Fully Charged Honda FCX Clarity episode 002

This weeks episode of Fully Charged looks at the ground breaking technology of the Honda FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell electric car.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Honda
• FCX

[JRP3]

Great examples of why hydrogen cars will not work. Efficiency of hydrogen generation is poor, transporting hydrogen is problematic, as is storing it. There is no infrastructure, fuel cells are expensive, and need maintenance. It's more expensive to run on hydrogen compared to grid power. Hydrogen is a dead end for the foreseeable future.

[steph1971]

Ballsy call for having been lent the car. Good call man. It's backwards thinking that keeps people imprisoned by fuel companies. 

[BxKWR]

Thanks for saying everything i've been wanting to say about Hydrogen. It is AMAZING and it is the FUTURE, but probably not mine or yours, maybe our grandchildren. So in the meantime, let's do something to live more sustainably NOW.

[DanM012324]

All the haters of hydrogen are clearly hippies and not Dr's in Chemistry and physics who believe this is the way forward, Go eat your tofu and complain somewhere else.

[TheOneNo20]

Mercedes are launching a hydrogen/battery hybrid in 2014 & Toyota are developing their own fuel cell car as I type. I don't think commercial fuel cell cars are actually that far off. Personally I'm very surprised not to see our government pushing harder for this kind of technology. I would've thought that independence from OPEC would be incentive enough.

[toyotaprius79]

@ngvconversion For a normal car you'd already have a petrol bomb behind or under the rear seat. But 5000psi of hydrogen just scares me on it's own.

[ngvconversion]

@toyotaprius79 Terrorists can put a bomb in anything.

[ngvconversion]

@DjGisME Petrol is just as dangerous.

[Hirotoro4692]

My personal prediction is you'll see a lot of hydrogen public transport and HGV in the future. Some countries with a lot of renewable such as Iceland may have a hydrogen economy indeed, and potentially become a huge exporter, as the geothermal source puts them in a great position to make the stuff.

As for the typical motorist though... I'm thinking mostly battery EVs is what you will see... especially for bikes...

[Aleque]

lol i imagine a few mushroom clouds in the background, as a result of few people filling up their hydrogen-car incorrect

[DjGisME]

driving with that amount of explosive gas is madness

there would be many accidents

. no good technology

[toyotaprius79]

Hydrogen, really it's a dream to keep oil companies happy so they can charge the World's most abundant element for the same price as petrol or diesel. And 5000psi of Hydrogen, That's a BOMB! I will definately not be comftorable knowing there's a filled up Hydrogen Car parked in Northern Ireland in Omagh or Belfast, on a road or near a road where the Orange Parade or some shit will pass by. A full tank of petrol is bad enough to light up!