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Another iPad on wheels. Admittedly the Badger looks better than Tesla's Cybertruck. And the combination of large-ish battery bank with 300 mile range coupled with a hydrogen fuel cell that provides another 300 miles - 600 mile total range - has potential to be a winner. Looks like Shell is on the case: https://www.shell.co.uk/make-the-future/cleaner-mobility/the-great-travel-hack/season-two/lower-carbon-fuels.html?gclsrc=aw.ds#hydrogen?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=textad&utm_campaign=Corporate_UK_MaketheFuture__Generic_Hydrogen_GSN_nov-mar_2020
On the Hydrogen car subject Riversimple dot com is based in Wales. Doesn’t look aesthetically pleasing but the overall concept plus you lease it and the fact it it on the road is a good start.
Nikola motors have a pick up (Badger) due September approx 900 horse dual power...EV and Hydrogen.
https://nikolamotor.com/badger
For all you petrol heads 0-60 in 2.9 secs. Not to be sniffed at.
Inevitably once enough people have bought battery or hydrogen EVs the government will slap a tax on them. If they don't, the loss of tax receipts on petrol & diesel sales will have to be made up elsewhere. But that point is a long way off. ...The only thing certain in life is taxes and the other thing. Tax seems preferable.
just what we need at the moment, a car that gives out MORE water for the land to soak up. I'll take my tongue out of my cheek now :)
Seriously though, with all this drive (sorry) to become eco planet saving travellers i just wonder how the government is going to replace the huge tax they take from conventional fuel. Maybe the longer term plan is to tax by the mile travelled?.
There are virtually no cars in the UK that run on hydrogen. In Japan there are, and there are therefore more filling stations. I think it is only recently that Toyota (I think it was) announced the launch of a hydrogen powered car in the UK. I also recall there is one other manufacturer in the market in the UK (or about to be).
A quick google - yes - Toyota: https://www.toyota.co.uk/new-cars/new-mirai/
What we have at the moment in the UK is all-electric cars competing with... nothing (except the ICE). If hydrogen fuelled cars become more widely available (and I hope they do) then I can see them becoming more popular than battery powered cars as (with enough filling stations) there won't be the range anxiety that there is with battery-powered cars and hydrogen tanks can be refilled in about the same time it takes to fill a petrol/diesel tank. So there are large benefits. There would also be large benefits to the big oilers who supply hydrogen as it keeps motorists dependant on them. So I see no reason for big oilers to suppress it.
What we need is more choice and availability of hydrogen cars. The hydrogen outlets will then be installed. Shell is already on the case and I believe BP is too. But until one technology or another becomes the de-facto alternative to the ICE no one wants to invest large sums in infrastructure. It reminds me of the early days of Betamax Vs VHS - there is still a long way to go.
I hope Hydrogen takes over as the dominant fuel. Personally i believe that electric vehicles are a long way off being a good investment for both the users and the environment.
Batteries are not that good yet and we don't have the infrastructure to charge them or recharge them on a mass scale. This is a long way off. The first space shuttle has a hydrogen fuel cell. Japanese houses in some areas are powered by hydrogen fuel cells, a bit larger than an air-conditioning compressor. They have a use able lifespan of about 5 years before sacrificial elements need replacing but personally i think this is the way forward. Im sure oil majors have had a role in surpressing the development of the technology.
Hopefully soon they will encompass it and become major players in its roll out.
A little quote from Shell.
"Hydrogen is one of the most abundant elements in the universe and could play a significant role in the transition to a clean and low-carbon energy system. Shell has a growing network of hydrogen stations in Europe and in North America, where it is part of several initiatives to encourage the adoption of hydrogen in transport."
On the shares note.. I can't afford to sell mine until they recover to middle twenties again.. :(
Was hoping to buy a larger house next year, this may have to wait a bit longer - that's all.. But i have faith. Then i'll sell unless there is a strategy change.