| shavenferret said: Hydrogen seems like part of a solution, definitely. But it takes massive amounts of electricity and equipment, and so it works better within buildings, and large vehicles such as ships or perhaps train engines. Mabey it can power a plane someday if it gets reliable enough.  But vehicles?  I don't know if moving to electric vehicles could be possible. There's only so much lithium as well.  |
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a41103863/hydrogen-cars-fcev/
HFCVs are widely considered as safe as any other car; since the high-pressure tanks are designed to survive even the highest-speed crashes without leaking or breaching.
Of course it makes more sense to expand public transport which is severely lacking in NA. Yet that also requires redesign of cities.
Plane is coming https://www.airbus.com/en/innovation/energy-transition/hydrogen/zeroe 2035 but no doubt will face delays.
| BFR said: In my opinion, China builds crap products. Does anyone trust China to build an advanced nuclear reactor that could become the next Chernobyl? Heck, I just bought a new battery for my car last week, cost me $140. My original battery (made in Japan) lasted me 9 years, the salesman tells me that this new replacement one will only last 3 years. Yeah, gotta love the crap made in China. |
Those are made to break. Just like refrigerators nowadays. Older stuff lasts longer.
It's not that China makes crappy products, it's that there is a huge demand for crappy (cheap) products. You have choice to buy better
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/best-car-battery-brands/
But if you want stuff that lasts you'll need a time machine :/
Anyway Thorium Salt reactors are very safe, no Chernobyl possible. And the big advantage of them is, no need to build them near water. (And get flooded by a tsunami)
