Here’s How Long It Takes To Fully Fill A Hydrogen Car!

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  • Kyle is in California with a Toyota Mirai where he explains how much it costs and how long it takes to fill up a hyrdrogen electric vehicle (HEV).
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  • @KyleConner
    @KyleConner ปีที่แล้ว +961

    A couple points to note, I believe this station was actually a station where trucks bring the hydrogen to it - it is just created in a greener way. Also, the Mirai has a 5 kg tank so we weren’t completely dead although the gauge cluster showed that we were at a minimal level

    • @4literv6
      @4literv6 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      Kyle how is this green? As I understand it most hydrogen comes from methane gas. And the conversion process shows it's even less efficient from a well-wheels energy efficiency perspective. Than driving a gas or diesel car is today.
      Plus of course still uses rare earths for the catalysts, still uses big batteries and electric motors etc. 🤔

    • @acatic80
      @acatic80 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      @@4literv6 what is your point? EVs aren't even "green" either....just so you know.

    • @4literv6
      @4literv6 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@acatic80 I am very aware after 4 years of research on modern evs about what they are and are not.
      Unless you have something worth actually reading? Don't respond to someone who didn't engage you. 👍🏻

    • @paulgracey4697
      @paulgracey4697 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Greener than what? That hydrogen delivery truck probably came from one of the five oil refineries in the LA area or if that is "making" reformed natural gas on site, it is emitting CO2 from that elevated pipe or other vent. In either case that is not "green" hydrogen, as neither method is using electrolysis from a green source of surplus electricity.
      I do thank you for pointing out the time and trouble needed to get to these infrequently operational stations. HFC long haul trucks and busses maybe, but we average drivers should not be subsidizing the developments needed for that niche market at those exorbitant prices per kg.
      Any way, my Tesla Model 3 LR can get from 20 to 80% in the much rarer instance of a road trip like yours and have the same number of potential miles in the time I took to view this video at a Supercharger:) Oh and the Mirai is actually heavier than my car.

    • @timothysullivan7433
      @timothysullivan7433 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@4literv6 It is not green. However as you noted produced from natural gas(methane) which the US has a large supply. East coast is just brimming full of natural gas which we should also use to produce electricity.

  • @zzanatos2001
    @zzanatos2001 ปีที่แล้ว +3346

    My son is an engineer and contributed to the design of the hydrogen tanks in the Mirai. I'm so proud of him.

  • @tinetannies4637
    @tinetannies4637 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +309

    It takes a special talent to present 30 seconds of information in only 14 minutes

    • @TroySavary
      @TroySavary 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      He's in love with his own voice.

    • @eutimiochavez415
      @eutimiochavez415 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Right on ?

    • @unxusr
      @unxusr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      It shows that fueling HV is indeed taking a whole 14 min. Probably more, since you have to drive to hydrogen station. My BEV takes 10 seconds. 5 sec to plug in the garage and 5 seconds to unplug 😂

    • @nicumarc5788
      @nicumarc5788 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Lord this guy can talk a lot!!!

    • @DavidWilliams-ry7nt
      @DavidWilliams-ry7nt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Too much hot air for little info. Lost me.

  • @sophiegrisom
    @sophiegrisom 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    There is an H2 station near me at a Shell station, but comments on Google Maps say it has been broken for over a year and attendants say no plans to fix it. Shell also dropped a plan funded by California to install more stations, so seems like Mirais will be orphans soon. Fueling costs ~4x an efficient gasoline sedan.

    • @yggdrasil9039
      @yggdrasil9039 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Shell are closing their H2 fuelling stations.

  • @StevenTurner-vf3cw
    @StevenTurner-vf3cw หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    Hydrogen was $13.14/KG when filmed. Now it's $36.95/KG x 5.65 KG=$208.77 for a fillup to go 260 miles or 80 cents per mile. Ridiculous. And in Missouri, the only hydrogen filling station makes you get a container containig 100kg at H35 or 5000psi at a minimum.

    • @roodick85
      @roodick85 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not even surprised oil companies raise prices when they feel like it. They're trying to trick ppl into thinking it's a possibility alternative.

    • @PaulPittman
      @PaulPittman หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow....

    • @markdowell619
      @markdowell619 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Great information

    • @fload46d
      @fload46d 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      It would have to get a lot cheaper for the vehicle and the fuel. We have loads of fossil fuels and can insure for the environment and price.

