Nobody know for sure when oil will run out. But it WILL run out one day. Hydrogen is the only realistic solution. It is easy to bash Honda by saying hydrogen isn't that efficient and economical. But don't forget, this is only the beginning. Give it sometime, this technology will advance rapidly. It took over 100 years for petrol car to be efficient and economical like today. I agree with Top Gear. Honda marked the automobile history by commercializing the first hydrogen fuel cell car .
@Sitti2300 I agree but it is economical because once mass used old oil refineries will convert to water refineries using even our waste water from our house to produce hydrogen and the waste they will produce? large amounts of oxygen :D:D its the most important scientific discovery ever IMO
all the other car makers should bow to honda, driving them years because when i buy a car i want to know that 3,4 years down the line if i cant afford to buy another car the honda will never let me down :) thats what i call a real engine when i see hondas, clarkson himself has said they are more reliable than a wood burning stove
Leno's point at 6:25 "In America, we like everyone to know about the good work we're doing anonymously" is a really powerful thought really. I found it interesting.
people may not be willing to convert from gas to hydrogen but they will soon have no choice. Gas is coming to an end. Hydrogen, whether we like it or not, is the future.
@fifafan1 Production is the key word here... Big companies are not interested in delevoping hydrogen since at least 99% of the cars today are running on petrol and there is not a very good way of separating hydrogen from other chemical elements.
Also storing costs a lot.
We just need a bit of a time, when mankind realises that it's the reckoning day - we have no more oil, then I believe hydrogen would be one of the few acttual solutions. Then suddenly the right technology will be produced.
What about the hydrogen internal combustion engine? It developes 20% more effect than a regular engine due to the fuel's instability, which ironically is its biggest problem... But imagine a hydrogen car you can drive for fun. To not miss out on the V8 growl and the speed! It could even be possible to tune a petrol vehicle into running on hydrogen by strengthening certain parts of the engine and install a gas fuel injection instead of a liquid one at 1.5 times the money of a regular engine.
@ohedd Cars with internal combustion engine need twice as much fuel as fuel cell cars. It would be a waste of energy. And the storage of hydrogen is not so easy: Twice as much hydrogen needs twice as heavy tank system.
It´s technically possible, but not very reasonable.
@ohedd Honda says, the FCX Clarity needs 1 kg hydrogen for 100 km. That´s about 3,5 pounds for 100 miles. The pressure tanks of the Clarity contain 4,1 kg hydrogen with 5000 psi. Enough for 270 miles.
You may be interested in the BMW Hydrogen 7. A prototype with ICE which can even switch between gasoline and hydrogen. Would be perfect, as long as there are to less hydrogen refilling stations. But liquid hydrogen in a kryotank? I think, it will stay just a prototype for a very long time.
@samisacool1 Wind, Solar, Hydro, or Nuclear power seems to do it too. Also biomass extraction can do this as well. Main problem is that the fuel cells contain platinum, that costs more then gold, and that is what keeps the fuel cells from being affordable. Might not be in the next 10 years but I would say in the maybe next 30 years you will see hydrogen as a more mainstream fuel.
@samisacool1 The EU have started a project in which they put up solar panels in the sahare and with that energy do electrolysis and then bring Hydrogen to europe.
Hydrogen-fuel-cell cars are, in many ways, simply flashy distractions produced by automakers who should be taking stronger immediate action to reduce the greenhouse-gas emissions of their cars.
@MarcusBratske Thats the thing, its great people are talking about possible solutions, but hydrogen isn't one of them, not yet anyway. Unfortunately people are too easily misled by ignorant, middle-aged, petrolheads who happen to present top gear....i wish people would do their own research and find out about these things, it would only take a few minutes on google :\
According to former U.S. Department of Energy official Joseph Romm, "A hydrogen car is one of the least efficient, most expensive ways to reduce greenhouse gases." Asked when hydrogen cars will be broadly available, Romm replied: "Not in our lifetime, and very possibly never."
BEVs are already out in the market. Where can you buy a clarity? Oh, you lease them. Tesla Model S will have 300 miles per charge ~ 108mpge vs. the clarity's 270 miles per tank ~ 81mpge, in 2012. How much energy/money will it take to "scrape it off" to power a car? When hydrogen cars do hit the market, how much will they cost?
@Ou8y2k2 Nice! Now I guess you'll have to worry about how much water you'll be producing and how safe it'll be to dispose of it where. It would be pretty cool though if while you filled your car up, it simultaneously took a piss as well!! :p I've never heard anyone mention it before (water vapor as a greenhouse gas) so I had to throw it out there. Cheers mate.
Oil won't run out for over 100 years, when we'll have cars that don't need it anyway. But if we got all the oil in the entire world it's last hundreds of years
The again if more hydrogen cars are made and less gas powered ones gas companies might charge more because they won't make as much money form selling gas. Kind of like it harder and more expensive to get parts for rare cars that aren't made or mass produced anymore
@Zcow29 Electricity (from your home or whatever) is produced using fossil fuels or burning coal. So in actuality, it is not the future, it is what we have been doing for the past 120 yrs. or so.
