It’s just past the 3 year anniversary of Elon Musk saying “All Superchargers are being converted to solar/battery power. Over time, almost all will disconnect from the electricity grid.” Since the Tesla CEO’s tweet on 6/9/2017 there are still zero off-grid 100% renewable Tesla Superchargers. Even though there are fewer hydrogen stations than BEV charging points across the USA, 13 hydrogen refueling stations are 100% renewable and every station in California is at least 33% renewable. While RMP supports BEVs whole heartedly, in this post we examine how hydrogen has major advantages over battery charging when it comes to working economically with renewable energy, with scaling up, and with refueling speed. Check our our latest post as we compare hydrogen refueling to Tesla Supercharging.
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Congrats on your excellent post. You are pointing to the right and useful data to consider the entire LCOE – to make an informed decision. It is worth noting that green hydrogen can be already produced in Provinces such as Quebec with (100% green grid), British Columbia (98% green grid), or Ontario (93% green grid) – and then transported ANYWHERE it is needed. Also, a truly remarkable 90% CO2 capture based on recent developments in material science – is already turning blue hydrogen into a green one, at extremely low costs…