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You still have nickel and manganese. Plus secondary metals like copper and tin for the electronics.

You should google the Riversimple Rasa. Hydrogen cars can be made far lighter than EVs.

Compare the Toyota Mirai to the Tesla Model 3. These are comparable cars. The Mirai is more expensive and heavier than the Model 3.

The Mirai is a much larger car than the Model 3.

It doesn't offer more interior space nor can it keep up with the driving performance of the Model 3. That is the problem with hydrogen: you need physically large tanks which also need to be at least cylindrical, so you cannot optimize their shape.

The tanks are physically smaller than batteries. The limitation is with packaging, not the technology itself. Future fuel cell cars with just have multiple small tanks instead of a few big ones.

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