Will EV's become like the Betamax when someone invents a proper VHS alternative to clean motoring that doesn't rely on a charging network?
Well there has been for a long time the fight between BEV and Hydrogen.... clearly at the moment Hydrogen isn't happening BUT there is a lot of energy company investment in Hydrogen...
Hydrogen exists in two forms - Blue and Green....
Blue is made from fossil fuels.... which could be clean if you can execute carbon capture.
Green is made by using electricity to split water... assuming your electricity source is zero carbon the whole thing is zero carbon - which is no different to BEV really.
Of course Hydrogen would be a perfect analog for petrol road transport - same fuelling times as petrol. Same ranges too based on the limited number of models available today.
Additionally, Hydrogen could be easily used for aircraft, trucks and ships... unlike batteries.
But its all down to making the Green hydrogen a viable concept as it uses tons of electricity - which needs massive zero carbon base load on the grid..... which means probably nuclear, which everybody hates and takes decades to build just one for a cost of gazillions.
The major oil giants are just waiting for this Green Hydrogen moment.
If that can happen, expect to see your local petrol station deploying hydrogen tanks and nobody driving BEV's.... the VHS moment.
