JBChiangRai

I don't doubt that starting with a clean sheet of paper, Hydrogen can be argued to be a better solution than Batteries...Today. However, battery tech is going to improve, maybe Sodium-ION batteries will win the day, less energy dense than LFP but still workable and Sodium is abundant. One car already with these batteries. Your point 4 about the grid, equally applies to electrolysis of Hydrogen. EV'ers have got used to charging at home, I don't want to waste time going to a fuel station ever again, and whilst there is already one product for making hydrogen at home for your fuel cell car, it is prohibitively expensive and we still then have the same power grid issues. Hydrogen has it's own problems, not least being distribution and for me the major issue is it is too late. BEV has already won this race. If we struggle to make enough batteries then supply & demand will kick in, BEV cars will become expensive and there will be less cars on the road, governments will be happy, but I think any supply issues will be transient. China is already starting to dominate the BEV market. Their cars are high quality, drive well and are typically 2/3 the cost of everyone else. Just today I read that Germany recognises it's BEV cars are currently too expensive to make for it to compete.

Sorry, but the Hindenburg airship was buoyed by Hydrogen. Helium is largely inert and wouldn't have burned.

Converting a petrol car to hydrogen can’t be much more difficult than converting it to LPG or CNG. Every Somchai in Thailand can do it. But why would you want to? EV’s are already the optimum solution with battery technology tipped to improve exponentially.

Indeed, I have had 2 petrol and 1 diesel car converted to LPG in Thailand

Many people think H2 is a better solution than Battery. But I think it is too late now, BEV has already won. Incidentally, there is ample Lithium, we need to scale up battery production.

Sorry, I must’ve missed those warnings at the entrance to central, I’m sure there is a sign there somewhere telling you you’re EV has to be well insured.

It can get bad here, I guess I am lucky it doesn’t bother me too much. Central Festival welcomes EV’s, they even have Charging Stations, they used to be free.

I don't know, what are the limits on your ICE car? it's 60 times more likely than mine to catch fire.

A good point, apparently some insurance policies don't cover the battery.

Note to self: Don't park my EV at CS in Delhi I appreciate the tip.

I will rest easy secure in the knowledge it's 60 times less likely than your ICE car.

Actually they make more pollution too, but that is another story.

Toyota's long time chairman had to fall on his sword recently because he didn't want to believe EV's would take off and so kept Toyota out that sector, the board fired him. Toyota is now firmly behind both Hydrogen AND EV's. I think Toyota are out on their own believing Hydrogen is the future. I could argue H2 is a superior solution, but it's too late, BEV's have already won. Incidentally, the Toyota Mirai is a horrible car, only big enough for 2 adults and 2/3 children, it has 3 hydrogen tanks.

When my daughters come home from University in Chiang Mai or I stay with them for occasional weekends, yes we park side by side. I have another EV open top sports on order (deposit paid) for middle of next year, first one in Chiang Rai comes to me, and I told them today I will have an MG4 X-Power as soon as they are released here, sales manager told me they are coming.

Yes, absolutely. Laughing in silence with no Noise, Vibration & Harshness, laughing all the way to the bank and making such a wise decision purchasing 3 of them.

This has been posted before, Vedaing are a small company in Macedonia who produce and sell Lithium Battery Suppression Systems. It's biased and contradicts real life statistics gathered by the US NTSB and Insurance Companies.

I have posted links to the 60 times quote, twice here on 2 different threads, I suggest you read those threads properly. Here's some https://belux.edmo.eu/fact-check-do-electric-cars-catch-fire-more-often-than-combustion-engine-cars/ https://belux.edmo.eu/fact-check-do-electric-cars-catch-fire-more-often-than-combustion-engine-cars/ https://autofile.co.nz/fire-risk-higher-in-ice-cars- https://autofile.co.nz/fire-risk-higher-in-ice-cars-

I never said it was in the condominium act, actually I think it's in the fire code and part of the inspection to get your certificate, it should be repeated in your condo rules, below is the only link I can find ไขข้อข้องใจ ทำไมคอนโดไทยห้ามใช้เตาแก๊ส? (condonewb.com)

I try to avoid that, in my minds-eye I am still a handsome 21 year old, the mirror destroys that illusion.

That was satire, clearly it went over your head.

Which claim have I made and not backed it up with links?

Bob, you are a fine figure of a human being. True inspiration to us all. Your moral compass is exceptional.

Shocking!

Maybe they will increase the width of the parking spaces so less cars can park and we won't get those annoying dings on the car from careless neighbour parking.

Gas bottles/appliances are still illegal in condos here in Thailand