I've read that GM will make available to consumers 100 hydrogen powered vehicles for testing in 2008. If you had the chance would you like to have one of these cars? Also how much does hydrogen cost anyway?
2007-05-16 12:32:35 · 5 answers · asked by DialM4Speed 6 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Yes, I really like the technology and would really like to know what they would be like to drive, And i hope they wouldn't be to expensive.
2007-05-16 12:42:48 · answer #1 · answered by mburleigh8 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would not want one of the early cars.
The hydrogen cannot be contained safely yet. The test cars are not being used in normal driving because of this. In an accident - if the storage tank is hit at the correct angle and enough force - the tank will crack. Hydrogen, being a gas, will freely diffuse away and cannot be contained. Hydrogen, being a flammable gas, will explode - not just ignite EXPLODE.
Hydrogen is very cheap compared to all of the other fuels including ethanol. However, once the government regulates and controls filling station and distribution, the price will increase.
The exhaust of only water is an ideal. Theoretically, gasoline will become carbon dioxide and water. Reality shows CO, NO, SO2 - all toxic gases. Hydrogen should be cleaner because it can be purified better.
Hydrogen has a lot of promise, but caution is required because most people and most chemists are unaware of its true properties.
Pricing for the gas can't be compared like the other fuels. It will better to use something like dollar per mile. A gallon of hydrogen can represent different amounts when temperature and pressure changes.
2007-05-16 21:03:29 · answer #2 · answered by one_sick_puppy_jcp 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hydrogen gas is fairly cheap as a fuel, but that's not the main benefit. The positive aspect of Hydrogen cars is that when you create it, you can make it out of water and splitting the molecules. As a result, you have to put in all the energy into splitting it and it doesn't CREATE energy, it just stores it. Kind of like charging a battery. You pay for the electricity, not the actual fuel.
2007-05-16 19:37:01 · answer #3 · answered by Daniel G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really - there's no good spot where I could fill it up, unless GM is planning to include a plug-in electrolytic hydrogen generator I could keep in my garage. About the only place I could think of that might have hydrogen for sale is a welding supply shop or industrial gas vendor.
2007-05-16 20:02:05 · answer #4 · answered by Mad Scientist Matt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I will just continue to use my bicycle.
2007-05-16 19:36:35 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