hey Tretch, whilst we are on the subject of alternative vehicles have a little look at what's been going on with HFCV's and the possible use of gold in the design of fuel cell technology by some little known start up called Toyota.

It's a fair way off I agree but so were batteries and their thirst for lithium et al once.. 8H

Gold, platinum used in new material to generate hydrogen from salt, polluted water

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 26, 2020 | 7:00 am Education Energy News Suppliers & Equipment Europe Gold Platinum

Hydrogen tank for the Toyota Mirai. (Reference image by Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz, Wikimedia Commons).

Researchers from the Czech Republic and Russia have developed a new material that uses gold, platinum and chromium to generate hydrogen molecules from fresh, salt, and polluted water by exposure to infrared sunlight.

The objective behind this development is that the solution becomes another green tool to help tackle the global energy challenge.

Toyota establishes hydrogen foothold in Australia

Posted on 24 July 2020

TOYOTA Australia has opened the first stage of its new Hydrogen Centre, which is based at the Toyota Centre of Excellence in Melbourne.

The inaugurated section of the new facility, which was opened on the 50th anniversary of the Earth Day environmental movement, is an education centre. It will teach visitors about the potential of hydrogen power and also serve to demonstrate its capabilities, in both transport and wider energy production roles.