This does not eliminate any ”the grids isn't ready“ concern's. The grid here just barely made it through this summer as there is no margin built in any longer. Then add that few new power plants are not being built but there are plans to shut down plants and we are well on our way to grid failures.Tesla's investments in solar and storage (powerwalls) help integrate their entire market as well, and eliminate a lot of the 'the grids isn't ready' concerns.
ONLY because the government is decreeing it, not because it is winning in the market…EV is replacing ICE and theres no stopping it.
EV is replacing ICE and theres no stopping it. More states will adopt the ICE ban like Cali did. The issues as stated above will be materials. Lithium, nickel, platinum, copper, etc. The perceived chip shortage will turn into the materials race. More companies like Piedmont and Lithium Americas will steal more land, cough, i mean will buy more land to mine the finite supply we have on the planet. By that time as prices soar, i see a "discovery" of a compound from either the moon or Mars that will be hyper-conductive and highly efficient and will be very costly to procure. With those costs passed to the consumer,
Theories aside, EV is the new wave. Automation will continue. Labor will be required to build the machines that will build the machines. And soon will be diverted to 3D printing of many parts. Even less labor needed. So the money these companies are getting for the EV race is for them, not so much for the employees.
7 States Back Hydrogen as Clean Energy Source
The Midwest wants to accelerate the development of hydrogen as a clean-energy alternative for automobiles and factories.www.ien.com
One of, if not the hardest to swallow, of the hard-to-swallow pills that if we're going to have cheap energy, "fossil" fuels are the only tickets in town. All of these pie-in-the-sky fuel sources can only be foisted on us if they can continue to make us believe their use can only result in "climate change". Eliminating cheap energy is a key for destroying our economic freedom. (And filling the bank accounts).When somebody comes up with a can that will hold compressed hydrogen I'll consider this. It's even a trick for NASA.
At the end of the day I see what's left of the American auto industry reduced to the foreign ownership after the government finally gets through destroying it.
True. It's not winning the market. And the process to make, charge and use an EV is creating a far bigger impact on the environment than ICE vehicles.ONLY because the government is decreeing it, not because it is winning in the market…
This does not eliminate any ”the grids isn't ready“ concern's. The grid here just barely made it through this summer as there is no margin built in any longer.
7 States Back Hydrogen as Clean Energy Source
The Midwest wants to accelerate the development of hydrogen as a clean-energy alternative for automobiles and factories.www.ien.com
There sure are lots of Hydrogen Forktrucks working everyday in Americas Distribution Centers, warehouses, factorys and stores.Hydrogen isn't and never will be marketable in the US without some major disruptive technlogical breakthrough that completely changes it's current generation, storage, and expenditures. It makes sense in some nations, but not here. Hydrogen is just a different type of battery, it cannot generate energy on it's own, and it's a useless step in nations with access to both fossil fuel and limited nuclear/hydro sources of electricity.
There sure are lots of Hydrogen Forktrucks working everyday in Americas Distribution Centers, warehouses, factorys and stores.
And the numbers are growing each year.
I would be more apt to say that the petroleum and maybe the power generation industry are the ones against Hydrogen.A zero emission vehicle that can refueled very quickly is probably very attractive in a warehouse environment, and that attraction is sufficient to overcome higher operating costs. That niche use does not negate the wider transportation market has soundly rejected hydrogen, even when incentivized to adopt it. It is simply not cost efficient nor does it offer anything environmentally that other options do not do better.
I would be more apt to say that the petroleum and maybe the power generation industry are the ones against Hydrogen.
With what those at two Walmart Distribution Centers tell me the initially the cost is higher but the operating costs are about 10% less along with zero emissions and the endless hassle of monster battery charging systems and the accompanying issues of lead acid batterys or propane combustion engines.
Ever seen a 130 battery charging and changing station?