Meet the Car of the Future...That Completely Failed!

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[IronmanV]

I used to be a fan of hydrogen.
Then I worked with it.

It leaks THROUGH the walls of containers, and it embrittles most materials. You have to use stainless steel($) or certain composits($). And it has to be highly compressed, else it takes up so much space due to it's low density to make the vehicle impractical.

EVs can be "refilled" off of an electrical outlet. And newer batteries don't even use neither nickel nor cobalt. Fun fact: cobalt is used in oil refining. I wonder how many of the people saying we shouldn't use batteries because of cobalt say we shouldn't use oil for the same reason?

[LeesChannel]

Imagine if Toyota put this level of care and design in their EVs, instead of the crappy BZ4X.

[mfurmyr]

Unhappy Mirai owners have filed a class action at Toyota.

[ColeSpolaric]

Problem with hydrogen is that the efficiency from extraction to the time you actually use it ends up being maybe 40%. Better than gasoline, but not a whole lot. Batteries on the other hand are about 80 to 90%.

[MatthewLibanio]

It's actually extremely expensive to refuel without Toyota's refueling gift card. It can be over $230 in Ontario Canada just to drive 500 kms. Yikes!

[ffjueeb]

1% chance this will go anywhere but our memories.

[MichaelPanzer]

This thing is a BEV with a overly complicated and expensive range extender.

[catmanscarchannel]

Read at fuel cap: Do not refuel after 2038 so must be scrapped by that date!

[toyyoda]

Ice patch? i would think freezing the drain tube solid would be the reason for the air blast since a clogged drain tube could be a problem

[rapidcars]

Hydrogen vehicles are only allowed to be sold in California and Oregon, which is a very small market

[ojeje]

TFLEV: This is the best analysis of a fuel cell car. We should drive more of these cars and really save the planet!

[ricomon]

1:55 Actually, this is a "gas car" as opposed to a gasoline powered car. 😉

[tarfeef]

Yeah hydrogen is dead for consumer vehicles

It takes energy to produce the fuel, it's complex to store and use, then it takes more energy to make it into power for the motor

Batteries just skip those conversions and are way more efficient. Plus you can charge in under 20 minutes already, and get over 500km range. With our current mass production tech. This will only get better, and we already have tech like solid state which can make massive improvements. Current tech is already convenient enough for many, and with those improvements, even more people will be able to justify the move to BEVs. They are certainly the future

Now Toyota's missing out on the EV market because they came late to the market with poor products and no charging system.. Tesla is just killing toyota

[Digikidthevoiceofreason]

I am glad that hydrogen is a failure for cars. They are not EVs though and do not belong on this channel.

As for hydrogen cars….they are a bomb with wheels. Not safe.

[Tbar_]

Would’ve sold way better if it had a standard hybrid setup. Really a good looking car!

[planesandbikes]

Toyota should only have leased these cars like GM did for the old EV in the 90s, as they are nothing more than experimental. Owners are trapped with worthless shells now. It will be interesting if Toyota's gamble on solid state or semi solid state batteries will pay out - I am not confident it will pay out for them, but it may take over the industry eventually, gradually.

[Jay-pfln]

For the last 25 years I have wondered why they don't just use a giant electrolysis apparatus installed in the car. Yes, just like the one from grade 8 science class...Fill car up with water, separate the Hydrogen from the Oxygen then re-mix for combustion. Maybe no way to produce it fast enough?

[GaryKetchum]

The Hyundai N Vision 74 having a hydrogen PHEV system is the best application for hydrogen. Use it as a range extender that you’ll only use sometimes, and plug in every night to get your daily range.

[georgepelton]

"It is kinda like a hybrid" - Tommy. Yes, not just kinda, but exactly a hybrid. There are two sources of motive power, the battery and the fuel cell, exactly the SAE definition of a hybrid. We are more familiar with the two sources being a battery and an IC engine, but any two sources will make a hybrid. Even a moped or e-bike, with human pedal power and small ICE or EV assistance.