The president of Toyota will be replaced to accelerate the transition to EV

Re:The president of Toyota will be replaced to accelerate th... by _hypx on Thursday January 26, 2023 @05:19PM (#34539694)

You are misreading my statement. There is literally only one element directly above lithium on the periodic table. I was not referring to atomic mass.

Hydrogen is not burned in a fuel cell. It works the same way as lithium does in an li-ion battery. However, you can use hydrogen in a combustion engine, also as a compound for energy storage. Also, "fuel storage and refueling" is a huge advantage because you don't need to worry about slow recharging. This is often seen as an advantage.

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Re:The president of Toyota will be replaced to accelerate th... by CydeWeys on Thursday January 26, 2023 @07:06PM (#34540673)

What argument do you think you're making here by referring to the layout of the periodic table?

You might rather refer to a color-coded periodic table which shows which elements are gases and which are solids at room temperature. That's a much more relevant concern than whatever you're trying to say.

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Re:The president of Toyota will be replaced to accelerate th... by _hypx on Thursday January 26, 2023 @07:15PM (#34540756)

The point is that any material below lithium on the periodic table will likely result in a lower energy density battery chemistry. If you want something fundamentally superior than li-ion, there's really only one option. Hence why any replacement for li-ion is likely to heavily emphasize hydrogen.

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