Cor, Phrases such as "few automakers still", "entrenched in hydrogen fuel cell technology", "succumbing to physics", are like writing on the wall. Doesn't physics play an important role in energy, transportation, development and progress. To think that physics crept up on Toyota, and finally Toyota had to succumb to the unpredictable, silent, unforeseeable beast of science and physics is naïve.
Producing hydrogen from water requires large amounts of energy. The energy consumed is usually more valuable than the hydrogen produced. It is easier to produce hydrogen from coal or natural gas, so gasoline or diesel are not all that much different, so why not stick with them? Hydrogen can be used to store energy which is a good quality for some applications. It is good that Toyota and others have tried and continue to try to make breakthroughs in the use of hydrogen technology. One day it may be possible to split water into hydrogen and oxygen with less energy spent, then they will be on to something. However, with current technology, it is efficient, clean and safe to utilize battery electric vehicles in areas that they perform best. If I was a writer perhaps (most definitely) I would use an occasional inappropriate term, confuse the reader, miss the point, or see the world through lead acid and lithium colored glasses. Just my 2 cents worth. Sorry for off topic content. Alan -----Original Message----- From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cor van de Water via EV Sent: Monday, November 7, 2016 3:37 PM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <[email protected]> Subject: [EVDL] Toyota planning long range Battery EV as Hydrogen car sales is failing Would it be bad to say "I told you so"? https://electrek.co/2016/11/07/toyota-long-range-battery-powered-electri c-cars-2020-hydrogen-fuel-cells-failing/ Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless office +1 408 383 7626 Skype: cor_van_de_water XoIP +31 87 784 1130 private: cvandewater.info http://www.proxim.com This email message (including any attachments) contains confidential and proprietary information of Proxim Wireless Corporation. If you received this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying of any part of this message is prohibited. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20161107/8f31fec2/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