    • @philodonoghue3062
      @philodonoghue3062 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Exponential technological improvement will deal with this compared with the 20 minute highway chargers fill up. Not to mention the millions of tons of copper wiring - equal to the total copper mined since the beginning of the Bronze Age.

  • @dnfielding
    @dnfielding ปีที่แล้ว +246

    A man who can talk without stopping for 14 minutes, and not pass on any useful information whatsoever.

    • @sierra659
      @sierra659 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Summary of every hydrogen and ev car owner

    • @Michael-Archonaeus
      @Michael-Archonaeus ปีที่แล้ว

      Impressive

    • @mvp4617
      @mvp4617 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      I believe this is more of a "Come find out with me" video than a "Let me show you" video, if you get what I mean.

    • @Mngobese
      @Mngobese 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      If you’re looking for a scientific paper go to your professor. This was plenty for the rest of us mxm

    • @getphuked2
      @getphuked2 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      They forgot to put the WO in front of his MAN card.

  • @andrewadkins727
    @andrewadkins727 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Hello. I test hydrogen fuel quality for the State of California. My colleagues and I routinely visit all hydrogen stations in California and obtain samples. This is a liquid hydrogen station. This allows for much more hydrogen to be stored on site. The older gaseous stations only have a capacity around 100 kg. The liquid stations have a capacity around 1000 kg. The hydrogen is truck delivered and stored in a liquid state on site. The station then boils off the liquid into a gas and maintains the gaseous hydrogen at fill pressure. The vent is actually not too loud since the vent has such a wide bore. I'm guessing this is the Baldwin Park station. We haven't tested it yet, but it will be on our docket soon!

    • @tmiller64
      @tmiller64 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Mow THIS is a helpful post….
      Thank you

    • @andrewadkins727
      @andrewadkins727 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tmiller64 You're welcome! Thank you for highlighting the technology. From my many conversations, most people I meet don't even know that fuel cell vehicles exist or what they even are. Feel free to ask me any other questions.

    • @catherineladd5300
      @catherineladd5300 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@andrewadkins727 How many hydrogen stations exist in CA?

    • @davefellhoelter1343
      @davefellhoelter1343 ปีที่แล้ว

      I built them! Hydrogen, CNG, and Cyro CNG! all dead ends! all energy Up Side Down!

    • @silkemueller1391
      @silkemueller1391 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andrewadkins727 do you know why some of the stations run out very frequently? Are they not operated as other gas stations? Do you know why the development plan for hydrogen gas is stalled? It seems that they are way behind everywhere installing those stations. Would have loved to get a fuel cell car but live in the country and theres no station around😔

  • @mtmaz
    @mtmaz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    As CEO of a company that has expertise in Hydrogen, we recognize that H2 production, compression, transportation and storage can in no way even remotely compete with the energy density, stability and availability of liquid hydrocarbons. H2 is VERY reactive and difficult to produce, it is not available as free hydrogen in the atmosphere. H2 is useful for onsite production and use, such as in manufacturing cleaner liquid hydrocarbons, chemicals and fertilizers... as a direct fuel - it is silly. (Btw... that you actually considered that unit was a hydrogen production facility, shows just how uninformed the masses are - no offense.)

  • @jfbeam
    @jfbeam 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    As I'm sure millions have said already, the key issue with hydrogen is we have to make it. And we make it from carbon sources, using a staggering amount of power. (compressing it, pumping it, carrying it, etc., etc.) If you want to be "green", H2 absolutely is not the path. Alcohol, bio-diesel, and solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, etc. are all better ways to be "green". Making H2 from "excess electricity" is also not a very good means of storage. (maybe better than aluminium-air batteries... smelting Al is a very energy intense process.)
    But I will concede, a liquid (or compressed gas) is way faster to "recharge" than any battery ever will be.

    • @RaGaZzAcCiO23
      @RaGaZzAcCiO23 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Even EVs are a scam and the furthest thing away from being green, in an even more extreme fashion than hydrogen vehicles. What they fail to tell you is that one excavator burns thousands of gallons of diesel in a 12 hour shift in order to mine the lithium, cobalt and nickel thats needed to create a single battery pack. EVs use many battery packs in one vehicle. Mind you I have nothing against EVs, but marketing it as a green alternative to gas vehicles is just downright deceptive.

    • @TeddyRumble
      @TeddyRumble 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The solution is to make it from nuclear power stations. Duh.

