Well yeah, but where do you get hydrogen? We should try to develop gasoline fuel cells. With them, you should be able to get double fuel efficiency and you could get gasoline anywhere.
Fuel cells aren't the way of the future. Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen uses tons of energy. That would come from electricity. North America still relies heavily on coal fire power plants. If people started using these demand would go way up, that would make these just as bad as gasoline cars due to the extra pollution the power plants are spitting out. Add the extra infrastructure needed and all the inefficiencies at every stage of the process, we're better off with electric cars.
"Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen uses tons of energy."
Honda Clarity works like -when hydrogen is connecting to oxygen it creates electricity. Thats why you drive on hydrogen cell. If you want to get hydrogen, you can split it using electricity which you get from solar or wind ? wouldn't be that good ?
Sure, that would be awesome, but solar power is incredibly expensive and isn't very efficient. Wind power is pretty good but it has to be kept away from cities because of noise and the risk of someone getting hurt. It's hard enough to replace our existing power systems with renewable, add to that the need to power all our vehicles and it's ten times worse. Even once you get the hydrogen, you have to transport it and distribute it through filling stations, which we would need to build.
Building all those stations would be incredibly expensive and the specially built high pressure tanker trucks, and pipelines. The infrastructure for electric cars already exists, it's in every house. If we can just shift power generation from coal to sources like wind, hydro, and nuclear then all we need is more supply, no new infrastructure would be needed. It'd be faster, cheaper, and more efficient.
The battery is so eco friendly right?We need better solar cells,i read somewhere if we want to use solarcells to create hydrogen for all car in NYC,we need 2-3x larger solarfarm than whole NYC o.O so i think we need some year,the battery no good too much weight,not enough power,and "not too eco friendly"
Battery technology has improved a lot since hybrid cars entered the market. The new Lithium Ion batteries are much more powerful then the NiMH batteries used now. That also means that you need less of them and that means less weight.
Solar cells are expensive and very high maintenance. They need to be washed regularly to stop dust from blocking its power making potential. Also, to get real power they have to be in certain areas with enough sun concentration to be efficient.
Search solar power map on Google. The only viable place economically in America for solar generation is the south west, mostly the desert. New York doesn't have enough sun to make solar a solution, no place with serious winters does.
But I'm not saying to ignore solar, we definitely need to improve the technology. But using that power to make hydrogen is still incredibly expensive (filling stations and transportation) and less efficient.
I am all for this technology, however, you still have to produce the hydrogen. And unless you are using solar, wind or nuclear power, it may not be cheap. That means somebody else may also, once again, have the american people over the barrel.
Oh, really, so if we saw people riding around on big wheels fueled by hydrogen I guess they would have your vote. After all you would see them around all the time.
this car would not work up north like in new york when it goes below 0. the water that comes out of the exhaust would freeze. unless if they have a heater or something
Chevrolet used to be THE car to buy way back when, why the fuck did they turn into a cheap discount brand? This looks like it would help them return to their roots as a more upscale car brand.
Well yeah, but where do you get hydrogen? We should try to develop gasoline fuel cells. With them, you should be able to get double fuel efficiency and you could get gasoline anywhere.
platinum243125 2 weeks ago
Why didn't we just start makin em like this in the first place??? Sure would have saved a whole lot of trouble!
gavinroxs101 7 months ago
if i had the money i would buy one but ware would you fill it up
presby100 11 months ago
Hydrogen is a dangerous gas, to run a hydrogen gas station would cost more, unless the hydrogen was really cheap.
SuperKenny720 1 year ago
Great vehicle... hydrogen fuel cell plus electric drive... the future of transportation is away from oil.
pjkBP 1 year ago
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Please don't use, "Car of the Future" and "Chevy Equinox" in the same title.
moaski 3 years ago
Fuel cells aren't the way of the future. Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen uses tons of energy. That would come from electricity. North America still relies heavily on coal fire power plants. If people started using these demand would go way up, that would make these just as bad as gasoline cars due to the extra pollution the power plants are spitting out. Add the extra infrastructure needed and all the inefficiencies at every stage of the process, we're better off with electric cars.
LamboDiabloSV 3 years ago
"Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen uses tons of energy."
Honda Clarity works like -when hydrogen is connecting to oxygen it creates electricity. Thats why you drive on hydrogen cell. If you want to get hydrogen, you can split it using electricity which you get from solar or wind ? wouldn't be that good ?
RolandsSmoked 3 years ago
Sure, that would be awesome, but solar power is incredibly expensive and isn't very efficient. Wind power is pretty good but it has to be kept away from cities because of noise and the risk of someone getting hurt. It's hard enough to replace our existing power systems with renewable, add to that the need to power all our vehicles and it's ten times worse. Even once you get the hydrogen, you have to transport it and distribute it through filling stations, which we would need to build.
