Wasn’t the choice between batteries and H initially made for the safety concerns of everyone driving about with a mini Hindenburg? I have no idea how this compares to driving about with a tank of unleaded! There appears to be some moves toward Li Battery recycling but this is limited due to the rapidly changing battery technology.
There's already a grid for charging batteries from.
Which relies on the currently mostly fossil fueled and in-efficient Mains grid.
If the money being invested in battery tech was re directed to Hydrogen development, we'd get there much quicker non? Just seems that we're focused in slightly the wrong direction
I see EV's as being part of the path towards driverless - and then ownerless cars...