Is TESLA Launching a “NEW Hydrogen Car”???

[cgell]

I am not ready to believe nor to dismiss the story, just trying to find and to evaluate the source.

I’ll save you time… it’s not true and the story was made for one purpose - views. You won’t find a decent source because it’s nonsense.

Elon has been pretty clear on this - not happening. It would be a big step backwards. Hydrogen is not the miracle solution people pretend it is. Lower efficiency, higher cost, etc. So why would the first successful EV company suddenly toss their plans to change everything (vehicles, supercharging, etc) to hydrogen?

 

[Operator64]

I searched Twitter archives and found reference to an April 1 (April Fools Day) post by Elon Musk about Tesla going to hydrogen... I have not yet found the original post to which @meyerjr refers. I hope someone can find it.
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Jeff Meyer
@meyerjr
·
Apr 1, 2021

Replying to
@WholeMarsBlog
and
@elonmusk
April Fools prank. Especially Elon knows there will be no viable Hydrogen - especially in wheeled vehicle market.
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Oh boy can’t wait til y’all find out about the phone Tesla ain’t making

 

[stopcrazypp]

Oh boy can’t wait til y’all find out about the phone Tesla ain’t making

You beat me to it. There are a bunch of videos that show up with similar graphics that say Tesla is making a smartphone. Very clearly clickbait and no legit source has suggested any plans to make one.

 

[keyth]

I’ll save you time… it’s not true and the story was made for one purpose - views. You won’t find a decent source because it’s nonsense.

Elon has been pretty clear on this - not happening. It would be a big step backwards. Hydrogen is not the miracle solution people pretend it is. Lower efficiency, higher cost, etc. So why would the first successful EV company suddenly toss their plans to change everything (vehicles, supercharging, e

 

[keyth]

What I'm looking for is what I suspect may be the source of the story...an April Fool's Twitter post by @elonmusk. I don't believe the story is true, but I'd like to find the source of the story. What was the reason someone decided to say there will be fuel cell Teslas? Who first said it? The earliest mention I've found is the 1 Apr 22 Tweet by @meyerjr which is a reply. I'd like to see the tweet to which Jeff Meyer is replying.

 

[Operator64]

What I'm looking for is what I suspect may be the source of the story...an April Fool's Twitter post by @elonmusk. I don't believe the story is true, but I'd like to find the source of the story. What was the reason someone decided to say there will be fuel cell Teslas? Who first said it? The earliest mention I've found is the 1 Apr 22 Tweet by @meyerjr which is a reply. I'd like to see the tweet to which Jeff Meyer is replying.

You will have a good time all over the internet and news channels with all the false / made up information about Tesla, Musk, and anything associated with him. Go look for the phone if you need an example.

 

[jabloomf1230]

You will have a good time all over the internet and news channels with all the false / made up information about Tesla, Musk, and anything associated with him. Go look for the phone if you need an example.

My favorite is the fantasy about Errol Musk's emerald mine. Even Snopes debunked that one.

 

[father_of_6]

Who needs hydrogen? I hear there are cars that can run on refined petroleum oil. Produces less CO2 than hydrogen, causes wars, and burns the face off your favorite late-night talk show host.

My doctor said I need a backiotomy. Alex Jones, DC.

 

[Terraplane]

I just had this conversation with a friend who is always sending me the latest scare. Here’s the hydrogen slide from Investor Day:

He's only talking about making heavy industry sustainable. Hydrogen has always made sense for high-energy applications where electricity is not the best choice, like steel and glass manufacturing and some chemical applications. Hydrogen doesn't make sense for transportation, but there are use cases where it does make sense.

 

[THEbuz]

I just had this conversation with a friend who is always sending me the latest scare. Here’s the hydrogen slide from Investor Day:
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He's only talking about making heavy industry sustainable. Hydrogen has always made sense for high-energy applications where electricity is not the best choice, like steel and glass manufacturing and some chemical applications. Hydrogen doesn't make sense for transportation, but there are use cases where it does make sense.

 

[Nubo]

I just had this conversation with a friend who is always sending me the latest scare. Here’s the hydrogen slide from Investor Day:
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He's only talking about making heavy industry sustainable. Hydrogen has always made sense for high-energy applications where electricity is not the best choice, like steel and glass manufacturing and some chemical applications. Hydrogen doesn't make sense for transportation, but there are use cases where it does make sense.

As I recall he did explicitly state that for most use-cases CH4 is far preferable to H2. I do also recall that he mentioned metallic hydrogen some years back, because the Isp of the fuel would be tremendous for rocket engines. Then again, metallic hydrogen is nothing more than a laboratory curiosity at this point, if even that. Of course none of this has anything to do with "hydrogen cars" in any near future.

 

[Whoze]

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Thanks!

I like that cartoon. I will happily steal it, like everyone else on social media..

 

[THEbuz]

I like that cartoon. I will happily steal it, like everyone else on social media..

No—I’ve already called it. My sister is the Fifth Horsemen of the Apocalypse: The Destroyer of Relationships.