fuel cells like that used to be made with platinum, not anymore, you need to upgrade your info on fuel cells my friend and take a look at some new patents, also your numbers are wrong and if you have solar panels then the electrolysis is free.
Just a publicity stunt. Electric operating costs are 1/5 that of hydrogen, so batteries will still rule. If course, there will be no big announcement when these expensive forklift fuel cells are replaced by far less expensive batteries.
really one fifth? where do you get your numbers? How many batterys does an electric forklift use in one year. I work on diesel trucks and we are replacing batterys all the time. you need a reality check if you think electric forklifts can do better.
H2 PEM fuel cells, like these, need expensive platinum catalysts. You're looking at a price of $5,000 per Kw, so you're looking at over $80K just for each fuel cell, that would buy, oh, about a centuries worth of batteries. Then, due to electrolysis and fuel cells being about 1/3 the efficiency of charger and batteries, the fuel costs are much higher. Nope, this isn't a good business decision.
this video is fake its mounted with a guy on a gm shirt
mannywind 3 years ago
fuel cells like that used to be made with platinum, not anymore, you need to upgrade your info on fuel cells my friend and take a look at some new patents, also your numbers are wrong and if you have solar panels then the electrolysis is free.
jimmyjamescanada1 3 years ago
GM (Grandpa Motors) may have one of those new fangled hydrogen cars one of these live-long days.
In the mean time, that whipper-snapper Honda is already selling them.
So, go back to sleep, Grandpa. Time to think about retirement.
dakfeld 4 years ago
Just a publicity stunt. Electric operating costs are 1/5 that of hydrogen, so batteries will still rule. If course, there will be no big announcement when these expensive forklift fuel cells are replaced by far less expensive batteries.
ceriman 5 years ago
No man, costs have come down to a fraction what it used to be. Batteries are antiques.
JamieKeefer 3 years ago
really one fifth? where do you get your numbers? How many batterys does an electric forklift use in one year. I work on diesel trucks and we are replacing batterys all the time. you need a reality check if you think electric forklifts can do better.
jimmyjamescanada1 3 years ago
H2 PEM fuel cells, like these, need expensive platinum catalysts. You're looking at a price of $5,000 per Kw, so you're looking at over $80K just for each fuel cell, that would buy, oh, about a centuries worth of batteries. Then, due to electrolysis and fuel cells being about 1/3 the efficiency of charger and batteries, the fuel costs are much higher. Nope, this isn't a good business decision.
ceriman 3 years ago