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nebula Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-14-07 10:35 AM
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15. The technology is a pipe dream
These things will likely go the way of the EV. Companies will build a few hundred and then scrap hydrogen within a few years.

They cost way too much to build, and even mass-produced hydrogen vehicles would still cost well over 100,000 each. And unlike electric vehicles that can be plugged into any electrical outlet, hydrogen vehicles require special hydrogen filling stations to power up. Where the hell are you suppose to go fill it up?

Reminds me of the biodiesel Hummer. You have to be Arnold Schwarzenneger (and he does) to own one because only people like him can afford to buy their own filling station.

These technologies are impractical and basically worthless for the consumer market!


Hybrid electric and 100% electric vehicles are still our best hope.






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