  • @harrisfogel6992
    @harrisfogel6992 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I was in line to get gas in Anaheim, and noticed a long line of cars waiting for one pump. I asked a guy what was happening and he told me they were all waiting to fill up with hydrogen. We talked through the cost, which when he started his lease was less that gas, but now a month ago, it was more expensive then gas. He loved the actual car, but said that owning a hydrogen car was more like being owned by a hydrogen car. There were only two places for fuel in the area, the other being a Toyota in Orange. And they were often down. He also told me that if you wanted to say drive to Las Vegas, which many Southern Californian's do, you're out of luck, no hydrogen stations in Las Vegas or along the route.
    In that case you notify the company, and they rent a car for you for the trip, which you were allowed to do several times a year. Also, when he got the car, they supplied him with a $15,000 dollar fuel card, which after over two years of driving he had barely dented, so at the moment the car was cheap to operate, but once the card ran out, he figured it would be more expensive then a similar ICE powered car of the same size and cost.
    I thought it was fascinating, but very limiting. I mean, if you think an EV is limiting, hydrogen's another ballpark. He did say that there were fleets of cars used by delivery services that loved it, but they had access to fuel, and all their trips were local. The incentive when he got the car was a) Federal Rebates, b) CA Rebates, c) So. California Rebates, d) Manufacturer Rebates, and finally e) that $15k fuel card. So he got a $40K car for around $22k, plus no fuel costs. So, he was pleased, for now. "Would he buy one again" I asked, and he said, "Not sure. I do think about that question though."

    • @neutrino78x
      @neutrino78x 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      interesting. I feel like H2 is more for vehicles that need a LOT of energy, more energy than you could easily get from batteries, such as aircraft, ships, trains, LONG distance trucks (over 250 miles), etc. Because those vehicles operate from certain places, such as airports for aircraft, marine ports for ships (usually deep water ports), etc.
      For small cars the size of the Mirai, I feel like battery is better, since we people already have electric going into their house/apartment/condo, and at worst it is a question of having an L2 charger installed. 🙂

    • @neutrino78x
      @neutrino78x 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Although, the other other reason to make green hydrogen is LARGE SCALE energy storage. You can carve out a storage cavern underground, and when you are generating excess green power, you split water and pump H2 underground. It should last a long time down there. Then when it's time to get it back, you let the H2 out and either combust it (with a flame) or run it through a high power fuel cell. 🙂

    • @Henning_Rech
      @Henning_Rech 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@neutrino78x H2 is good for airplanes, maybe ships, and steel production. For cars it is just a waste of energy.

    • @neutrino78x
      @neutrino78x 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Henning_Rech
      "H2 is good for airplanes, maybe ships, and steel production. For cars it is just a waste of energy."
      Yes, this is what I said, I agree with this statement.

    • @vladimus9749
      @vladimus9749 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      A 2 year old Mirai with 15k miles for $19k is overpriced by $3700 according to car gurus. Even with the incredible subsidies, they are basically worthless once they drive off the lot. No way this makes sense for any consumer. Agree with all the sentiments on this thread.

  • @pdufusc
    @pdufusc ปีที่แล้ว +89

    I missed the final cost.... and another 260 miles. Believe I'll stick with my 98 civic hatch. I drove right at ll00 miles to see my brother in New Mexico, and it cost me a whopping $62- a few cents, That was running 75/80 with a/c. Had a 96 that got 42 mpg, at 65/75 with a/c. That was at least 90+% interstate driving.

    • @sws212
      @sws212 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      If you already have a decent ride and you don't mind keeping it vs a newer model, it literally doesn't matter. Unless it's a piece of junk that needs repair every 2 months, using your older vehicle is always better than the production required to build a new EV or hydrogen car.

    • @pdufusc
      @pdufusc ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@sws212 was nationally certified mechanic, but I also have an A&P license. Worked everything from a 2stroke weed easter to a Boeing 747, The Ole Honda will be cruising for some time. I do hope you do not have a serious accident. Ask your dealer how they have protected the hydrogen bomb you are carrying around as fuel. Car batteries give off hydrogen gas, have you seen one explode! I hope you don't.

    • @thegrmcrckr488
      @thegrmcrckr488 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@pdufusc ......I've seen batteries blow. It wasn't like a stick of dynamite. I'm excited for the Hydrogen vehicles as I don't believe electric cars are the way. Electric is exciting, but not for the scale they want. BTW, I've seen gas cars explode (Pinto) so I would trust it as we can't be worried by what if.....

    • @yamamancha
      @yamamancha ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I remember getting I believe it was 62 miles a gallon in a late 90s Civic traveling cross country from Cali to Chicago. The interstate performance and downhill driving helped a lot!
      I think the inevitable EV backlash will drive a new era of fuel and environmental performance in ICE vehicles. PHEV are already have far surpassed the 100mpg-e mark, and 150mpg will be standard in a few years.

