• alekwithak@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I just watched an episode of Nova from 1977 called The Dawn of the Solar Age. They showed off fully functional hydrogen powered cars. They discussed in depth NASAs fully fleshed plan to launch solar satellites. There were interviews with some amazingly brilliant men with such high hopes for the future of humanity. Then they interviewed a politician who essentially said ‘Yeah, that’s not happening.’

    The future we were robbed of looked to be so bright. Shame.

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      5 months ago

      Hydrogen cars will never happen. Storing hydrogen is difficult, you also have to transport it on top. Which basically replicates the concept of gas stations with added difficulty.

      EVs make much more sense, transporting power is easy and the car doesn’t care where it comes from. Beides the possibility to produce your own.

      Upgrading the energy grid and adding a good mix of renewables is the way. But here we are with people crying that wind turbines are ugly and kill birds, while we burn coal and their outdoor cat is playing bird terminator.