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Because everything you said is wrong? Honda FCX has range of only 170 miles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_FCX http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_FCX An
by coryrc 13y ago
Because everything you said is wrong?
Honda FCX has range of only 170 miles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_FCX http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_FCX
And you don't start with a full tank every morning, like you do with a battery electric.
Telsa Model S? Over 200:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_S http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_S
Hydrogen in pure form is not available and must be refined from other sources (typically natural gas).
Fuel cells cost more than battery packs and require very expensive infrastructure to support them (since you can't charge at home, there have to be plenty of stations around).
- vecinu 13y agoHonda's website says the range is 240 miles [1] I would argue most people don't have 240 Volt electric lines running through their house in North America so they need to 'build' that infrastructure at home too. [1] http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/specifications.aspx http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/specifications.aspx
- tzs 13y agoClothes dryers and electric ovens are usually 240 volts in the US, so much of that infrastructure in the home is already there.
- coryrc 13y agoExcept for perhaps a few extremely rural homes, everyone has 240V in the USA and Canada. The Mexicans without 240V probably aren't the market for electric cars because they don't have cars or electricity. So that covers North America. Also, you only need 120V for daily charging.
- vecinu 13y agoI don't know of any house in my neighbourhood that has a 240V line in their garage. This requires installation. I do not live in a rural area and neither do my friends.
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