It is! Many thanks!Thank you. Hope my post is informative and entertaining.
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It is! Many thanks!Thank you. Hope my post is informative and entertaining.
OP: how would you/did you handle long drives away from your local stomping grounds ?
>>>build quality and refueling times, service quality...
>>>How long were you typically on hold before reaching a service person?
>>> How easy or difficult was it to get service?
>>>What about the rattles/squeaks/wind noise/road noise etc.?
(Coincidentally, I hope, there was also a hydrogen-fuel-related, non-fatal explosion June 2019 in Norway, of all places, that affected sales of hydrogen vehicles there. Conspiracy-theorists: have at it blaming Big Oil.)
Thought this was interesting as far as using Hydrogen as a fuel.
Yes, definitely interesting. Thank you.
As a layperson (non-engineer and non-energy expert) trying to make sense out of an important debate about a complex issue, I try to listen to as many, and as non-biased, sources as possible.
I do think that both plug-in electric and fuel cell electric vehicles attempt to take a serious "nonpoint source (NPS) pollution" problem--the collectively-large production of gaseous pollution by millions and millions of individually small mobile sources (cars and trucks)--and substituting for it theoretically more easily manageable "point source pollution" at much fewer, though individually larger, "point sources" (e.g., industrial facilities that produce electricity and hydrogen). There will probably always be adverse impacts from large-scale energy production in the conceivable future. The trick is to contain, constrain, and manage, and appropriately regulate them.
If you're interested we have a long running thread on hydrogen vs batteryAs a layperson (non-engineer and non-energy expert) trying to make sense out of an important debate about a complex issue, I try to listen to as many, and as non-biased, sources as possible.
On the other hand gasoline isn't under 10,000 psi of pressure.As far as driving around with Hydrogen gas in the back seat, I do not think it is any worse than gasoline. If it leaks it does not leave a vapor trail back to the source like gasoline.
If you're interested we have a long running thread on hydrogen vs battery
Hydrogen vs. Battery
It's not like you were paying for the hydrogen. And because of these likely issues, you got a very sweet deal, as the filling stations play catch up. How much did you buy your used Model S for? Does it still qualify for the HOV access?The review of the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell was awfully friendly. As a Toyota Mirai driver and now a Tesla Model S driver, I have to add the the fuel costs is 3X the gasoline cost. I have talked to Clarity drivers while waiting in long lines for hydrogen. Like the Mirai drivers they like the car very much, but the nightmare of getting fuel is overwhelming;
Also, getting fuel here in Southern California has been ABYSMAL for at least a year and a half. Also the system that tells you which stations are operational is WORTHLESS. I have been pleading with Toyota to take the car back for over a year. The Clarity has the same fuel supply problems as the Mirai.
The only good thing about owning a Mirai is that I liked the experience of electric drive so much that purchased a used 2014 Tesla Model S. I love it and just have to plug it in at home to drive. No more chasing broken or empty fuel stations.
Because demand is so high, UCI applied to the MSRC, and the other agencies, for a grant to expand the capacity and daily dispensing capability. The expansion will allow in excess of 800 kg/day of liquid hydrogen to be delivered from one to four fueling dispensers. On-site storage will also be increased, further strengthening the hydrogen supply chain, and limiting impacts to the consumers. At least 33 percent of the hydrogen will be renewable.
“Today, well over 100 vehicles are served on a daily basis, as well as fuel cell electric buses,” Dr. Samuelsen recounted. “On a monthly basis, this would exceed 3,000 individual fills. After the increased capability, more than 8,000 vehicles are projected to be served on a monthly basis.”
Station users have expressed excitement about the station’s expansion. According to Dr. Samuelsen, the station regularly experiences long lines (“up to nine vehicles before patience wanes,” quipped Dr. Samuelsen) to fill up at a dispenser. He said the new station’s capability will have four fueling positions that will both dramatically reduce the wait time and dramatically increase the reliability of the station.
It's not like you were paying for the hydrogen. And because of these you got a very sweet deal. How much did you buy your Model S for? Does it still qualify for the HOV access?
The hydrogen cars are too successful for the current state of fueling stations (exponential growth anyone?).
This just means, the state has spent too much tax payer money imposing EVs on people that don't work for majority of people.
But the next gen H2 stations and existing station expansions should solve these issues, albeit slowly.
Here is UCI expanding to 4 nozzles and 8000 refills a month. When looking at station cost, you need to considered how many cars and buses it serves. Find me one electric car fast charger that charges cars, buses and trucks.
If you're interested we have a long running thread on hydrogen vs battery
Hydrogen vs. Battery
Dear OP, does your car's winter range drop?