Musk has dialed back his skepticism about the universe’s most abundant element, at least a bit this year. Over time, some stations will likely dispense hydrogen directly for use by fuel cell trucks as well as making electricity to charge battery vehicles, he said. “It's one of those cases where there's a need for speed and a need for electricity and there not a lot of options.”
Instead, the rationale is to provide an option to make it easier to keep a battery fleet rolling. “You're converting electricity into hydrogen, transporting it and then converting the hydrogen into electricity to put it into a battery. Future customers could also include EV charging companies.Īdmittedly, it’s not the most efficient use of hydrogen, Crespo told Forbes. Plug, which is supplying Amazon with enough hydrogen to power thousands of warehouse forklifts and other vehicles, will supply the stationary fuel cells and hydrogen for customers that want to use off-the-grid charging solutions but won’t own the stations, Crespo said. Tesla didn’t respond to a request for comment on Plug’s plans.
