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Originally Posted by datawiz
I've made this argument for years. Electric cars are not the long term solution. Hydrogen fuel cells are what will win at the end of the day.  |
I am not so sure about this Craig ... I don't know what the future is, but I don't think it will be Fuel Cell. I say this given my former company 3M made big investments in Fuel Cell tech. The problem is how to supply the Hydrogen to the Fuel cell stack in a way the public would accept and even if they accept storing Hydrogen on board, we have to have a whole new infrastructure to supply Hydrogen fueling. There is the alternative of using on board reformers to take Gasoline and turn it into Hydrogen in the car but the economic return just isn't there.
I see Fuel cell for awhile being a great solution for stationary power systems but I don't think we will see it commonly in cars in the next 10 years. We WILL see more electrics though as battery tech continues to improve but as has been pointed out lots of hidden issues with electric vehicles.