…there are literally fuel cell electric vehicles already in production…?
to tell you the truth, I think public transport is the real long term solution, I put fuel cells in there too because some individuals will need a car, e.g. disabled people, and I think it’s a big improvement to ICE and battery-based EVs both in terms of environmental/social impact and safety
We are already at sodium batteries, so the environment argument is gone, and it was a weak argument, as if ICE and fuel cell cars are not made of mined metals, and hydrogen is not made from hydrocarbons. No way they could make enough hydrogen by electrolysis and if they did have the infrastructure to do that, it would be far more efficient to use EVs.
Plus bicycles. They can replace and connect public transport in a great way for mid-range distances. Myself, I never had a car. I am mid-fifty now and cycle to work 14 kilometers, or 8.7 miles.
And the only thing you need for a bicycle revolution in a city to happen are adequate safe ways - Paris, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, even Bogotá with its Sunday ciclovía are great examples.
Regarding cold, I regard riding the bike in cold weather far more convenient than waiting in a bus. I have a pack of different gloves which I use for each temperature level. The thing is… cycling in cold means moving the body which means the body generates heat. The only thing is that one has to protect hand and feed well (and use a bit less clothing on the core body compared to hiking at the same temperature, because that would be too warm).
…there are literally fuel cell electric vehicles already in production…?
to tell you the truth, I think public transport is the real long term solution, I put fuel cells in there too because some individuals will need a car, e.g. disabled people, and I think it’s a big improvement to ICE and battery-based EVs both in terms of environmental/social impact and safety
We are already at sodium batteries, so the environment argument is gone, and it was a weak argument, as if ICE and fuel cell cars are not made of mined metals, and hydrogen is not made from hydrocarbons. No way they could make enough hydrogen by electrolysis and if they did have the infrastructure to do that, it would be far more efficient to use EVs.
Plus bicycles. They can replace and connect public transport in a great way for mid-range distances. Myself, I never had a car. I am mid-fifty now and cycle to work 14 kilometers, or 8.7 miles. And the only thing you need for a bicycle revolution in a city to happen are adequate safe ways - Paris, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, even Bogotá with its Sunday ciclovía are great examples.
Sorry, I’m not riding my bike in freezing weather on snow and ice.
I don’t do it with thick, uneven, crusty ice, but that’s mostly due to bad road maintenance. There is a city in Finland close to the polar circle where the bike is the dominant means of transportation, even in winter.. And it has a mean minimum temperature of -26° C in January and February.
Regarding cold, I regard riding the bike in cold weather far more convenient than waiting in a bus. I have a pack of different gloves which I use for each temperature level. The thing is… cycling in cold means moving the body which means the body generates heat. The only thing is that one has to protect hand and feed well (and use a bit less clothing on the core body compared to hiking at the same temperature, because that would be too warm).
^This 100% Most of these people have never experienced a proper winter.