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Hydrogen Fuel Cells Hit the Road
caffeined writes "Well, it looks like Honda is doing a real test of their fuel-cell car. A family in California is renting the car for $500/mo. Honda is charging them so that they take it seriously - an executive explained that if it were free they might not get the kind of feedback they want. If someone is paying for something and they're not happy - then you're going to hear about it. This is apparently the first fuel-cell car on the road anywhere in the world, according to Honda."
Forcing users to pay to beta test.
I wonder who will be the first to car jack this million dollar test car and take it to Mexico.
What happens if a hydrogen-powered car is in an accident? Can the fuel cell 'rupture' and explode, ala The Hindenburg? If it can, then ...
Oh the humanity!
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From TFA
Spallino was at the wheel of his silver Honda FCX, a car worth about $1 million that looks like a cross between a compact - say, a Volkswagen Golf - and a cinder block.
For that sort of cash I'd like to get more that than a Volksie Golf, at least a Passat.
init 11 - for when you need that edge.
No problem with road salt here, it's too cold. But I wonder how the thing's batteries will stand up to -40.
Excellent point. At lower temperatures that hydrogen gas might get all liquid and slushy and get stuck in the pipes.
Sigh.
If someone is paying for something and they're not happy - then you're going to hear about it.
So if you want honest feedback on your sexual prowess from your girlfriend then you should charge a fee, eh? Hmmm. I am intrigued by this concept and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
No kidding. I always hate it when the tempertures outside get below -200 C. Having to swim through the atmosphere makes me terribly cold by the time I get to work.
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Charge them $500 a month to have the car blow up upon impact and kill the whole family.
I think you have your car manufacturers mixed up.
This is Honda, not Ford
I will be one of the first to buy a hydrogen powered vehicle, its a great idea whose time has come!
No more wars, pollution and death for OIL!
He who knows best knows how little he knows. - Thomas Jefferson
According to the article, most manufacturers are still up in the air about this technology.
That's only because air is mostly made up of nitrogen, so hydrogen is naturally lighter. HA!
Okay, look, someone had to say it.
"But I wonder how the thing's batteries will stand up to -40."
depends, celsius or farenheit?
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Is this the MPAA? Is this the RIAA? Is this the DMCA? I thought it was the USA!
... you live in Canada?
I would rather ride his wife
hah! that would rule, driving a giant yellow bottle to work. paint "XXX" on the side. no, wait, then people would think you're vin diesel.
i don't think anyone could reasonably argue that they hit you because 'they didn't see you'...'yeah, that jerk in the giant glowing yellow bottle just came outta nowhere'
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Is this the MPAA? Is this the RIAA? Is this the DMCA? I thought it was the USA!
Vancouver isn't exactly the best testbed for "harsh winter conditions". Send one down to Yellowknife to really test it.
Oh, heck. For the good of the nation, I'll do it.
--- SER
P.S. For a low, low fee, I'm also available for testing the psychological effects of being given large amounts of cash; the long-term physiological effects of Segway use; and the ergonomics of ultra-high-end laptops.
Me too! But so far I've had no luck finding a car that runs on cheap vodka.
I'd be happy with just a Hummer.
Thanks for clearing that up for us, Captain Obvious.
Its so much funnier when you explain the joke.
What's funniest about that post is that -40 is the same for both temperature scales.
That's pretty funny, but what's even MORE funny is that -40 celsius is actually the exact same temperature as -40 fahrenheit! Haha! I'm glad no one noticed that before me.
No kidding. I always hate it when the tempertures outside get below -200 C. Having to swim through the atmosphere makes me terribly cold by the time I get to work.
On the plus side, if you're a carpenter you can drive nails with your pecker.
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