Flashpoint: Hydrogen plant to be built in Michigan — what that means for the auto industry

DETROIT – A really well timed piece of stories arrived this previous week as we watch Detroit and the auto trade realigning itself for the longer term.

Final week on this program, I requested Invoice Ford, Jr. if one thing on the horizon may disrupt our transfer to electrification, and I requested particularly about hydrogen. Nearly on cue, this previous week, a Norwegian firm, nel introduced its plans to construct a producing plant in Michigan. It will likely be one of many largest electrolyzer vegetation on this planet. An electrolyzer takes water and breaks it down into its two elements, oxygen and hydrogen. That hydrogen can then be was energy-dense, clear vitality.

A hydrogen-powered car works like a form of magic trick – you burn hydrogen and the emission you get is water vapor. And it simply so occurs hydrogen is essentially the most ample aspect within the universe. However final week, Ford ran down simply a number of the many obstacles. Simply what’s the promise of hydrogen? And what does it imply that Nel selected the mitten for its plant? Arising, a chat with the CEO of Nel about these questions and extra.

Additionally, I at all times observe that elections are a marathon and never a dash. Possibly it’s not an important thought to begin prognosticating 548 days out. However increasingly more, it appears we’re headed to Biden/Trump two — which nobody appears to need. How can that be?

And ML Elrick of the Detroit Free Press will likely be right here to make a plea for somewhat house.

You possibly can view the Might 7, 2023, episode of Flashpoint within the video participant under.