@fitypenny fair enough, but we still need to move onto some more abundant and sustainable energy source. there will always be obstacles in the way of technology but it's only a matter of time before they figure this out properly.
this will be my first brand new car by far!! sometimes we have to stop and think rather than just act and be driven by our instincts as if we were animals. we destroy our planet every day without knowing just because we fail to see the results of our careless actions for competing in a consumer society we have to make a difference lets act smart lets be smart.
I'm buying a hydrogen Bugatti Veyron.
rvind92g 1 week ago
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"This is making my blue ball go all orange...I should probably explain that." Haha, James May is epic.
somebody331000 3 weeks ago
"This is making my blue ball go all orange....I should probably explain that." Haha, James May is epic.
somebody331000 3 weeks ago
Nobody know for sure when oil will run out. But it WILL run out one day. Hydrogen is the only realistic solution. It is easy to bash Honda by saying hydrogen isn't that efficient and economical. But don't forget, this is only the beginning. Give it sometime, this technology will advance rapidly. It took over 100 years for petrol car to be efficient and economical like today. I agree with Top Gear. Honda marked the automobile history by commercializing the first hydrogen fuel cell car .
Sitti2300 4 weeks ago
@Sitti2300 I agree but it is economical because once mass used old oil refineries will convert to water refineries using even our waste water from our house to produce hydrogen and the waste they will produce? large amounts of oxygen :D:D its the most important scientific discovery ever IMO
snowman88s 4 weeks ago
AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! GIMME GIMME GIMME!!
nonexistantname1990 1 month ago
all the other car makers should bow to honda, driving them years because when i buy a car i want to know that 3,4 years down the line if i cant afford to buy another car the honda will never let me down :) thats what i call a real engine when i see hondas, clarkson himself has said they are more reliable than a wood burning stove
dgreatestlover 1 month ago
Leno's point at 6:25 "In America, we like everyone to know about the good work we're doing anonymously" is a really powerful thought really. I found it interesting.
krasp28 1 month ago
people may not be willing to convert from gas to hydrogen but they will soon have no choice. Gas is coming to an end. Hydrogen, whether we like it or not, is the future.
d0ugz24 1 month ago
@fifafan1 Production is the key word here... Big companies are not interested in delevoping hydrogen since at least 99% of the cars today are running on petrol and there is not a very good way of separating hydrogen from other chemical elements.
Also storing costs a lot.
We just need a bit of a time, when mankind realises that it's the reckoning day - we have no more oil, then I believe hydrogen would be one of the few acttual solutions. Then suddenly the right technology will be produced.
Christhjian 2 months ago
what i dont understand is why it coest as much as gas if its so abundant
fifafan1 2 months ago
@fifafan1 They use a lot of resources (like electricity from coal lol) to produce it
asogaper 1 month ago
It appears Honda has saved the world. Blue Skies for Our Children.
BytorocolypseXII 3 months ago
What about the hydrogen internal combustion engine? It developes 20% more effect than a regular engine due to the fuel's instability, which ironically is its biggest problem... But imagine a hydrogen car you can drive for fun. To not miss out on the V8 growl and the speed! It could even be possible to tune a petrol vehicle into running on hydrogen by strengthening certain parts of the engine and install a gas fuel injection instead of a liquid one at 1.5 times the money of a regular engine.
ohedd 3 months ago
@ohedd Cars with internal combustion engine need twice as much fuel as fuel cell cars. It would be a waste of energy. And the storage of hydrogen is not so easy: Twice as much hydrogen needs twice as heavy tank system.
It´s technically possible, but not very reasonable.
701983 3 months ago
@701983 How much fuel does a car with fuel cells need? I hate electric cars....
ohedd 3 months ago
@ohedd Honda says, the FCX Clarity needs 1 kg hydrogen for 100 km. That´s about 3,5 pounds for 100 miles. The pressure tanks of the Clarity contain 4,1 kg hydrogen with 5000 psi. Enough for 270 miles.
You may be interested in the BMW Hydrogen 7. A prototype with ICE which can even switch between gasoline and hydrogen. Would be perfect, as long as there are to less hydrogen refilling stations. But liquid hydrogen in a kryotank? I think, it will stay just a prototype for a very long time.
701983 3 months ago
@701983 Yeah I saw the BMW too, but it only has 370 km in one tank which is pretty shitty. I hope they make it work though..
ohedd 3 months ago
Hydrogen buses are already up & running in London - I can't wait until I can buy a hydrogen car.
TheOneNo20 3 months ago 3
@samisacool1 Wind, Solar, Hydro, or Nuclear power seems to do it too. Also biomass extraction can do this as well. Main problem is that the fuel cells contain platinum, that costs more then gold, and that is what keeps the fuel cells from being affordable. Might not be in the next 10 years but I would say in the maybe next 30 years you will see hydrogen as a more mainstream fuel.
