RE: RE: Panasonic That's a fair assessment greendaze. I would add, though, that while the EV car is being picked up by the wealthy, hydrogen is making its entry at the blue collar level. I've never even seen a fuel cell, except for the breathalyzer I bought to make sure I don't drive over the limit. The guys running forklifts in warehouses though are more and more likely every day to be running a hydrogen powered forklift. This is one area where fuel cells have dominated.
BMW Manufacturing Expands Use of Hydrogen Fuel Cells
14 Mar 2013
BMW Manufacturing announced today the successful expansion of the company’s hydrogen fuel-cell material handling equipment across its 4.0 million square foot production facility. In 2010, BMW completed the installation of a hydrogen storage and distribution area near the plant’s Energy Center to power about 100 pieces of fuel cell material handling equipment. Since that time, the company has more than doubled its hydrogen-fuel cell fleet to approximately 230 units to service the entire plant’s production and logistics functions.
“BMW continues to complement its sustainable production model by adding alternative, efficient technology, said Josef Kerscher, President of BMW Manufacturing. “Successful implementation, and ultimately expansion, of our hydrogen fuel cell material handling fleet has provided a sustainable energy source that exceeds our expectations.”
https://www.fuelcelltoday.com/news-events/news-archive/2013/march/bmw-manufacturing-expands-use-of-hydrogen-fuel-cells