GM demonstrates hydrogen fuel cell vehicle success
A shining example of fuel cell realityNot more than a couple of months ago I was certain that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles were a boondoggle. Even if all the problems with fuel cell vehicles could be overcome, I believed, costs would still be too prohibitive to make such technology cost-effective.
And, then there is the hydrogen highway.
Yesterday, I test drove GM's Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell vehicle, and now everything has changed. Finish: GM's fuel cell reality
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Not more than a couple of months ago I was certain that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles were a boondoggle. Even if all the problems with fuel cell vehicles could be overcome, I believed, costs would still be too prohibitive to make such technology cost-effective.
And, then there is the hydrogen highway.
Yesterday, I test drove GM's Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell vehicle, and now everything has changed.
I guess if I had to describe that drive in a word, that word would have to be 'amazed', perhaps even 'flabbergasted'. I loved driving this car, and it all came down to the electric drive and its smooth, seamless transmission - or lack thereof. And, aside from the silent start, this is a car that my grandfather could drive. Fuel cell technology has been packaged into a conventional automotive experience.
Most interesting, however, GM is stating firmly that if an infrastructure existed to fuel a 1,000,000 fuel cell vehicles - enough to meet production economies of scale - then GM could sell fuel cell vehicles, such as the Equinox, at gasoline vehicle costs.
But, that takes us back to the missing hydrogen highway, which I'll be tackling in numerous posts later today and over the next few days, weeks and probably months, so stay tuned.
Ultimately, fuel cell reality is no longer a fantasy, it's very possible, but is it necessary? Is it the best path forward?
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