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Originally Posted by Armistead
Big oil would never let it happen if true.
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That's what it all boils down to.
The rich want to keep getting richer, and they have to means to prevent competition. The Oil industry would have to stop production, or worse yet, change their ways. The Auto industry would have to retool. Not to mention the total lack of infrastructure.
But then that comes down to a catch 22. H2 cars are easy to make, and fairly cheap (in comparison to a internal combustion engine). There just aren't enough being built to make the production costs low enough.
But why aren't there enough being built?
Because there aren't enough buyers. Why not?
There is no infrastructure in their local area to support a H2 car. Why not?
because there aren't enough H2 cars in an area to make it economic to retool the gas stations. Why not?
Etc, Etc.
No company would take the risk of the outlay of a major rollout like this. To make the cars cheap enough, the fuel available enough, etc to make the average person want to buy one... No company is goign to take the risk.