Shell Is Immediately Closing All Of Its California Hydrogen Stations | The oil giant is one of the big players in hydrogen globally, but even it can't make its operations work here. - eviltoast

Shell Is Immediately Closing All Of Its California Hydrogen Stations | The oil giant is one of the big players in hydrogen globally, but even it can’t make its operations work here.::The oil giant is one of the big players in hydrogen globally, but even it can’t make its operations work here. All seven of its California stations will close immediately.

  • Ejh3k@lemmy.worldEnglish
    412·
    11 months ago

    Not to mention all the ecological damage mining for battery components does. I’m with you, hydrogen is the way to go

    • Viper_NZ@lemmy.nzEnglish
      8·
      11 months ago

      300kg of battery -> environmental catastrophe

      The other 1,500kg of car? Made of unicorn kisses and butterfly dreams.

    • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
      7·
      11 months ago
      1. No mined precious metals in hydrogen fuel cells, no… None at all.
      2. You know what all fuel cells vehicles also have in them? Batteries, because the fuel cells changes them and the batteries drive the motors.

      Yes, the batteries are smaller, but you also need the fuel cells catalyst. It’s not a clear win for the HFC car.

    • SeaJ@lemm.eeEnglish
      7·
      11 months ago

      A huge portion of our battery materials come from the Atacama Desert. There is no life at all in a lot of it.

      You do know that we get most of our hydrogen from burning fossil fuels, right?

    • Nudding@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      11 months ago

      Unfortunately they’re both death sentences. It’s either public transport or climate apocalypse.