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2020-08-15 Science & Technology

Bombs away! Hyperion unveils hydrogen-powered car that can hit 220mph and go more than 1,000 miles on a single tank

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Posted by Skidmark 2020-08-15 10:08|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top

#1 Unfortunately, the refueling stations are all at least 1500 miles apart.

Posted by ECOnhzna 2020-08-15 11:17|| 2020-08-15 11:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Ironically, hydrogen is a big byproduct of fracking. But it doesn't fit the narrative, so never mind.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-08-15 11:28|| 2020-08-15 11:28|| Front Page Top

#3 20-30 years ago, when hydrogen powered cars were 'the next big thing', Scientific American published an article that didn't fit the narrative.

Because producing hydrogen from water took more power than burning hydrogen produced, the only cost-effective way to produce hydrogen fuel was with nuclear power. Oops!

Posted by Bobby 2020-08-15 11:35|| 2020-08-15 11:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Corn ethanol has the same problem, I believe....more energy to produce it.....

Posted by Clem 2020-08-15 12:08|| 2020-08-15 12:08|| Front Page Top

#5 wonder if their first model will be called "The Hindenberg"?

Posted by Mercutio 2020-08-15 12:58|| 2020-08-15 12:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Only if they paint it with a mixture of iron oxide and aluminum-impregnated cellulose, Mercutio.

Although there are some that differ with that theory.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2020-08-15 13:04|| 2020-08-15 13:04|| Front Page Top

#7 Only if they paint it with a mixture of iron oxide and aluminum-impregnated cellulose, Mercutio.

'National Highway Transportation Safety Administration to announce new 2020 rules...'

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-08-15 13:15|| 2020-08-15 13:15|| Front Page Top

#8 Can't wait for the clowns running F1 to incorporate this shit somehow...

Posted by Raj 2020-08-15 14:42|| 2020-08-15 14:42|| Front Page Top

#9 I always loved Jimmuah Cahtah during the gas crisis (that he caused) asking if Indy cars could be run on something other than gasoline for national good will. He had to be told the cars run on pure ethanol with the denaturant to make it undrinkable.

Never Mind...

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-08-15 15:00|| 2020-08-15 15:00|| Front Page Top

#10 #3/#4. Solar powered produced Hydrogen?

Posted by Dacama 2020-08-15 17:10|| 2020-08-15 17:10|| Front Page Top

#11 It's a rather poor hydrogen-powered vehicle that *can't hit 220 mph. The trick, of course, is being able to do it a second time.

If you really want to make good use of hydrogen, smush it down real hard into a little ball of fusiony goodness.

Posted by SteveS 2020-08-15 18:10|| 2020-08-15 18:10|| Front Page Top

#12 I read a few articles in the early 2000s about hydrogen and few take-aways. (1) Gas stations could produce hydrogen from water and thus the current infrastructure could be used. (2) A powdered version of hydrogen would be useful and safe if less bang per buck than liquid or gas hydrogen. (3) The entire drive train could be building a flat 'skate-board' type deal that allowed multiple chassis to be added ontop creating a lot of variety. In fact one or two companies could build the skateboards while others worried about the pretty chassis.

Posted by rjschwarz 2020-08-15 20:08|| 2020-08-15 20:08|| Front Page Top

#13 Nuc Subs created oxygen by splitting water into its components. We waste water by using it to create ethanol and now you want to use more to create hydrogen. Water is the most important thing on earth. Why not use nuc power to create electricity and a different type of battery than we now use. Japan and Our colleges are working on this.

Posted by Whaitle White9378 2020-08-15 22:32|| 2020-08-15 22:32|| Front Page Top

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