• knightly the Sneptaur
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    3 hours ago

    I’m not saying that there won’t be niche applications like long-haul ice road trucking or zero-emission Nascar races where it could make more sense than batteries, but in general terms Toyota is merely hedging its bets on the vain hope that they can develop a better storage medium before their niche is taken over by compressed liquid petroleum gas powered cars (fartburners).

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      3 hours ago

      The situations need not be that extreme to warrant consideration. EV batteries are exploding in the heat of Florida summers, and the batteries barely work in northern winters.