Re: NO Hydrogen, Fuel Cell POSTs, Follow the EV List Charter.

["Darryl McMahon" <darryl@econogics.com>]

jerry dycus wrote:           
>       I think fuel ( fool) cells are great on another
> list. They are still 10 years off from production
> despite what the automakers say. This is the same
> smoke screen like better batteries are needed , ect., 
> 
Having seen a working, home-built hydrogen fuel cell driving a small 
EV, I believe fuel cells used for powering EVs are a legitimate topic 
of discussion for this list.  As for the automakers schedules, if we 
are not prepared to wait for them to build us the EVs we want, why 
should we wait for major corporations to build the fuel cells we may 
want?  There is lots of discussion on this list about optimizing the 
life and performance of various types of batteries, various 
chemistries, the advantages, disadvantages and costs of each.  
There is even discussion of other hybrid technologies.  Provided the 
material regarding fuel cells is directly relevant to EVs, (e.g. why is 
the fuel cell in my EV acting this way?, or new fuel cell technology 
for EVs demonstrated at.., and not Utility X installs fuel cell to 
meet peak load demands), I feel it is appropriate for it to be 
discussed on this list.  

Perhaps an "FC" tag in the subject line for these posts (like our 
"OT" tag for Off Topic posts) would be an appropriate courtesy, at 
least until fuel cells are more mainstream within the EV 
community? 
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