Why Are Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles Getting So Much Attention Lately? This disruptive technology has the potential to be a game changer for the auto industry and could serve as an alternative to battery electric vehicles

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[–]Fiyanggu 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Hydrogen powered cars will only matter if cheap, carbon neutral power is available to create the hydrogen. At that point even atmospheric fuel synthesis by sucking out the CO2 and creating synthetic fossil fuels could be considered. But the key is cheap, clean and carbon neutral power. Not too many people are working on that.

[–]Chop_Chop[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Hydrogen powered cars will only matter if cheap, carbon neutral power is available to create the hydrogen. At that point even atmospheric fuel synthesis by sucking out the CO2 and creating synthetic fossil fuels could be considered. But the key is cheap, clean and carbon neutral power. Not too many people are working on that.

Not in the United States of Petrodollars. Look elsewhere for real Hydrogen leaders.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOEQsq6iVIE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_tUiYIvfHM

Guangzhou also aims to build a wide network of 50 hydrogen refueling stations by 2025

https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/guangzhou-sets-out-plan-for-usd14-billion-fuel-cell-vehicle-industry-by-2025

[–]Fiyanggu 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The solar stuff is fine but I'm actually hoping that China hits it out of the park with the thorium MSR. That will drive the world to clean energy quicker than wind, solar or hydroelectric. It might even enable fuel synthesis from the atmosphere.