Comments on: Driving on hydrogen, if only for a little while

By: Windsor Cornwall

Windsor Cornwall — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:25:55 +0000

The refueling problem will soon be solved with the use of solid/liquid fuel chemical hydrides that will generate the hydrogen required to feed the fuel cell. The refueling process will be a mere replacement of a cartridge,and the need for refueling stations will vanish. We will be able to purchase our cartridges at places like Walmart etc, and store a few extra ones either in our car or at home. So much for the death grip of the oil companies on us consumers!

By: elipicayo

elipicayo — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:42:31 +0000

You can actually run a fuel cell with ethanol. So, the question of efficiency becomes moot. Of course, there are already cars built that run with only water. (check it out in You Tube).The problem lies in the cost of replacing all the fossil fuel vehicles on the road right now. Not many are able to buy a new car just right now. So, it becomes a problem of government subsidies. Much like they’re doing with digital TV, but a lot costlier.The quickest solution is to adapt current vehicles to run on renewable, non-polluting fuels. I have been using ethyl ether in my gas for 15 years and getting almost 50% more mpg in my old SUV. It has run for 215K miles and it still going strong. Haven’t had a tuneup in 150K miles, since I started using the ether mixed with the gasoline.

By: maximus

maximus — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:24:16 +0000

Hydrogen seems to have raised many questions…the most important being its affordability to a common citizen.Other question is whether the vehicle is as eficient in every aspect using hydrogen needs solid experimenting.

By: skez

skez — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:31:37 +0000

The hydrogen car is NOT the future unless a way is found to produce hydrogen without the use of other valuable resources or energy.WHEN are you going to test drive the WATER powered vehicle ???????????????????????????????????????? ?????Now that DOES show REAL promise.

By: Mark Kowalski

Mark Kowalski — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:41:38 +0000

This story’s author seeks to find every reason why “not” to consider Hydrogen Fuel Cells….So GM sucks…what’s new….oh, there is something better?http://www.reuters.com/article/en vironmentNews/idUST31284420080606?virtua lBrandChannel=10179Surprise, surprise…GM workers are not the problem with GM…its the executives who tell the engineers make it “slow” or build in “planned obsolescence”…(break in a year to support parts industry)

By: Paul Kang

Paul Kang — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:37:53 +0000

The only difference is the emission, engine and dashboard? Both the article and video didn’t report more than what seemed obvious already.

By: William Dryden

William Dryden — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:16:21 +0000

Try a Rav4EV. Batteries are better than fuel cells because the refueling station is almost anywhere there is aan electric plug. Sure it takes longer, but it beats the cost of hydrogen.