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Hi, thank you for your hard work and research and analysis.

I wanted to quickly note, re”NoCopping Out..” and EV-washing and the Toyota campaign:

a) that “_EV” ad skepticism is warranted, eg Wrangler 4xe is terrible design&polluter

b) but HEVs, designed well, get biggest efficiency &emissions gain, like 53 mpg vs 35 mpg forCorolla ICE vs HEV for < $1.5K more, payback~3yrs then $avings, and 1/3 less GHG, incl. LCA [carboncounter.com]

c) Hydrogen and FCEVs are the very worst of the “washing”, IMHO.

AYPK, the WTW efficiency of FCEVs is terrible: >60% the electricity is wasted in H2 production, huge compression, transport, dispensing, and fuel cell operation. Or methane is the source then the inefficiency chain.

So you need at least twice as much electricity, twice the pollution, as you would for a similar EV. It’s ridiculous; patentlystupid distraction.

Fuel cells are finicky and need frequent maintenance.

Hydrogen refueling is dangerous: one is dealing with a highly explosive gas under huge pressures, invisible, odorless gas,

Hydrogen is, IMHO, a nightmare of inefficiency, pushed by fossil companies to defund and delaying battery R&D and deployment,, plus H2 provideshook for fossil companies to pump more dangerous CH4 to make it.

Toyota knows this: a good question is who is paying/pressuring them and other auto firms, to keep making FCEVs,

Thank you

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