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Shell Is Immediately Closing All Of Its California Hydrogen Stations | The oil giant is one of the big players in hydrogen globally, but even it can't make its operations work here.::The oil giant is one of the big players in hydrogen globally, but even it can't make its operations work here. All seven of its California stations will close immediately.

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[โ€“] frezik@midwest.social 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Forgive me but which of these major manufacturers rely on publicly funded research when designing new vehicles?

Public funding tends to go on at universities. Major manufactureres then buy the patents and take the credit.

[โ€“] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 1 points 9 months ago

According to whom? Companies also do tons of research since they're building proprietary products to sell. Which patents used in my Toyota Camry were publicly funded?