Schumi2001 I have a genuine question: what will happen when the world eventually runs out of fossil fuels? It might not happen for 30 years yet, but it will happen 1 day. What will we do for energy "production" and fuels/transport then?
That's the big question to which nobody has a sensible answer so far!
Estimates of oil / coal and gas reserves are constantly being revised, so we don't truly know how many years we have left, either - suffice to say, the estimates generally increase as new reserves are found. Wales, for example, is sitting on a lot more high quality coal than we ever extracted.
Nuclear, in some form, has to have a part to play, as renewables are very flaky if it's not windy or sunny! We can invest in storage - but we need to look at moving away from a reliance on batteries using metals mined in the developing world, where child labour is exploited and nobody cars about the environmental damage done.
To go back to some other points - I completely forgot about the Mirai's front tank, as we only ever look at the one under the rear seat. Still, the weight is the same and range has been quoted as 'up to 500 miles'. I work in sales, so only deal in best case
But yes, the true range of the Mirai and the latest Tesla Model S are roughly the same ball park if you look at EPA figures.
FCEV is relatively new, it's improving all the time - and any developments in BEV drivetrain transfer across to FCEV, too.
The team at Linde gave me some figures on how much they've cut the cost of hydrolysis over the past 10 years - but I can't for the life of me recall what it was - it was, however, the kind of figure that makes you think 'bloody hell, that's signifiant'. Spent ages talking to them last year, too - but my memory is shot. In terms of transportation, hydrogen becomes a pretty effective battery, even if we need to work on hydrolysis energy input.