Unless you demand purity, IMO the future (actually being done currently, too) are hybrid versions of both, depending on application and state of the technology at that particular time.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 29, 2014, at 10:35 AM, Peri Hartman via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > Let me ask the question slightly differently. Would there be an advantage to > EVDL members to include FCEV along with BEV discussions on the same list? > Would this advantage outweight any disadvantages? > > In my opinion, the advantages are worth it. While current technology shows > that batteries are a more efficient medium than hydrogen, I think it's > worthwhile to keep informed about progress and new understandings. I, > personally, would rather do this on one list (or forum, etc.) than multiple. > On the other hand, if the bandwidth degenerates into feuds, we may have to go > the route of EV racing discussions - banned. > > Peri > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "EVDL Administrator via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org> > To: ev@lists.evdl.org > Sent: 29-Jul-14 10:30:22 AM > Subject: [EVDL] EVDL biz: H2 and FCEV discussion > >> The original EVDL charter, written by our founder Clyde Visser back in the >> internet's dim past (1991) says, "the energy storage device [for an EV] ... >> can [be a] ... fuel cell ..." >> >> But not too far into this long history of the EVDL - I think about 1995 or >> so - we had a pretty detailed discussion about discussion of FCEVs and H2. >> We even took a vote, and folks decided that we'd minimize FCEV and H2 >> discussion. >> >> Was that a mistake? Is it a mistake to continue on that road? The folks >> who say that H2 is the way forward surely think so. >> >> Well, if it is, we're still making it today. (Hint, hint.) >> >> You know, one of the huge advantages of the internet is that, unlike >> broadcast spectrum, it's effectively just about infinite. Unlike newspapers >> and magazines, it's dirt-cheap to make your voice heard, at least so far. >> >> There's room for lots more internet discussion forums like this one. >> Somewhere there has to be a place where H2 and FCEV enthusiasts can >> congregate. If not, it's almost trivial to start one. >> >> Thus I will refer y'all to the EVDL conventions: >> >> http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#conv >> >> Please read point 2f. >> >> Thanks, >> >> David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA >> EVDL Administrator >> >> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >> EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ >> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >> Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not >> reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my >> email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . >> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA >> (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
