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Gregorian

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3. I'm not doing it for me. I'm doing it for the people who might not know better.
Wed May 6, 2015, 04:28 PM
May 2015

You seem to have a real interest in getting this to be a reality. I take this very seriously. In case you haven't read my other posts, I have been in the business of engineering things like fuel cells. This is not the future.

Yes, it isn't all fracking that powers the production of hydrogen. But that's only part of the equation. There are other good reasons to abandon this.

Edit- it's not that I don't like it. After all,. I spent years working on a state of the art fuel cell architecture. It's the production of hydrogen that is the problem. The world's leading fuel cell scientist, Ulf Bossel, has stated unequivocally that hydrogen is not our future. It's a loser path to pursue when there are alternatives that make much more sense.

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It's a net energy loss from the start, and then we don't have a hydrogen infrastructure. Fail! Gregorian May 2015 #1
I've about had enough of your bullsh*t nationalize the fed May 2015 #2
I'm not doing it for me. I'm doing it for the people who might not know better. Gregorian May 2015 #3
“A net energy loss from the start” OKIsItJustMe May 2015 #6
I agree. Gregorian May 2015 #7
Except that I disagree; it’s far from a “no brainer” OKIsItJustMe May 2015 #8
Yes, but the topic is about cars, and that's not a best use. Gregorian May 2015 #10
The comparison to an internal combustion engine doesn’t seem apropos OKIsItJustMe May 2015 #11
Imperfect Graphene Opens Door to Better Fuel Cells OKIsItJustMe May 2015 #14
Sorry, I spaced on that reply. My brain was somewhere else. Gregorian May 2015 #15
“The big bottom line for me is the infrastructure, or lack thereof.” OKIsItJustMe May 2015 #16
I can't figure out how this will ever be economically feasible? mackdaddy May 2015 #4
Because it maintains a business model caraher May 2015 #5
I think Chu (and Toyota) are right OKIsItJustMe May 2015 #9
Not really. hunter May 2015 #12
Now, wait a second here OKIsItJustMe May 2015 #13
Ever compare the cost of a hydrogen fueling station to a charging station? caraher May 2015 #17
How many charging stations are needed to support as many cars as one filling station? OKIsItJustMe May 2015 #18
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