SubsequentBadger
SubsequentBadger t1_iy7orz9 wrote
Reply to comment by Timbershoe in Hyperion plans to kickstart a H2 fuel network with mobile stations by redingerforcongress
You could have said the same about petrol in 1899 when electric was so clearly dominant. Even then steam took another 50 years or so to completely die out for road transport. Don't write it off so soon.
SubsequentBadger t1_iy7nt9o wrote
Reply to comment by Timbershoe in Hyperion plans to kickstart a H2 fuel network with mobile stations by redingerforcongress
They're not completely redundant yet, but the next 20 years will decide their fate.
SubsequentBadger t1_isupinx wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL about the Battle of Jaffa, whereby the Crusaders leader King Richard I and the Muslim defender Saladin would meet in battle for the decisive time. Richard I ultimately won but both sides left with complete respect for each other. by NotAGoodDayAhead
Then after Richard's death they killed the guy anyway for the crime of killing the king.
SubsequentBadger t1_ir4nbsh wrote
Reply to comment by dmr11 in TIL that the construction of Fort Boyard took so long that by the time of completion it was largely obsolete. Years later it found new purpose as a filming location for game shows. by SilasMarner77
It was a source of saltpetre for gunpowder
SubsequentBadger t1_iy7ryfu wrote
Reply to comment by Timbershoe in Hyperion plans to kickstart a H2 fuel network with mobile stations by redingerforcongress
The key reasons I say it's not dead are twofold
Major companies are still investing in hydrogen as a fuel for other uses. Rolls Royce in jet engines for example.
Japan generates a lot of hydrogen as a byproduct of other industries, so there are situations in which it becomes cheaper and the Japanese manufacturers have always kept it in the system as a concept for this reason.
Now I'm no great hydrogen evangelist, I know it has some fundamental flaws, but it's not yet dead. If there is a solid reason to build large scale hydrogen infrastructure it may yet come back for cars, or possibly commercial vehicles. However the next 20 years will certainly be the age of battery EVs for personal transport.