The only problem I have with cars based on hydrogen fuel is that all of them are basically lease only. None of them list an actual price, leading me to believe that these cars are nothing more than expensive rentals.
The car looks nice, though. I don't think it's ugly at all.
attempting to replace our oil addiction to hydrogen addiction... whether its oil or hydrogen... we are still going to be getting bent over by BP, Exon Mobil, and Shell.
L:I:A:F is correct. The $600 includes quite a bit like all matinince on the vehicle, insurance, etc. Its more a rental fee to participate in a full scale road test experiment on the new cars.
The point of this car isn't to save money. Honda is using this as a test-bed for future hydrogen cars and alternative energy. Honda actually was leasing the hydrogen FCX before the Clarity, now they are offering more cars to more people. But its an experiment, and you'll have a team of engineers looking after your car for you, and you get to be a part of it.
If you want cheap, Honda already has the Fit which gets EPA rating: (2008) 33/38 miles per gallon and starts around $14k.
@ Nick M if you think oil companies are going to be the ones supplying hydrogen of the future, you're an idiot. Yes it does take electricity to remove hydrogen from water (electrolysis) but there have already been designs for solar powered electrolysis stations which would take water, extract the H w/out using any "grid" power...just the sun. http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/solar-powered-hydrogen-fuel-station-opens-woodland/ though these do cost quite a bit of money, the prospect of "limitless free power" is something everyone should be interested in the future. especially the concepts that honda is working on to put this same tech in conjunction w/ a fuel cell in your home to 1) power your home 2) produce the hydrogen needed to power your car.
"the power of dreams"...thats lookin forward to the future if you ask me
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For $600 a month, it better save on more than just fuel.
The only problem I have with cars based on hydrogen fuel is that all of them are basically lease only. None of them list an actual price, leading me to believe that these cars are nothing more than expensive rentals.
The car looks nice, though. I don't think it's ugly at all.
I remeber reading a few months back in Car and Driver that the $600 price tag will include full coverage insurance, provided by Honda.
Honda will be taking a loss on every single car but they are attempting to help our oil addiction...
attempting to replace our oil addiction to hydrogen addiction... whether its oil or hydrogen... we are still going to be getting bent over by BP, Exon Mobil, and Shell.
L:I:A:F is correct. The $600 includes quite a bit like all matinince on the vehicle, insurance, etc. Its more a rental fee to participate in a full scale road test experiment on the new cars.
The point of this car isn't to save money. Honda is using this as a test-bed for future hydrogen cars and alternative energy. Honda actually was leasing the hydrogen FCX before the Clarity, now they are offering more cars to more people. But its an experiment, and you'll have a team of engineers looking after your car for you, and you get to be a part of it.
If you want cheap, Honda already has the Fit which gets EPA rating: (2008) 33/38 miles per gallon and starts around $14k.
As for me, I'll stick with trying to find a Honda Insight, although I like the design of the FCX
@ Nick M
if you think oil companies are going to be the ones supplying hydrogen of the future, you're an idiot. Yes it does take electricity to remove hydrogen from water (electrolysis) but there have already been designs for solar powered electrolysis stations which would take water, extract the H w/out using any "grid" power...just the sun.
http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/solar-powered-hydrogen-fuel-station-opens-woodland/
though these do cost quite a bit of money, the prospect of "limitless free power" is something everyone should be interested in the future. especially the concepts that honda is working on to put this same tech in conjunction w/ a fuel cell in your home to 1) power your home 2) produce the hydrogen needed to power your car.
"the power of dreams"...thats lookin forward to the future if you ask me