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Re:Toyota believes hydrogen fuel cells are the future by api on Sunday December 15, 2019 @03:05PM (#21798612)
It probably is more of a hassle but it would also be cheaper and lower emission. Of course I dont know if fuel is a significant cost to farmers.

There may be ways to make it less of a hassle by automating it somehow. I'm thinking of some standard hook on/off system. It's a tough problem though.

Maybe batteries will just keep getting better and lighter and cheaper and we can just go that way.

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Re:Toyota believes hydrogen fuel cells are the future by ethbro on Sunday December 15, 2019 @04:57PM (#21799255)
You're suggesting a large capital investment, with dubious utility, in a leveraged, low margin business with little access to technologically aggressive capital funding.

Furthermore, it's predicated on the supplier developing and marketing a class of equipment for which little demand currently exists.

Against that, the price of diesel seems relatively small.

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