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    Too good to be true or game changer?


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    Possibly - but there have been other batteries that have been just as promising; and never heard of again. It may be a game changer, but you need to bear in mind that they are looking for money to do large scale trials - so they are certainly going to be putting the best possible spin on what they have!
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    batteries with fluid are so yesterday...
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    The chemistry has been talked about for a while, like a decade or so.
    I'm pretty sure that these guy's have been leading the research for about that long as well.
    Even if the recharge figures are a bit optimistic (say 20%) , it still looks cheaper than current batteries.

    Be great if it could stay in Oz, but I doubt that anyone has deep enough pockets.

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    I know the Cadogan video was deleted but he had some relevant points.
    Hydrogen is at present made from natural gas.
    The battery is only the fuel tank.
    Regards PhilipA

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    Quote Originally Posted by PhilipA View Post
    I know the Cadogan video was deleted but he had some relevant points.
    Hydrogen is at present made from natural gas.
    The battery is only the fuel tank.
    Regards PhilipA
    I have long believed that hydrogen was the way of the future. The only thing lacking is the infrastructure. Commercially made hydrogen cars already exist, notably from Toyota, Honda and Hyundai. Refuelling takes a similar amount of time as petrol or diesel. It is currently expensive, but that will change with increased usage.

    The US leads the way with filling points, but there are a number in the UK. Sadly, Australia only has one at this time AFAIK.

    Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, and the only by-product of its use is water. It's 'production' is centralised in much the same way as POL, and can be done at existing facilities, and therefore it has no impact on the grid in the way plug in EVs do.
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    We had hydrogen technology here in Queensland 40 years ago.

    Joh tried to establish an interest and had a vehicle running on it and got laughed at, he gave everyone the bird and said "you'll all be sorry you didn't listen"

    Just imagine if people weren't so stupid because they didn't like Joh and the nationals , turned their backs on fledgling technology which may possibly have become practicality now.

    Oh well, they did it to Nikola Tesla as well. Yes Doris, thats where the name for Tesla electric cars came from.

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