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Refueling a hydrogen car in California is so annoying that drivers are suing Toyota (www.latimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Apparently you missed the news of Samsung shipping their first solid state batteries that have 600 miles of range. The tech is still accelerating. You think we should instead build and maintain an entire hydrogen distribution network, similar to the gas stations of today, when I can have my BEV plug into my solar panels and give me free power at home? It's way easier to scale microdistribution and also less harmful than leaking unburned hydrogen.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This sounds like more magic batteries from the future rhetoric. An endless loop of fantasy ideas that never materializes into something usable. Right off the bat, you suspect it will be expensive to be viable for BEVs: https://www.goldenstatemint.com/blog/samsungs-silver-solid-state-battery-technology-1-kilogram-of-silver-per-car/

Note that you can build an entire energy storage system using hydrogen. People are simply refusing to accept that this is effectively a type of battery. People have a misplaced loyalty to existing technology, even though they would've laughed at its limitations just 15 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

You need a hydrogen distribution system! Stations, pipelines, everything! Insane amounts of infrastructure!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

You don't technically need one. You can make hydrogen locally if you had too.

Also, a hydrogen infrastructure would be cheaper than a comparable electrical infrastructure. People have forgotten or never realized how complex the grid really is.