    • @mrgold3591
      @mrgold3591 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I live in NM and unfortunately you see 20-30 SUVs/Pick-ups for every Honda Civic. It could make a difference that will add up over time in the long run if those 20-30 SUVs/Pick-ups also were BEV, PHEV, or had hybrid powertrains. People will switch to hydrogen in a minute if it only cost $5-$10 to fill up each time for +300 mile range.

  • @steverx4460
    @steverx4460 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    There's only two hydrogen filling stations in australia.
    There's 60 in the US, nearly all in Califiornia.

    • @--Nath--
      @--Nath-- 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The US is 30x more dopey than we are then. This is the dumbest idea that just passes away energy to try make a market for the fossil fuel companies who want to greenwash their gas/coal via making hydrogen from it.

  • @BMWHP2
    @BMWHP2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Per station, you can fill 2 cars per 30 minutes. It takes the station about 25 minutes to get full pressure again for the next 2 cars.
    When Hydrogen is brought in by truck, there is enough Hydrogen to fill 36 cars (or 9 hydrogen trucks/Busses). After that, the station has to be refilled. . . . . . . cant be that busy with Hydrogen cars.

  • @kenkobra
    @kenkobra ปีที่แล้ว +378

    Takes 4:31 to fill the tank. You just got back some additional time to watch more Out of Spec videos.

    • @LarsDennert
      @LarsDennert ปีที่แล้ว +11

      14:03 minutes. That's how long!

    • @robbay8610
      @robbay8610 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LarsDennert makes sense to me

    • @ronkosanovich6450
      @ronkosanovich6450 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      No one was pushing for this technology. Follow the money in political battery investments.

    • @josephfdent
      @josephfdent ปีที่แล้ว +4

      thanks 😂 I didn't need to watch the video because its impractical to have this type of fueling station at home where we all know it is most needed

    • @ronkosanovich6450
      @ronkosanovich6450 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Gasoline in d still the best option, but we have a administration that has been pushing for batteries. Follow the investments in mining lithium, creating battery cars and charging stations, and of course totally ignore over worked to the max electric grid.
      If you're going to demand a alternative to gasoline, then hydrogen bests batteries by MILES (pun intended). Especially with the newest technology and solid storing hydrogen at half the weight of batteries

  • @garyfrancis6193
    @garyfrancis6193 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    There should be feedback like a light or beep to indicate when the H2 nozzle is securely attached to the refilling port of the vehicle.

    • @philippelee5720
      @philippelee5720 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      In oil n gas industry there are mechanical indicator to indicate correct coupling

    • @marsel108
      @marsel108 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It won't let you start filling unless it's properly attached, also the reason why it had him take it out and try again is because he kept putting it in and taking it out.

    • @eli84360
      @eli84360 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It's just quick connect which is standard on air connections. Just pull back the collar momentarily and push it on until it clicks into place

    • @johnnygeorgopoulos4072
      @johnnygeorgopoulos4072 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You could see the greenish yellow ring appear at the base of the coupler when he finally figured out how to attach it, it's similar to your typical air hose connection, pull back the locking collar slightly before meeting male to female connections and it'll clip right on(I'm sure many of us watching were either yelling at our phones or mumbling it under our breaths when he couldn't figure it out lol)

    • @robertsmith2956
      @robertsmith2956 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yea, a light bulb next to hydrogen. What could possibly go wrong. Even hear of the Hindenburg?

  • @antonythomas9063
    @antonythomas9063 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for giving live demonstration of the use of hydrogen as a fuel for the daily usage such as driving a vehicle.

  • @jameskulevich8907
    @jameskulevich8907 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great informative video. Thanks, bro.

  • @Timbrock1000
    @Timbrock1000 ปีที่แล้ว +323

    So, at $60 to fill up divided by a 260 mile range, it seems to cost about $0.23/ mile to drive.
    An economical car that gets 35 MPG and assuming $5.00/ gallon will cost about $0.14/ mile to drive.

    • @claudioklaus2642
      @claudioklaus2642 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Exactly. And the pump itself freezing up is a joke LOL.

    • @warrensteel9954
      @warrensteel9954 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      And for the amount of energy used to make that hydrogen they could have charged 3 to 6 EVs.

