RE: The road ahead14 Nov 2019 09:57
YY , yep the video recorder thing has come up many times , the difference in my mind being that a wrong choice there matters very little in the scheme of things. This is massively different , common sense will win out. We may end up with both HFC and battery cars , horses for courses. That said logic would suggest H2 to be the best route , certainly for longer journeys and for anything bigger than a sewing machine on wheels. Of course batteries will have a chance to evolve too. As regards infrastructure , for sure that is the key. Comparing battery and H2 I would argue that H2 is actually in a better position. We already possess a great deal of the infrastructure needed , called garages. They just await new pumps and equipment. On the battery side there are a few charging points scattered about but ultimately the size of the challenge here is immense once you start discussing the required scale ie. millions/tens of millions. Let’s not get on to grid issues, raw materials , discarded battery mountains and battery degradation. As regards ITM , yes , incredibly exciting to be invested here and remember the transport area is only one of our giant pies. GLA