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bawng t1_iwqlrwo wrote

Reply to comment by Bournvitta2022 in Overhyping hydrogen as a fuel risks endangering net-zero goals by filosoful

But unless you count the first EVs a hundred years ago, hydrogen cars have been around for a lot longer than modern EVs. We had a hydrogen car push in the 90s or something and there was a lot of public and private investment into building a hydrogen distribution infrastructure. But the cost never fell. When the first modern EVs started coming around, they were already cheaper.

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Bournvitta2022 t1_iwqmkpt wrote

Yes but for countries like Japan and india. Hydrogen makes more sense even if expensive as long as cost is lower than IC engine.

Self reliance and also japan has a reactor that produces electricity as well as hydrogen at cheap cost. It's just a prototype but its promising.

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Kaindlbf t1_iwrsg8l wrote

It only makes sense in Japan because Toyota lobbied the government for heavy hydrogen subsidies.

It's only competitive if government pays the difference.

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