At this point in our industry’s evolution, it’s important to have government involvement. Incumbent technologies, such as internal combustion engines for transportation and the electrical power grid, have a huge head start and, in many cases, the rules of the game are written to support their continuation. Our society is comfortable with these technologies and has depended on them for many generations. Because we are not yet producing products at high volume, we are often faced with an initial cost disadvantage compared to traditional, less sustainable power generation methods. Our customers may have more up-front expense, but there is a much.
