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Originally Posted by Stuart
Most people weren't aware that Honda built a hydrogen fuel cell electric car for a number of years - the Honda Clarity. In the US it was only available in limited numbers in Southern California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Clarity As the Wikipedia article says, the limiting factor was there were very few hydrogen filling stations available.
I think it was mainly an experiment on Honda's part - it showed that they can make cars that work, but the problems are in producing the hydrogen, transporting and storing it, and dispensing it. There's still a long ways to go for those things before it would be a viable thing for the average individual. Like Tom said, using it for trains (or maybe 18 wheel trucks) is probably more likely in the near term. |
The Hydrogen Bus was expensive to build, the fueling stations cost 3 times what each bus cost to build. The issues are:
Getting the Hydrogen, storing the Hydrogen, and being able to pump the hydrogen INTO the vehicles above and beyond the cost the vehicles themselves. Hydrogen would permeate thru the tanks in 7 or 8 days max.
7-8 days earlier you have a full tank. 8 days later your hydrogen tanks are empty, whether you drove the vehicle or not. KEY IS BEING ABLE TO SEAL THE HYDROGEN IN THE TANKS FOR MORE THAN A WEEK.
Been there done that. Hopefully Stuarts daughter has come up with some solutions.
Tom V.