Dont know about the technical part but I think it's the future.
Hydrogen powered Ebike
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KnittyNorah
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- The Frozen North (of England)
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
It's all a bit confusing.
The Toyota hydrogen car uses the gas to generate electricity on board to power electric motors.
JCB on t'other hand are heavily backing hydrogen to power what is pretty much a traditional internal combustion engine.
Both technologies offer refuelling almost as fast as petrol/diesel, and better range/run times than electric only vehicles.
JCB head honcho Patrick Bamford says the hydrogen powered internal combustion engine is slightly cheaper to produce than existing engines, although the pressurised gas tank is a bit more, making the overall cost of the vehicle about the same as its petrol/diesel equivalent.
The Toyota Mirai is about £50k - the same as a basic Tesla/a lot of money for a family car.
https://www.toyota.co.uk/new-cars/mirai/
The Toyota hydrogen car uses the gas to generate electricity on board to power electric motors.
JCB on t'other hand are heavily backing hydrogen to power what is pretty much a traditional internal combustion engine.
Both technologies offer refuelling almost as fast as petrol/diesel, and better range/run times than electric only vehicles.
JCB head honcho Patrick Bamford says the hydrogen powered internal combustion engine is slightly cheaper to produce than existing engines, although the pressurised gas tank is a bit more, making the overall cost of the vehicle about the same as its petrol/diesel equivalent.
The Toyota Mirai is about £50k - the same as a basic Tesla/a lot of money for a family car.
https://www.toyota.co.uk/new-cars/mirai/
cougie uk
Guru
Who is buying this ?
More expensive than the Tesla to buy.
Costs as much as a petrol car to run.
Slower acceleration than an EV.
You'd need to live near to a Hydrogen fuel station or its pointless.
Hydrogen isn't the answer for cars.
Cycleops
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- Accra, Ghana
classic33
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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14 places in the uk where you can refuel
Cycleops
Legendary Member
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- Accra, Ghana
Forget all that stuff, wait for the Apple car. It’s insanely clever and it’s even got an Allegro steering wheel. What’s not to like?
Sorry, bit off topic.
Sorry, bit off topic.
classic33
Leg End Member
"Suicide Doors"!
classic33
Leg End Member
Less than 70 kilometres apart?
figbat
Slippery scientist
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- South Oxfordshire, UK
But you have to take your bike to a vehicle refuelling station to ‘recharge’ it.
classic33
Leg End Member
A bike is a vehicle though.
Getting allowed in to refill/recharge at a motor vehicle refuelling recharging point may be awkward.
E-assist, you could do at home, possibly at stops along the way.
You're probably a far greater fire hazard though.
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figbat
Slippery scientist
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- South Oxfordshire, UK
That’s m’point. Who wants to go to a filling station (likely not on a decent cycling route), queue with the cars and fill up your bike and have to pay? Especially when you can refill a battery at home for pennies.
