I won't dismiss H2 quite as hard and fast as Lawrence just did, but I think he's mostly on the right track.
Twenty years ago I thought that, despite its appreciably greater complexity and cost, potential safety issues, and lower efficiency, H2 might be the "magic bullet" for the range that vehicle buyers demand. (We know that they seldom need that much range, but they think so. Unfortunately, perception, not reality, determines consumer behavior.) I think that's all moot now. Battery capacity has improved and costs have fallen so rapidly that I don't really see a need for EV H2 energy storage any more. But Lawrence is right -- while *I* don't see a need, and he doesn't. the suits who've gotten rich selling fuel to motorists DO. The billions of dollars they already have will never be enough, so they desperately need to somehow keep us dependent on their filling stations. If they were sufficiently forward-looking, they could buy into electric utilities to maintain some profit from EVs. However, they just HATE change. And the idea that EV owners can in effect collect transport fuel from their rooftops must scare the pants off of these tycoons. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
