Patrick Oliva: Cars should use electricity and hydrogen
Portugal
With Portugal receiving the praise for being so active in the attempt to decarbonise, there is still much to do so that by 2050 it is possible to complete such a complex process. For Patrick Oliva, Founder Paris Process on Mobility and Climate Change, a more neutral vision is needed in this transformation of abandonment of the most polluting fuels.
That is, despite the electrification being a great bet, Patrick Oliva argues that countries should keep an open view on different fuels that are non-polluting. "We have to do more now," he said in the debate on the Decarbonization of Transport, held this Friday at the Lisbon Mobi Summit.
Using hydrogen as an automotive fuel is a possibility pointed out by Oliva. The bet has been made in the past, but virtually abandoned in the meantime, except in some Asian countries and with Germany also still not giving up completely. He believes that combining batteries from different sources may be a solution to faster, cost-effective solutions.
"The [current] electric vehicles do not give us everything we need," he said. It is essential for transport to evolve, as it is for them that decarbonisation can be increased and done as soon as possible. Efficient energy is needed, but we must also think about costs so that everyone benefits. "We need to combine the elements to grow," he said, appealing, "We can not be afraid of different investments."
Patrick Oliva warned that at this point it has derailed towards the goal of decarbonization in 2050. "But I believe we can get there."
