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Trollbait, Jun 14, 2018.

  1. Trollbait

    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Fuel cells are the future of automotive technology and always will be.

    Electricity to generate hydrogen will always deliver 1/3d the miles of the same used to charge an EV battery. The alternate source, steam reformulated methane is just a back-door CO{2} and an emissions problem. Less bad than gasoline, the latest California data report suggests $2M for each hydrogen station.

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    maybe one of them got a clue.
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    I'd say both considering Ford's plans starting next year.

    Researching non-hydrogen fuel cells is likely a good idea, but the ICE is showing it has plenty of life left.
     
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    They probably ran out of booze and sobered up.
     
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    Maybe the Oil industry (source of the least expensive {but still too expensive} way to reform hydrogen) isn't doling out enough lobby money for those companies. Hopefully Toyota too will see the light pretty soon.
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    And hopefully, it's an LED. :p
     
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