This is the AT story I was going for when I bumped into David Goldman's "Yellen’s steeper yield curve lets banks finance the huge US budget deficit".
From Asia Times, March 1:
The largest automaker in the world says the technology will help achieve global carbon neutrality goals
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has dismissed hydrogen fuel cells as “mind-bogglingly stupid,” and that is not the only negative thing he had to say.
He has called them “fool cells,” a “load of rubbish,” and told Tesla shareholders at an annual meeting years ago that “success is simply not possible.”
Not everyone has embraced Musk’s battery-or-bust vision of the future, however. In fact, many automakers have ignored his sage advice.
According to a report in OilPrice.com, Toyota Motor Corp. appears to be moving fast in that direction — announcing on Friday it has developed a fuel cell system model that will help the world achieve carbon neutrality goals.
Not only that, but the world’s largest car manufacturer said it is looking to start selling it after the spring this year in a bid to promote hydrogen use.
According to Toyota, the new module — which could be a game-changer in the industry — can be used by companies developing fuel cell applications for trucks, buses, trains, and ships, as well as stationary generators.
The fuel cell system module can be directly connected to an existing electrical instrument provided with a motor, inverter, and battery, Toyota said, noting that the modularization significantly improves convenience.
The “module has achieved a world-class, top level output density per unit volume,” said Toyota, adding that the maintenance requirements are simple and infrequent....
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And with a "Right back atcha, Elon": Just A Reminder, Toyota's President Says Electric Vehicles Are 'Overhyped' (TM; TSLA)
"Japan enacts high-tech 'super city' bill"
Meanwhile in the U.S. the politicians have built and rule over pestilential cesspits.
75% Of Young People Want Out Of Korean Techtopia
Following up on the post immediately below, "Toyota to build 'city of the future' at the base of Mount Fuji"
First up, from CityLab, June 22, 2018:...
"Toyota to build 'city of the future' at the base of Mount Fuji"
South Korea has one of these, it does not look like a happy place. I'll see if it's in the link-vault....
