Toyota wants hydrogen to succeed so bad it’s paying people to buy the Mirai::Toyota is offering some amazing deals for its hydrogen fuel cell-powered Mirai. That is, if customers can find the hydrogen to power it.

  • hperrin@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    And most electricity is still made from fossil fuels. The point is that it doesn’t have to be, unlike gasoline.

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      10 months ago

      That’s not true, Gasoline doesn’t have to be made from Fossile fuels either. It’s pretty easy to make actually - there are a number of European companies doing it and with the Co2 Taxes, it will be a viable option by 2028.

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          10 months ago

          It is certainly synthesisable by some method without using petroleum. But the person you replied to probably meant Power-to-Gas.

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            10 months ago

            However synthetic or not, burning it produces same gases, which are the problem. Cleaner, but not the end solution.

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      10 months ago

      Yeah but you can charge EVs with solar panels if you have them installed. Not everybody can make hydrogen for their Toyota Mirais.