Alberta's first commercial hydrogen fuelling station has been shipped back to the United States, its American owner has filed for bankruptcy, and the company's once convicted former CEO has been pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump.
For all the crap I give Danielle Smith, and rightfully so, I really enjoyed the idea she pitched of Alberta becoming a hub for the manufacturing of Hydrogen EV vehicles. It’s the exact type of diversification we need in this economy.
Alberta workers are scared about moving from the oil rigs and sands because the work culture here is a lot more about working with your hands rather than working with your brain. That’s not to say Alberta workers are stupid of course, just that a lot of the workers here prefer blue-collar jobs over white-collar ones since that’s what they’re most familiar with.
Hydrogen vehicle production here in Alberta sounded so fucking perfect. It not only diversifies our provincial economy, but also diversifies the EV market by providing options that aren’t Lithium-Ion, which comes with a myriad of concerns for a number of people. In my opinion, this move could have been revolutionary.
I know this doesn’t involve vehicle manufacturing, but regardless this is a bad look for the idea overall.
That’s a shame. Genuinely.
For all the crap I give Danielle Smith, and rightfully so, I really enjoyed the idea she pitched of Alberta becoming a hub for the manufacturing of Hydrogen EV vehicles. It’s the exact type of diversification we need in this economy.
Alberta workers are scared about moving from the oil rigs and sands because the work culture here is a lot more about working with your hands rather than working with your brain. That’s not to say Alberta workers are stupid of course, just that a lot of the workers here prefer blue-collar jobs over white-collar ones since that’s what they’re most familiar with.
Hydrogen vehicle production here in Alberta sounded so fucking perfect. It not only diversifies our provincial economy, but also diversifies the EV market by providing options that aren’t Lithium-Ion, which comes with a myriad of concerns for a number of people. In my opinion, this move could have been revolutionary.
I know this doesn’t involve vehicle manufacturing, but regardless this is a bad look for the idea overall.