It sounds so promising. I'd probably get one but I bet it's going to be really expensive when it comes out to the public.
2006-07-01 08:49:52 · 16 answers · asked by curly3top 1 in Environment
i think I saw a documentary about this. The point was that it is a good deal because it is better for the environment and actually cheaper in the long run. There is no problem for a company to make the cars if they feel people will buy them, but
Unfortunately, we have been in a gas system so long that it would be extremely difficult for the the mass production of fuel cell/hydrogen pumping stations
2006-07-01 11:24:55 · answer #1 · answered by Ilovechristjesustheking 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is no reason to believe that fuel/cell or any hydrogen fueled cars will ever be a cost-effective option.
There are so many unresolved difficulties and prohibitive costs.
Useful hydrogen-powered cars are the easy part.
How to make the hydrogen, using what energy source?
How to store the hydrogen in the car and at the fueling stations?
Safety issues present difficulties.
How to transport the hydrogen?
I suspect that gasoline/diesel will remain the mobile fuel of choice until something better than hydrogen comes along.
2006-07-01 09:03:09 · answer #2 · answered by enginerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hydrogen cells are extremely expensive to manufacture.
A better bet would be a safe storage system to store liquid hydrogen on a vehicle to use as combustion fuel instead of a cold chemical reaction fuel.
When Hydrogen burns it expands at a rate many times faster than Gasoline, using less fuel, then it cools and recombines with oxygen to form water and a small amount of acid which could be filtered out of the exhaust and stored and changed out when the oil is changed. Then I am sure scientists can find something to combine with the acids to form something else useful.
2006-07-01 09:10:51 · answer #3 · answered by ColvinBri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hydrogen fuel cells have been around for a long time. In 1954 while fueling my car I asked about a high school friend who had just completed engineering school. He works for Allis Chalmers on fuel cells, they look very promising. I'm still filling my car with gasoline my classmate engineer is in his grave.
2006-07-01 10:01:06 · answer #4 · answered by wealthmaster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will probably be a while. The trick is getting the large oil companies to embrace new technologies. It won't do you any good to have a hydrogen car if you can't find the appropriate stations to refill. The scenario is the same with ethanol.
2006-07-01 08:54:12 · answer #5 · answered by jamie5987 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we may start to see them in about 15 years but only where they can be fueled from a central depot - like a fleet of cars. It will take longer for the average consumer to use them due to lack of places to refuel.
2006-07-01 09:07:07 · answer #6 · answered by smgray99 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I beieve it will ceome a reality soon. BMV has a car that relies on solr energy but is not in the narket just yet. But it won't be long. After the hybrids, it was onlt natural that solar came along. They BMV has little solar panels on the hood of the car. Quire amazing.
2006-07-01 12:38:33 · answer #7 · answered by Aria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soon they already are sorta out not for the masses more like privite owners but in the next 10 years def
2006-07-01 08:54:18 · answer #8 · answered by Joseph D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the economic incentive is reached and fuel prices are so high average people will quit buying it? then might be a good time to switch to "alternate" fuel systems.Money drives the market!!
2006-07-01 08:54:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably after your lifetime.
We're only going to do it when we're in real dire need of it and our resources have been so depleted that it would be worth it to fund this instead of finding different ways to use and drill for fossil fuels.
2006-07-01 08:54:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