Hydrogen Popularity Growing

Hydrogen is becoming more popular as a fuel for cars and trucks, even though there are questions and debates on how to create it….or mine it.  Electrolysis on a grand scale is not an option. The energy needed to create it is greater than the energy that hydrogen provides. Yet hydrogen as a fuel is growing and especially in the transportation industry.  With the high cost of creating it, how is it going to work? Are there more advantages than drawbacks?

The Nikola Plan

Some of you may remember, way back about 8 years ago, I interviewed the former and eventually disgraced CEO at the Nikola Motor Company, Trevor Milton and his grand plans for a hydrogen fleet. His vision didn’t quite work out as expected but Nikola is still around and in fact Wal-Mart Canada has added a Nikola Hydrogen Fuel Cell EV semi-truck to it’s fleet.  Meanwhile, ITD Industries has just opened Ontario’s first commercial fueling station for hydrogen heavy trucks.  This is all positive but I wanted to talk to a guy who had a hands on experience with hydrogen and trucks. It’s our old friend at Truck News Magazine, Editor, James Menzies. Boy, do I have questions! I will talk to James right after this important word from Howes. Yes…diesel is still around and in spite of the ban oil crowd, it will be for decades to come.

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Techno