Tesla CEO Elon Musk: Fuel Cells Are 'So Bull@%!#'

Frosty P sends this quote from AutoblogGreen: "Elon Musk is unafraid to speak his mind. Whether he's talking about other players in the electric vehicle space or sub-par reporting from The New York Times, this is a man with few filters. Musk says that fuel cells are not part of the solution that electric vehicles offer for giving up the hydrocarbon addiction. After commenting that the only reason some automakers are pursuing hydrogen technology is for marketing purposes, that lithium batteries are superior mass- and volume-wise for a given range, and that fuel cells are too expensive, Musk capped it all off with the safety issue. 'Oh god, a fuel cell is so bull@%!#,' Musk said. 'Hydrogen is quite a dangerous gas. You know, it's suitable for the upper stage of rockets, but not for cars,' he said."

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Sorry, But He's a Douche

[CanHasDIY]

I know this goes 100% against the Slashdot groupthink, but really - this Elon Musk character bores me to no end. If he's not pissing and moaning about the (actually pretty good overall) review his car received on a comedy show, or making excuses for why some of the models he's sold aren't living up to expectations, or acting like a martyr because a certain state won't bend their car selling rules just for little-ol-Elon, he's criticizing everyone and everything that presents a challenge to his own bottom line.

Basically, the dude is Donald Trump, minus the guard-weasel that sleeps on his head.

'Hydrogen is quite a dangerous gas. you know, it's suitable for the upper stage of rockets, but not for cars,' [Musk] said."

Man, just wait until he finds out how many people are unwittingly using the deadly substance dihydrogen monoxide! He might just have a conniption.

Re:Sorry, But He's a Douche

[CanHasDIY]

He may well be a douch,

Oh, he is.

but he's not the only one out there,

No, but the fact there are other douche-bags on the planet is no excuse for being one.

and he is doing something that will push us in the right direction.

According to you. Me, I fail to see the merit in the concept of having everyone drive around in what is, essentially, a big-ass pile of heavily polluting blood minerals that won't get you to your destination without taking a minimum hour break every couple hundred miles.

Not to mention, even if electric cars are "the right direction," Elon Musk doesn't give half a fuck about that - he's a capitalist, therefore he's in it for the money. If altruistic progress was his goal he'd be selling Teslas at a loss just to get them in the hands of the people who would benefit the most.

Also, it takes considerable effort to get hydrogen gas from dihydrogen monoxide. Perhaps he knows this already?

Uh, that was a dig, not a comparison or question of science. I figured it was obvious.