Honda FCX Clarity Hydrogen fuel cell car FAQs with Robert Llewellyn

[daswada9]

Hydrogen is safer then gasoline

[kimstockton]

this guy's dodging questions left, right, and center, meh.

[TheOneNo20]

I'm a die hard petrol head so I like to think that I have an objective opinion on this subject. I would say that having to choose between battery & fuel cell vehicles I would choose the fuel cell every time because when I run low on range all I need to do is fill up with more hydrogen. I hear ideas of replaceable batteries etc however from an environmental, technical & financial view this just seems very unrealistic. When where & for how long you want is the entire point of personal transport.

[DSDMovies]

@TheOneNo20 But all you have to do to recharge the battery is recharge it. There are already a few places to do that, and certainly far more battery recharge points than hydrogen fuel cell top up points. Considering hydrogen is stored at such high pressure, I'm not even sure if you can just fill up, or have to replace the tank.

[TheOneNo20]

@DSDMovies I'm quite sure that you can just top up a hydrogen tank in a matter of minutes, that's one of the main selling points. Conversely, how long does it take to recharge a battery?

[venyusz01]

BEV is ready to use. By the way, if they are pushing hydrogen,well use it in public transport! Anything but fossil fuels

[slanderousndgs]

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[theshemullet]

Hydrogen won't be ready for at least 20 years. They just want us to go for it because that way they can still be in control at the gas stations. Battery power is getting better all the time, also does the tesla battery pack get you up to 280 miles, that isn't 2 tons in weight.

[PlanetTesla]

@theshemullet The Tesla does 250+ if you're steady, 55mph. You get more if you drive slower.... up to 313 has been recorded. At 70mph it's more like 230.

The whole car weighs 2,723 lb (1,235 kg), the battery is 900lbs so, yes indeed, all over the place!

[PlanetTesla]

I actually think the guy has been so immersed in the hydrogen world for so long that even he believes some of what he was saying.

[karuddell]

@PlanetTesla Most of what he is saying is true. It is what he is purposely omitting is what makes H2 so bad. It takes 3x the electricity to go the same distance as an electric car if you use electrolysis. H2 production, about half is used to produce ammonia (most used for fertilizer) the other half is used for guess what? Petroleum.

[rainbowsalads]

@PlanetTesla absolutely but he's is being paid and will be paid more y see. he's almost drooling out his mouth.

with nano batteries and battery swap stations, bye bye inefficient hydrogen. i can not beleive bobby let him go off on one .

[pvtjamesryan3]

@PlanetTesla

Bullshit. The Tesla does 55 miles on a charge.

Watch the Top Gear episode. The Tesla is a joke.

Battery powered cars are a joke. Hydrogen fuel cells are answer.

[PlanetTesla]

@pvtjamesryan3 I've never seen that low a range, even flat out; truth is, TG staged the event; remember, they did publish an apology afterwards. The whole pushing it thing and the breakdown; staged; "We wanted to show what would happen if you did run out of power". Don't forget Hydrogen cars are just EV's with an impractical battery.

[pvtjamesryan3]

@PlanetTesla

The Honda Clarity is a Hydrogen fuel cell car.

There is no battery.

[PlanetTesla]

@pvtjamesryan3 The Honda Clarity is driven by a battery just like a regular EV. it also uses a hydrogen fuel cell battery to charge the battery and contribute to propulsion. Remember hydrogen fuel cells only really work with a steady flow of hydrogen, they're not able to manage the kind of demands placed on a road car without the reserves of a battery. What I don't understand is why Honda doesn't replace the fuel cell with more battery; they'd have a great car!

[pvtjamesryan3]

@PlanetTesla

According to Honda's website, the battery in the car is only "supplemental", unlike the battery you find in the EV or any other electric car. That's why its size is small.

[Korvar]

I note he dodged one of the questions, namely the how far can you get on 1KWh question.