Clean-Air Car You Can't Use: California Hydrogen Vehicle Owners Can't Find Fuel
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California owners of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are struggling to find fueling stations, highlighting the challenges of adopting alternative energy technologies. The discussion centers around the practicality and feasibility of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles as a clean-air solution.
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I know there are completely clean ways to get it like splitting water apart using solar energy.
But that’s not what was actually happening in practice right?
I was under the impression for the people who bought one of these that they’re tended to only be a single place they could ever fuel up anyway. Like maybe there were a couple throughout California but realistically you’ll never had a choice because it was never popular enough. That is one thing electric cars didn’t have to overcome. Electricity was already available everywhere. Charging off a 120v outlet is slow (I know, I do it) but it works.
So does a significant part of electric power.
https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/zone/US-CAL-CISO/12mo/mo...
~50% of California’s electricity over the last year was sourced from renewables, ~60% from all low carbon generators. The last 50% will not take as long as the first 50%. Electric vehicles get cleaner as the grid gets cleaner. Hydrogen for light vehicles is dead; scrap the cars and move on.