Very cool, we took a ride in the Nikola hydrogen truck in Arizona that emits only clean water vapor as waste. Using hydrogen fuel cell for long-haul trucking up to 550 miles per refueling which will eventually be autonomous is the optimal clean energy solution for the application. Refueling 100% the Nikola truck fuel cell takes less than 20-minutes, and much less time than electric battery trucks like Telsa SEMI which take 2 hours or more to reach 100% charge. And the Tesla electric battery lasts maybe 8 years or less until it needs expensive replacement ... versus Nikola truck hydrogen fuel cell that lasts 15 years or so. Watch Video 🤔
Nikola also builds hydrogen fuel stations for refueling commercial vehicles, a technology that could be applied to hydrogen aircraft and cargo ships. And note abundant green hydrogen is derived from plentiful seawater processed using clean solar energy ... versus EV battery materials like Lithium and rare Earth metals which are dug out of the ground using gas powered heavy equipment that emit vast amounts of CO2 pollution, thus negating ie. off-set any "clean energy" claims of ion Lithium #battery powered vehicles like Tesla.
Further, the massive weight of the ion Lithium battery damages roadways and bridges not designed for such weight under extreme friction and the U.S. Dept. Energy reports just 105 tons of Lithium exist on #Earth, not enough to supply a population of consumers now over eight billion people worldwide. The global #population is projected to reach 9.8 billion in 2050, therefore energy resources must be plentiful abundant and truly clean.
I believe Tesla will gradually evolve into a robot - drone intelligent machine manufacturing company with much less emphasis on heavy electric battery powered vehicles that may be displaced by far more efficient auto energy solutions such as hydrogen, solar and small #fusion engines like the so-called "compact fusion" unit already being tested by Lockheed Martin, now capable of fitting in the back of an ordinary truck. A fusion compact unit could last many years without any "refueling" and may be commercially available in the next 25-years, although it does emit some waste.
I expect the future #energy needs will be met with a basket of options including hydrogen, geothermal, fusion, #solar and advanced sodium battery storage solutions. Fossil fuels like oil will be phased out in the next 15 years or so in order to reduce air, soil and water pollution which cause expensive chronic health illnesses and climate hazards worldwide.
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In the late 1980s, Mr. Dean worked at Fidelity Investments and American Finance Group, as Marketing Manager in Boston, Massachusetts. From there, James E Dean joined IMAGRAPH, a company that pioneered digital compression technology for medical CT-Scan and MRI applications, U.S. defense satellite imaging and broadcast digital video production markets. The company later went public (NASDAQ: LUMI). Subsequently, Mr. Dean became involved 1990s as a co-founder at Artel Software / BorisFX in Boston, Massachusetts; where he helped pioneer broadcast digital effects, video editing systems, advanced algorithms for software and hardware video production systems. The company later partnered with AVID Technology to go public (NASDAQ: AVID). Working in this role for many years, Mr. Dean lead the development team that partnered with AVID Technology, SONY, Microsoft, Apple, Panasonic, D-Vision Systems, IBM and MATROX to develop the digital video production industry which has enabled consumers i.e. ordinary people to create broadcast quality information, stories and share knowledge on networks worldwide. Often, J Dean was a frequent tech evangelist at the National Broadcast Convention (NAB) and Consumer Electronics Show (COMDEX) in Las Vegas. In the mid 2000s, James E Dean went on to launch several digital media and AI technology companies with a focus on business development, startup capital funding VC, eCommerce programming and creative multimedia services delivering broadcast quality text, image and rich video content, a role he enjoys today as the Director. Learn More About Us
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