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Nearly all major car companies are sabotaging EV transition, and Japan is worst, study finds (thedriven.io)

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[–] baru@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (6 children)

Ah, the magical technological advancement that is only possible with hydrogen. While ignoring the advancements with EVs.

At the moment, hydrogen production is too costly, energy wise.

EVs are already way more efficient. You're repeating things that have been discussed ages ago as something new.

[–] Hypx@fedia.io 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

A fuel cell car is an EV.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

But it's an electric car with a much lower efficiency than one that uses batteries

[–] Hypx@fedia.io 3 points 6 months ago

A highly exaggerated claim. Once you factor in all of the challenges of grid energy storage and battery manufacturing, there's likely to be little to no difference.

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