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MAN CEO: “impossible” for hydrogen to compete with BEVs

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Alexander Vlaskamp, CEO of German heavy truck maker MAN Truck & Bus, told reporters that it was, “ impossible for hydrogen to effectively compete with battery electric trucks.” But if that’s true, why is MAN still working on hydrogen fuel cell technology? Today you cannot buy hydrogen for less than 13 or 14 euros,” he says.

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Opinon: Lithium Market Set To Explode; All Eyes Are On Nevada

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These batteries make smartphones, laptops, tablets, electric cars and even solar energy practical.”. Annual growth in the battery space could be around 20 percent, which means that demand could double every five years. And the Tesla gigafactory is just the tip of this overall iceberg.

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

According to PV Magazine’s early 2020 report, Various strategy papers for a green mining sector have been prepared. Sustainable Extraction & Local Manufacturing Despite EV’s having a clear advantage over ICE cars, we are seeing that more can be done. References Diamond Mine shown as Lithium Mines!

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

the only companyselling hydrogen-powered cars to U.S. Honda, which began leasing hydrogen fuel cell FCX Claritysedans in Los Angeles last year, still sees hydrogen as the bestlong-term alternative to gasoline as a fuel that can cut carbonexhaust tied to global warming, President Takeo Fukui said in aninterview.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

nk City Electric car www.thinkelectric.org Documentary about electric cars, hybrids, hydrogen and the future of transportation. 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? org EV1 Club Home page [link] Original GM web site (circa Gen II model) www.evchargernews.com Owner's experience driving a RA4 EV www.prossen.com/ev RAV4 EV original TV ad www.a52.com

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

There are choices for 110 volt versus 220 volt, slow versus quick charges, and solar options. will become less common over the next 10-years and that a mix of alternative fuel vehicles including electric, biofuel, hydrogen and solar will and is now seeing tremendous market growth. The bottleneck is infrastructure.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Volt like hybrids are the intermediate future between hydrogen or fast charging electric cars. If GM hadnt killed off the EV1 and spent all those years doing bogus development on hydrogen fueled cars, wed be on the 3rd generation of cars using Volt technology by now. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

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