I try LIVING with a HYDROGEN FUEL CELL car...

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Edited by: @MattMort

[brentonf]

"I don't care about the features.."
2 seconds later...
"Ooooo, fancy!"

Just found that kind of funny..

[tacitus]

It would totally make sense for the dealership to install a hydrogen station.

[Dunki]

The adjustable steering wheel is a feature that has been around in Toyota since the Lexus LS400 in the 90s

[patjames]

cool tech and I would much prefer this over a strictly electric car.

[barackobama]

"Unlike a gas car you don't need to hold it." Does this guy not have the locking clips in his area?

[LeahandLevi]

I'm a little disappointed you didn't hoon it in a save on foods parking lot... Pretty well a standard test for any Canadian vehicle.

[christalbot]

Minor correction: the fuel cell combines the hydrogen with the oxygen to create electricity (basically, electrolysis in reverse). Thus, what comes out of the fuel cell is water, electricity, and heat.

[bobstone]

What I would envision in the future would be having home fuel cell units creating electricity for the home (not connected to grid), fuel cell units would also power your Electric vehicle (I think electricity storage will change rapidly in next 10 years) and many more EV power stations will come on line as charge times decrease to 5 - 10 minutes. Hydrogen will be delivered to home or delivered to a home tank.

[myles]

Good video. I'm an automotive engineer and enjoy this technology. It's worth noting studies have show since there are several methods of isolating the hydrogen. Some methods actually produce less emissions to isolate the hydrogen to move the vehicle than some of the energy production plants used to move standard electric vehicles

[jacksonbangs]

As a Nissan Leaf driver I like the convenience of charging at home. I live in Medford Oregon where there are still no hydrogen fueling stations. Like my cellphone I only need a 110 volt outlet to charge my Nissan Leaf.

[SirGalahad]

Your video was awesome! It answered a lot of questions that other videos skip over. I have been interested in Hydrogen fuel cells for many years, and I understand the down side, but I believe it's a good start, and a better future alternative to straight electric vehicles.

[JackSparrow-hhlh]

I would say from a technical standpoint, hydrogen is good for heavy duty. Think for example of construction machines, they run all day and dont have time for charging, so they need to fill up fast. A car usually runs only a couple of hours, so there is lots of time for charging, and the greater efficiency comes more into focus

[MattakaXenon]

The Toyota dealership really just scammed him out of a free fill up

[tylerdingus]

For daily driving, range doesn't matter a lot for BEV since we wake up with a full charge, and when we do go beyond 300 miles we have chargers practically everywhere and use that charge time for restroom and eating. I think I'll stick with my BEV, but always nice to have alternatives.

[everyprojectallatonce]

Hey! I actually work for the company that builds, owns and operates the hydrogen refuelling stations in BC, including the one you went to in North Vancouver. It's awesome that you're giving positive exposure to this technology. It's really important for people see hydrogen fuel cell and battery electric as equally positive alternatives to conventional combustion engines rather than competing technologies. Great video.

[tonyvideoreview]

“Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the planet”
*Pays $42 for hydrogen*

[leoclark]

currently writing a dissertation on the potential of FCEVs so a bit of a coincedence that this video got recommended. The ineffeciences he mentioned here are an issue in cars but the power density means they scale better than batteries in larger vehicles. Look out for more hydrogen buses etc in future!

[imitane]

“I bought it for the range” - (can’t leave Vancouver)

[ndragunawan]

Hydrogen comes mostly from steam reforming natural gas, not electrolysis.

[steveinoz]

There's only one hydrogen fill station in Australia - at the Toyota HQ in Melbourne.