Liowen 4 months ago
@samisacool1 The EU have started a project in which they put up solar panels in the sahare and with that energy do electrolysis and then bring Hydrogen to europe.
deccno 5 months ago
could use it to over power a mansion (large house) and have an electric bill of around $20 dollars a month
2sillytube 5 months ago
@samisacool1 However, u can use non fossil fuels to power that process!
slushypuppies 6 months ago
"honda actually saved the world"
am i right civic haters?
WhatThePresidentSays 6 months ago
Hydrogen-fuel-cell cars are, in many ways, simply flashy distractions produced by automakers who should be taking stronger immediate action to reduce the greenhouse-gas emissions of their cars.
MarcusBratske 7 months ago
@MarcusBratske Thats the thing, its great people are talking about possible solutions, but hydrogen isn't one of them, not yet anyway. Unfortunately people are too easily misled by ignorant, middle-aged, petrolheads who happen to present top gear....i wish people would do their own research and find out about these things, it would only take a few minutes on google :\
tdavies456 7 months ago
According to former U.S. Department of Energy official Joseph Romm, "A hydrogen car is one of the least efficient, most expensive ways to reduce greenhouse gases." Asked when hydrogen cars will be broadly available, Romm replied: "Not in our lifetime, and very possibly never."
MarcusBratske 7 months ago
'prius sucker' best sentence
EVERLIVERPOOL 7 months ago
4:12 There's a fly on the camera
salman12322 7 months ago
BEVs are already out in the market. Where can you buy a clarity? Oh, you lease them. Tesla Model S will have 300 miles per charge ~ 108mpge vs. the clarity's 270 miles per tank ~ 81mpge, in 2012. How much energy/money will it take to "scrape it off" to power a car? When hydrogen cars do hit the market, how much will they cost?
Ou8y2k2 7 months ago
Water vapor is more of a greenhouse gas than CO2. Questions? Answers?
trini13archer 7 months ago
@trini13archer Perhaps it is, but can't you have a water reservoir to capture the emitted vapor?
Ou8y2k2 7 months ago
@Ou8y2k2 Nice! Now I guess you'll have to worry about how much water you'll be producing and how safe it'll be to dispose of it where. It would be pretty cool though if while you filled your car up, it simultaneously took a piss as well!! :p I've never heard anyone mention it before (water vapor as a greenhouse gas) so I had to throw it out there. Cheers mate.
trini13archer 7 months ago
who does he mean with Reamon Baxster (?) @ 0.45? or british humor?
ps3phreak 9 months ago
Oil won't run out for over 100 years, when we'll have cars that don't need it anyway. But if we got all the oil in the entire world it's last hundreds of years
MaddDogg81 10 months ago
The again if more hydrogen cars are made and less gas powered ones gas companies might charge more because they won't make as much money form selling gas. Kind of like it harder and more expensive to get parts for rare cars that aren't made or mass produced anymore
MaddDogg81 10 months ago
too bad it doesn't cost less than gas, unless it has a farther range
MaddDogg81 10 months ago
Such a scam. Makes no sense.
Zcow29 11 months ago
Hydrogen is not the near future. Electric is!!
Zcow29 11 months ago
@Zcow29 The Hydrogen makes the electricity and rives an electric motor, so it is electric
MaddDogg81 10 months ago
@Zcow29 Electricity (from your home or whatever) is produced using fossil fuels or burning coal. So in actuality, it is not the future, it is what we have been doing for the past 120 yrs. or so.
sklaterjd 9 months ago
@Zcow29 The Hydrogen Ceal produces electricity.......and thats how the Engine runs
luar48 9 months ago
@katrasho504 a volcano erupting puts more CO2 in the ozone then every car ever made running for a hundred years! So think about that hippie
fitypenny 11 months ago
@fitypenny Are you saying we shouldn't do anything to change it? Look at London a century ago, or beijing about 10 years ago, etc.
sklaterjd 9 months ago
@fitypenny fair enough, but we still need to move onto some more abundant and sustainable energy source. there will always be obstacles in the way of technology but it's only a matter of time before they figure this out properly.
trini13archer 7 months ago
One of the best top gear reviews ever.
David1994Daly 1 year ago 2
@David1994Daly
Totally agree
edystvumdb 10 months ago
Ahh, finally a HQ version of this video op Youtube. I love this one, the music, the editing (and the car of course).Fantastic.
misterdaviz 1 year ago
this will be my first brand new car by far!! sometimes we have to stop and think rather than just act and be driven by our instincts as if we were animals. we destroy our planet every day without knowing just because we fail to see the results of our careless actions for competing in a consumer society we have to make a difference lets act smart lets be smart.
katrasho504 1 year ago
does anyone know the song at 1:10
SucapunchRecords 1 year ago 3
@SucapunchRecords i presume it's Philip Glass - "Mad Rush" (according to one forum)
kjubus88 1 year ago
@kjubus88 Yep, its Mad Rush, whole album is called "Solo for piano".
rafioooo 4 months ago