The Hyrdrogen Car is Here!

**Java** · 05-19-2008, 12:33 AM

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If you can’t wait five, 10 or 20 years for the much-touted "hydrogen economy," then step right up: Several companies are ready to sell you vehicles that run on the fuel that's much cleaner and gets higher mileage than gasoline or diesel.

Like sports cars? There's a Shelby Cobra with a 351 engine that runs on hydrogen. How about a Nissan Frontier pickup powered by fuel cells and hydrogen? That will soon be available. Or hankering for a hydrogen Hummer? That, too, can be yours.

There are two significant catches, however. First is getting the hydrogen. Industrial gas suppliers sell hydrogen in cylinders but very few filling stations exist today. California has the most at 13 pilot stations run by utilities and carmakers, and plans some 170 commercial ones by 2010. The cost varies too, from $1 to $20 a kilo. A gallon of gasoline has the same energy content as a kilo of hydrogen, but vehicles using the latter get two to three times higher mileage.

Source to view more: Hydrogen cars ready to roll â€” for a price - Green Machines - MSNBC.com
Additional info: California Rolls Toward Hydrogen

So... i dont know if i would spend that much, its just ironic the Hummer is the cheapest of all... maybe the future is turning the tables :-P... though Shelby cobras are really nice

What do you think?

**deathshadow391** · 05-19-2008, 02:33 AM

I cant wait for hydrogen cars to become mainstream. The sooner we can start to break free of our dependance on oil the better!

Noobie · 05-19-2008, 09:21 AM

yea cuz if you own oil you control a country...but if you own food...you control the population...its just government bullshit is all..lol (dont get me into it cuz ill never stop =P)

**pork in a box** · 05-20-2008, 04:47 PM

i like chicken....i think they should run a car that runs on chicken....or something i don't like....like onions, that way no one has to eat them

fear frantic · 05-20-2008, 08:26 PM

run a car off of compressed air

Crimson Ghost · 05-20-2008, 09:37 PM

so wut exactly is hydrogen

**BL00DW0LF6** · 05-20-2008, 11:06 PM

an element. it is a gas at room temperature. it is usually composed of one proton and one electron (unless this is H2)

Crimson Ghost · 05-20-2008, 11:08 PM

does it cost less than actual oil and where can u get it>??????

StripedSweaterNinja · 05-21-2008, 02:03 AM

from what i read its more expensive, but more effiecient. and as of now, there are only a few fueling staions, mostly in california?

and lol d00d u didn't know what Hydrogen was? XD

**deathshadow391** · 05-21-2008, 02:58 AM

The main thing is that it costs more than gas per gallon but has such good MPG that you will need to buy less of it, therefore, Instead of paying $200 for gas every month at around 4.00/gal you pay $200 every 3 months for hydrogen fuel at $1/Kilo. (this is just my understanding I may have a few of the numbers wrong.)