[quote=ocrenter]3. if there is a level playing field, I agree. the problem is Big Oil is so entrenched that it is impossible to remove the oil subsidies. so what do you do?
4. Why is using energy to create a new form of energy storage that is then burnt to generate energy, therefore losing energy twice in the process, the right process?
5. I agree, if we can minimize commute, it would definitely help reduce carbon footprint overall. but the infrastructure is already therefore suburban lifestyle. you are better off helping the owners of these homes to generate their own energy, store their own energy, and use their generated energy to commute.
6. I meant it as an EV from a solar home. in that scenario it is CO2 free. as for the degraded batteries, there’s a lot of example of reused and repurposed batteries everywhere.[/quote]
3. Add more crony capitalism will only create the next “Big Oil”. I don’t want another “Big Oil”. I want to remove “Big Oil”.
4. First, you’re assuming Hydrogen Fuel Cell is the only type of Fuel Cell. Think http://www.bloomenergy.com/. Now that we abundant clean and renewable electricity, we can use that clean and renewable energy in many ways. We can use it to fuel up super capacitors, or to split hydrogen from H2O, or the many other ways we can solve this storage problem. Battery is not the only problem. If we solve the production problem, then storing Hydrogen is A LOT cleaner than BEV and a lot better for the environment long term. It won’t add to the land fill. Battery eventually will lose all of its efficiency and need to be discarded. Which is bad for the environment. The storage tank used to store Hydrogen can be repaired of damaged or recycled.
5. Infrastructure is there for now, but need to be maintained. New infrastructure also need to be created as we add more suburbs. So, you’re better off helping the environment if you disincentivize long commutes and incentivize walk-ability. Just because we’ve done a bad thing doesn’t mean we have to continue to incentivize that bad behavior.
6. Again, repurposed batteries is only applicable for a finite period of time. Eventually, you will still need to chuck it. You also need heavy machinery to mine for the minerals that’s need to make battery. If we solve the production of electricity problem, where we can produce it cleanly and indefinitely, then we can use that electricity to split hydrogen from H2O, which will give us clean energy and fuel indefinitely with nothing to fill up our landfill.
