I rarely short anything... too positive to get negative right... though i am learning... never liked Tesla... as i can never tell when its fluff gonna catch up to it i cant argue that people bought, believed and drove it up and so many made a lot of cash but i didn't see substance in it for the long long haul... without the government, and the blatant favoritism from there, it would not exist and it wont exist at some point in the future other than, at best, just another car company Musk has the progressives favor because they think that he embodies the idea of where economic futures come from... from the experts from large colleges and administration, not from hard work, inventiveness, etc... which even the founder of Intel knew was what to really worry about (see "Only the paranoid survive") The same enthusiasm went with the idea of CFL... but the politicos and such made a fortune in it because they got to invest in what was a not so good technology... which favored china, china labor, and china having lots of mercury (and not minding what it would do to children here knowing what we wouldnt do when they broke and do break in landfills)... they made a fortune by mandating it... but what happened was the innovation of LEDs took the shine off that apple... well lets really take a look at what tesla offers.. is it a unique product? no... not at all, which is why the other auto makers wait, and capitalize on what works without taking the big risks... does it exist on a huge portfolio of patents restricting others from anything similar? no so what IS its advantage? statism endorses it? yeah, that's powerful, but is it enough? not really. how about its electrical tech? thats a long term loser given that year on year price for lithium doubles... given that you can take that battery out and put a fuel cell in and a tank... which is what is happening all over slowly and quietly... want to travel a long distance? you better not use a Tesla... i have driven from Kentucky to New York in one LONG day you cant drive a Tesla more than 5 hours... and that is NOT going to improve much over the next 20 years Tesla says the 60-kwh battery provides a range of up to 232 miles (the EPA pegs it at 208 miles), and the 85-kwh battery (a $10,000 option) provides up to 300 miles (the EPA puts it at 265 miles). Here are some examples for recharging times: With a single onboard charger plugged into a standard 110-volt outlet, Tesla says you will get 5 miles of range for every hour of charging. From zero to 300 miles would take about 52 hours at that rate. With a single onboard charger connected to a 240-volt outlet, which Tesla recommends, the pace can reach speeds up to 31 miles of range for each hour of charging, meaning a full 300-mile charge takes less than 9.5 hours. however... coming up fast are fuel cells... which will be used to charge teslas... kind of funny.. they are being used in forklifts, buses, and even trucks.. they are not polluting to make, nor are they more polluting to use.. they do not have a day down time for a short time of use they do not require a huge infrastructure, nor will they cause your electric bill at home to increase... (do note that cities like nyc are at the border of what they can generate so they certainly cant up that a whole lot so that the million cars can be on batteries) TESLA i a novelty and will change to fuel cells eventually or die out.. Like LEDs replaced CFL as energy saving devices with long term life and lower pollution the natural thing will happen for TESLA too.. but now, other companies are going to get ahead of TESLA on this.. The Toyota Merai... https://www.toyota.com/mirai/fcv.html ZERO emissions... 5 minutes to refuel 312 miles driving range a lot of this will change over time... and even more so when they use hydrogen in a fuel cell not as combustion... and DO note how the above put TESLA ahead.. whats left out that is ignored... which is key too..
give it time... toyota is making them... not a small company type this into google... hydrogen fuel stations near me your the 2nd person tonight i have to point out that their assumptions without actually looking are quite wrong... ie. maybe you dont really know what is going on everywhere hydrogen stations in nyc area.. pretty much everywhere i looked i could find them... kansas.. richmond ky... while you were sleeping they snuck them into place.. and didnt tell you. the ticker of some of these is from CLNE but as you can see.. shell, BP. etc have such stations in some locations As of 2019, there are three models of hydrogen cars publicly available in select markets: the Toyota Mirai, the Hyundai Nexo, and the Honda Clarity this is the mirai... they make a electric version too, not just a fuel cell version started making them in 2008, but only in southern california but there are hydrogen stations popping up everywhere now.. and they even started selling fuel cell stacks for homes.. https://www.fuelcellstore.com/fuel-cell-stacks/high-power-fuel-cell-stacks there are companies that supply hydrogen in cylinders. so i guess some homes or out of the way places use them for power instead of gasoline generators... they are a lot quieter funky country..
i think this is kind of cool or rather hot as they are used for energy and heating https://www.pveurope.eu/News/Power-...-distribution-of-Picea-micro-fuel-cell-system the system has been designed for an annual power demand of 3,000 to 6,000 kilowatt hours. The hydrogen storage tank requires between four and seven square metres and, if appropriate, can be tucked away in the carport, a small annexe or underground. It is installed just as a conventional liquefied gas tank would be and reaches about head height. The compact unit inside the building requires a floor space of three square metres. -=-=-=-=- they are being used by people with solar cells to crack water, store hydrogen, and then have electricity when the solar cells dont work... from a tech viewpoint not all that efficient, but it is better than using lithium battery stacks its a growing industry across the board. maybe not something you see every day, but note that at one time the car was a rare sight now cars are ubiquitous and horses are rare.. enjoy!!