[Mapleev]

I don’t think so:

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2022/12/honda-to-launch-fcev-compact-crossover-to-rival-chevy-equinox-ev/

 

[Steverino]

Seems more like a Chevy Volt competitor (and maybe not in a good way). Hydrogen economics are awful and refueling stations are scarce. NASA has a hard time keeping hydrogen fuel based rockets from having fuel leak issues. I wonder about that when applied to something like a car and auto-mechanics.

 

[obermd]

Honda and Toyota are still playing to Japan's MITI (Ministry of Technology) that has been pushing Hydrogen for decades now. Hydrogen had a chance but the advent of the Lithium Ion battery killed it. Neither the technology nor the economics support hydrogen for ground transportation.

 

[Steverino]

More expensive than gas, usually made from fossil fuel and the electricity used to in the production could have just been sent to a battery. Then there is the cargo space that gets eliminated so a hydrogen pressure tank can sit there. Besides a faster refueling time, what's their to like?

 

[obermd]

Interesting tidbit I ran across a month or so ago - ICEVs use about a third of the electricity as BEVs. This electricity is used to power the refineries and long-haul pipelines used to move crude oil, gasoline, and diesel fuel around the country.

 

[Steverino]

Interesting tidbit I ran across a month or so ago - ICEVs use about a third of the electricity as BEVs. This electricity is used to power the refineries and long-haul pipelines used to move crude oil, gasoline, and diesel fuel around the country.

And then the car wastes about 75% of the gasoline as heat. My guess is hydrogen suffers from similar electric losses as it is pressurized and pumped.

 

[Evan1]

This is more of a Bolt rival: the 2024 Hyundai Kona will offer an EV version.

 

[Steverino]

Is the the light gray a protective film or is that how the car was painted (ugh)?

The best part was the Maisto die cast models at the very end. I have one for my 2011 Volt.

 

[MaybeFutureBuyer]

This is more of a Bolt rival: the 2024 Hyundai Kona will offer an EV version.

The Kona had an EV version for a while now, no.