Except the world runs on capitalism.

Which is precisely the only places where hydrogen is being worked on is where government is mandating it (Japan/Korea). Otherwise, the economics for hydrogen makes no sense.

Sure, but what difference does it make if it never will?

But the question comes down to, WHY? If you simply want a range extender for an EV that is carbon neutral, there is biomethane and biodiesel that can use existing infrastructure.

And what is wrong with looking at things from an economic standpoint exactly? That is how the world runs.

As long as government keeps taxes same as they do gas taxes, and not tax EVs more (Some are trying hoping people won’t notice as EV adoption is low), there is no problem. It’ll still be significantly cheaper than gas.

Sorry, other than a few small niches, I see little room for hydrogen. Even the few places hydrogen can work, I see little benefit over simply using biomethane in those niches. So hydrogen usage is like a niche within a niche. Hardly something worth spending trillions in infrastructure for.

The thing about CNG is you are kind of limited on what you can use for residential compressors, so the refill time is quite slow. Still fast enough to refill your car overnight, but slower than an EV charger.

It is BS, there is a reason why hydrogen cars never left their infancy despite being older tech. Because they are impractical.

Hydrogen had a lot more research into it, it fell out because the tech was seen as impractical. The surge of BEVs stems from the fact that the tech got into the practical zone with a foreseeable future. Sure, there is room for growth for both techs, but if you look at theoretical limits set by physics, BEVs have a…

That is a misunderstanding on how the grid works. The problem stems from the duck curve above where offpeak is too low a peak is too high. Adoption of EVs would actually solve that problem and make the grid cheaper to operate. Especially if EVs can also do V2G.

The thing about mass transport is cost per mile is quite important. BEVs can do city buses just fine, even more so since most of them have fixes routes. Since buses are not restricted by size, LTO chemistry is an option that can do 5 minute recharges through overhead chargers at bus stops, there is also what Korea did…

Implement what exactly? They have the ability to set when you want the car to charge. There was also talk about Tesla communicating with the grid to optimize your schedule and charge times.

Not everyone, just the majority. And the majority already do charge around those times. It’s all a matter of communicating with the grid which is more than possible with a software update.

The thing about Tesla is despite of all the things said and done, they have always focused within the realm of realism. Not just wishful thinking.

Because people look at future potential, not just current standing. A child makes $0 in profit as they have no job. Would you judge a child based on how much profit a child makes?

The biggest savings is actually the import costs.

Last I checked Tesla was profitable last quarter.

There is enough offpeak capacity in the grid for every car to become an EV without any additional powerplants.

EVs have 90% of the infrastructure already there in form of the grid. The remaining 10% is rather cheap.