LamboDiabloSV 3 years ago
Building all those stations would be incredibly expensive and the specially built high pressure tanker trucks, and pipelines. The infrastructure for electric cars already exists, it's in every house. If we can just shift power generation from coal to sources like wind, hydro, and nuclear then all we need is more supply, no new infrastructure would be needed. It'd be faster, cheaper, and more efficient.
LamboDiabloSV 3 years ago
The battery is so eco friendly right?We need better solar cells,i read somewhere if we want to use solarcells to create hydrogen for all car in NYC,we need 2-3x larger solarfarm than whole NYC o.O so i think we need some year,the battery no good too much weight,not enough power,and "not too eco friendly"
xHUNxDraco3D 3 years ago
Battery technology has improved a lot since hybrid cars entered the market. The new Lithium Ion batteries are much more powerful then the NiMH batteries used now. That also means that you need less of them and that means less weight.
Solar cells are expensive and very high maintenance. They need to be washed regularly to stop dust from blocking its power making potential. Also, to get real power they have to be in certain areas with enough sun concentration to be efficient.
LamboDiabloSV 3 years ago
Search solar power map on Google. The only viable place economically in America for solar generation is the south west, mostly the desert. New York doesn't have enough sun to make solar a solution, no place with serious winters does.
But I'm not saying to ignore solar, we definitely need to improve the technology. But using that power to make hydrogen is still incredibly expensive (filling stations and transportation) and less efficient.
LamboDiabloSV 3 years ago
Large power plants are generally cleaner and more efficient than a bunch of cars generating power for themselves via gasoline
especially nuclear plants
haloabc1234 3 years ago
You sound like you are propaganda tool of big oil and Middle Eastern countries. I wonder what your nationality and your relationship with big oil.
amoringis 2 years ago
I am all for this technology, however, you still have to produce the hydrogen. And unless you are using solar, wind or nuclear power, it may not be cheap. That means somebody else may also, once again, have the american people over the barrel.
gateman08 3 years ago
watch "who killed the electric car".
It's a free video on google.
GM recalls their lease and destroyed the ev1.
You can also see the hydrogen car introduced to the public in 1978 by Jack Nicholson.
Oil companies and auto manufacturers want to keep the public plugged into serving them.
lighthammar 3 years ago
LOL, Jack Nicholson the actor????
CDTbossy 2 years ago
I see these things driving around where I live all the time, they should build them.
camarosam 3 years ago
Oh, really, so if we saw people riding around on big wheels fueled by hydrogen I guess they would have your vote. After all you would see them around all the time.
gateman08 3 years ago
this car would not work up north like in new york when it goes below 0. the water that comes out of the exhaust would freeze. unless if they have a heater or something
f1andrew 3 years ago
i want 1. And if GM is smart they'll market these types of cars ASAP.
nightpwner 3 years ago
The question is how long does it last, reliability factor.
Yoda8232 3 years ago
so this car drips water while its moving right???
camelsmaycry 3 years ago
great video.
Shadowaloner 3 years ago
great truck, its defiantly different from the 2008 model
drockadam6 3 years ago
Very possibly the fuel of the future. We just need a quick and affordable way of producing the hydrogen...
PTuma89 3 years ago
nice video
BoxingzBestTRAV 3 years ago
I say give it the green light.
lamontrene 3 years ago
might be nice...but doubt it is fun to drive...just like almost all of GM's line
joseman409 3 years ago
this might save GM.
its a "smart" car
CSFREAK21 3 years ago
nice!!! i'm sure anybody would love to have that or any other hydrogen-powered car. good work GM!
luis8001 3 years ago
Chevrolet used to be THE car to buy way back when, why the fuck did they turn into a cheap discount brand? This looks like it would help them return to their roots as a more upscale car brand.
quuaa1 3 years ago
FYI, for those who don't know, Li-Ion battery, plug-ins are the buzz because the infrastructure is already here.
There is very very very limited infrastructure for hydrogen. I believe it's limited to CA and NY area.
asdfgoogle 3 years ago
xD GMC is a GMC wannabe
ferrariboi92 3 years ago
balance the efficiency of fuel cell by putting it on the SUV
good job chevy
metainfinity 3 years ago
jep finally they start to innovate instead of being busy getting bankrupt. nice.
kukelz 3 years ago
very interesting!
niswel 3 years ago
wow. Interesting stuff
87TAGTABANDIT 3 years ago