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Yep. The hydrogen tech is coming along well. They're planning to use it for Australian energy exports.Apparently there has been a major breakthrough with regards to battery technology - https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...-doesnt-care-if-youre-skeptical/#439516f8157a
Nikola Motor, the Phoenix-based startup that wants to disrupt trucking with futuristic electric semis powered by hydrogen, says it has developed a new type of battery cell with double the energy density, only 40% of the weight and half the cost of current lithium-ion batteries used in Teslas and other consumer-market electric vehicles.
Word is they're releasing this new tech in February 2020 and it can be developed for storing power from solar panels.
On a smaller scale note, John B. Goodenough (yes, that's his actual name) has been working on a new solid state battery technology which is basically glass that stores energy. If his calculations are correct an electric vehicle could run at least twice as long without needing a charge and the battery life would be at least 3 times as much. Current EV vehicle batteries have a life of around 10 years. These would last at least 30 years. Tesla motors have started assisting him with the development of the technology.
Just to show that he isn't a crackpot, John B. Goodenough is the one that pioneered the technology behind lithium ion batteries that power our phones among other things. He's also the 2019 Nobel Prize winner.