Posted on 12/07/2020 7:24:49 PM PST by marshmallow
In Japan, the number of electric vehicles on the road is expected to rise to 55 percent by 2030
The world is gradually embracing green energy for hybrid electric vehicles, with the active support of Pope Francis and inspired by his path-breaking encyclical Laudato si’.
Japan, a leader in the electric car market, is mulling a ban on sales of new gasoline-engine cars by the mid-2030s, public broadcaster NHK announced on Dec. 3.
A significant decision for one of the world’s largest carmaking economies, aligning the East Asian island nation with other governments distancing themselves from fossil fuel vehicles.
It may be coincidental that the Japanese announcement comes just months after the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan (CBCJ) donated a hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai to the Vatican for Pope Francis' use.
The car, donated in October, is one of the two green vehicles that Toyota specially made for Pope Francis' needs during his visit to Japan in November 2019.
The Mirai, meaning future in Japanese, is the first mass-produced hydrogen-powered car launched in 2014. The car emits no carbon dioxide but only water.
Pope Francis, a strong advocate for environmental protection, was in the Vatican to personally accept the Japanese bishops' donation.
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Didn’t bother reading article but pinging for your interest. 🙄😷
Be a shame if it blew up with him in it.
Does the pope sh@t in the woods?
You betcha.
That comment really pisses me off. Why? Because you beat me to it.
Thanks. It’s all junk science.
The main source of commercial hydrogen is derived from natural gas as the primary source (one of those wicked fossil fuels) in a process called steam-methane reforming. In addition the process required for the chemical reaction is endothermic, meaning an external heat source (fueled by what) is required.
Another scam the Francis is peddlng.
Didn’t Japan stop using nuclear power plants? Where are they going to get all that juice?
I should have checked first. They get 30% from nuclear power.
Those Japanese hydrogen atoms all look the same, but have subtle differences are n their varence shells
All hydrogen seals leak. Nothing can fully contain it. It’s part and parcel of what you need to contend with when using hydrogen.
BOOM!
Oh the huge manatee!
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