Re:Tesla’s former CTO is building a giant lithium-ion batter...
by Robotbeat on Saturday August 29, 2020 @10:37PM
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There might be some purpose for fuel cells for really long distance shipping and maybe seasonal storage use, but overall, I agree.
Re:Tesla’s former CTO is building a giant lithium-ion batter...
by nickik on Monday August 31, 2020 @01:22PM
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I think for seasonal storage there are better options.
I also don't see how fuel cells beat ICE even a renewable produced carbon fuel like methanol or Dimethyl ether. I would prefer small nuclear reactors but I seem to be the only one.
With lithium annodes we are at a point where you can replace most air-travel with battery planes.
There is way more upside for improvement in batteries compared to fuel cells.
Fuel cells have no future in transportation unless there is some fundamental breakthrew that nobody can anticipate, nothing I have seen even in research improves fuel cell technology enough to make it viable.