The Nanoflowcell Quantino: a half decade prototype that may finally be sold to the public
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I am a regular viewer of The Electronic Viking - a YouTube channel covering the growing Electric Vehicle industry. One of the latest videos was on Nanoflowcell's technology, something I have been covering for over half a decade, even though the Electronic Viking claims "almost no one has ever heard of (Nanoflowcell)."
I left a long comment, shown below; the host always asks for comments, but in this case, he seems to especially side against the Nanoflowcell company, and with the new establishment EV industry, including offerings form controversial EV maker, Elon Musk. For some reason, Musk has chosen to alienate his mostly progressive Tesla buyer base with right-wing comments and support on his recently acquired platform: Twitter. This is already discouraging people from buying Teslas. There is a high correlation of EV buyers, especially Teslas, in blue counties that voted for Biden, vs. red counties that voted for Trump. Some of that has to do with the high cost of EVs - something not likely to change anytime soon - but some of it has to do with political leanings toward the issue of climate change.
Here is the comment I left on Electronic Viking's channel:
I've been aware and posting about this technology for years, e.g. this article from Intelligent Living that I posted a link to on Opednews in 2014: click here. Contrary to your negative reporting, the technology actually makes a lot of sense. Rather than "propping up" a fading oil&gas industry, nanoflowcell technology has the potential to shift use of already existing infrastructure of 100s of thousands of fuel stations already in place. The record-setting high range of the nanoflowlcell Quantino helps ensure that even during the early rollout of new bi-ion pumps - which can refuel a nanoflowcell car in 5 minutes, comparable to a gas-powered car - will be able to find at least one fueling station in most areas, assuming the IRA assists with the very early rollout. Nanoflowcell is a small company, much like Tesla was in its beginning, and needs the same sorts of subsidies Elon Musk benefited from in those early days. I'm surprised you want to slam the door shut on innovation now that your favored technology - portable EV batteries - is well-established. Does this have something to do with your huge personal stock portfolio in Tesla? On another video you said it was half your portfolio. Even Kathy Wood has only 6% or so in Tesla in her most future tech funds, most of which was bought very recently at 50-70% discount.
And nanoflowcell technology has an advantage that no EV maker can claim, with its cars being able to refuel in a few minutes, not 30-60 minutes (if you really want a full 100% charge, not 80%, it'll be closer to an hour, even with the fastest chargers, IF you can find one, and that one isn't already in use, AND you don't mind paying a premium gas-pump type price for it). Not everyone can put a charger in their home. This lets out millions of urban and some suburban dwellers and that's important, since EVs are still range bound to short commuter trips. Here in NYC it is almost impossible to find a charger in a public garage; it is not their business model to sell electricity and the city has put out luke-warm support for EVs for years, given the high cost and discouragement of cars parking on streets in general. Range anxiety and charge waiting anxiety are real things, and the second part of that will actually get worse, not better, as more EVs are rolled out (this includes micro-cars, which are ideal for local needs, but only if they can be charged at residential apartment building garages; I've been asking my former garage to install those for years and they won't do it, even with new owners. I'd stick with a gas-powered car until this issue is cleared up. Many people don't want to wait at a lonely charge station where 25% of the chargers don't even work and where thieves might be waiting to carjack your expensive EV).
The performance figures for the nanoflowcell Quantino have held for half a decade and not been challenged. The weight is a non-issue and not even valid except for the initial fueling, after which the weight of the fuel drops down with usage, just like a gas-powered car, and unlike an EV where the weight is the same, regardless of charge status.
Nanoflowcell has needed just a little government support since inception. The IRA could provide that, finally, and should be supported. Those gas stations you disparage provide 100s of thousands of jobs which aren't replaced in unstaffed EV stations (when did people start thinking recharging in all kinds of weather, for a longer period, in any kind of neighborhood, was an improvement?). Jobs...matter. If gas station employees can maintain or expand their job prospects, that is a good thing, not a bad thing.
As for bi-ion fuel being made by fossil fuels ultimately, you'd better check how much electricity that goes into EVs is made that way too. Even coal has made a resurgence lately, as oil is choked off by the war in Ukraine. Europe especially ought to be interested in nanoflowcell technology, which can meet their green climate goals without the need to overhaul their infrastructure - only successful in EU countries that are now cash-strapped due to recession, inflation, and war/defense buildup costs.
Nanoflowcell technology is something that has held promise for years. Now is the time to accelerate it, not knock it down in favor of the new EV establishment.
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