Senator Wallace: I take from what you say, then, that, without government subsidization or contribution toward that commercialization phase, hydrogen will never be competitive in the marketplace,
even though, as you would grow it, perhaps at a slower pace than it would otherwise be if you had government financial assistance, as economies of scale improve and as you have more customers online, you feel that rate of
growth or that normal
growth pattern, which most private sector businesses follow, wo
uld not enable your product ...[+++] to be competitive in the marketplace?Le sénateur Wallace : Alors, si j'ai bien compris, vous dites que, sans subvention ni contribution de la part du gouvernement pour la phase de la commercialisation, l'hydrogène ne sera jamais une technologie concurrentielle sur le marché. Sans l'aide financière du gouvernement, vous arriveriez à mettre en place un marché même sans l'aide du gouvernement.