    • @thomasfletcher2645
      @thomasfletcher2645 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Fuel costs in California average $6-7 a gallon recently

    • @broderickgk
      @broderickgk ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@warrensteel9954 Provide the specs for that?

    • @drewthompson7457
      @drewthompson7457 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@claudioklaus2642 : I was wondering if that pump would work in northern winter.

  • @Johny40Se7en
    @Johny40Se7en 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Really enjoyed this look into the new Mirai. And don't worry about the newbie aspects of the refilling, we're all newbies at some point and this is a great overview. It's also refreshing to hear someone who's experienced with plug in electric, but is also open minded about hydrogen fuel cell vehicles like this one. Also like the sleek futuristic interior.
    Have to say too, plug in electric are a stepping stone to hydrogen or some other advanced technology. Battery EV's have so many batteries which are often mined in appalling conditions, and those materials are finite. Then there's the end of life recycling of all those batteries.
    When an hydrogen filling station is running on renewables and doesn't need tanker trucks to bring in hydrogen, it's wonderful. Those are the ones that need to be invested in. Less than five minutes to fill the tank and getting a wicked range is WAY better than waiting over half hour for crappy batteries to charge. I will never do that, it's retarded 🥴👉

  • @diyfamily6848
    @diyfamily6848 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    0:08 Hear are the two big questions every one should be asking about Hydrogen, being a viable fuel for the future, and they are
    How much energy in total did the processes take to
    1. disassociate the hydrogen from water ?
    2.Compress the disassociated Hydrgen into a suitable vessel for transport ?
    I'm pretty sure its more energy than you can recover from burning it, or converting it directly back to electricity even using the most eficient fuel cell technology available. Remember,
    Energy is neither created nor destroyed. It's simply converted from one form to another, also there are conversion efficiencies that are not ideal through the processes and because of this there will be losses in the form of heat along the way so either solar, wind or nuclear electrical energy would be required for truly green Hydrogen.

  • @rajkumarbharathi3139
    @rajkumarbharathi3139 ปีที่แล้ว +636

    I think, hydrogen can be a good option for construction equipment. JCB is developing Hydrogen diggers after they realized electric diggers wont even last 1 hour of work.

    • @cybertrk
      @cybertrk ปีที่แล้ว +18

      That’s not true. Diggers aren’t moving very far like a car does, so the workload is actually less.
      Remember a car is moving 5000 lbs 250 miles. That’s a huge workload as compared to digging 200,000 lbs over 100 feet.

    • @jimsteinway695
      @jimsteinway695 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Another example of just how poor EVs work in the real world. They’ll never replace ICE vehicles in the near future. Unless they just want people to not go to work.
      Diggers still do the same amount of work digging as cars just going down the road

    • @BioniqBob
      @BioniqBob ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@jimsteinway695 Buy a coal fired car. Gas is the new dinosaur. My EV will pay for itself in 10 years of gas & oil savings. Solar or cry.

    • @MandrakeDCR
      @MandrakeDCR ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BioniqBob Ok, so you are selfish like most people. No problem. Now that we've solved your own personal financial savings - how about the rest of the people soaking up electricity off the grid to charge their cars, forklifts, trucks, etc. to save money on gas? They already have planned brownouts in the 'we don't give a crap about you' areas of California to offset the problem. It is growing, and for every cola power plant they shutdown and don't replace, the problem gets worse.
      Everyone I know, including me, are all for green energy - but we can't just magic it into existence. We have to get it in place and 100% replacement before we shut down the prior source, and we actually need to be adding on top of it for all these electric vehicles that will be replacing ICE over the next decades.
      Any suggestions for the people crying about Solar? The war for batteries that there aren't enough of to supply even the USA alone for power consumption right now?
      I think people need to lighten up about nuclear fission and fusion if we're going to get off of fossil fuels. We're never going to get away from oil and gas for some things anyway for many more decades. There is oil in everything from solar panels to the composites in your EVs, your house, your office, almost everything synthetically produced has some amount of oil in it.

    • @hi9580
      @hi9580 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@jimsteinway695 just add more batteries

  • @kennystrawnmusic
    @kennystrawnmusic ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I’ve watched True Zero trucks come in to fill up the stations before as a Mirai owner myself (Aliso Viejo and San Juan Capistrano are my two go-to stations) - they actually truck it in not as compressed cylinders but as a cryogenic liquid.
    As for that vent, yes that is what it’s for - the reason why it’s that high up is to take advantage of the fact that hydrogen is lighter than air. When excess gas is let out of that vent, it escapes the atmosphere and just floats off into space.

    • @stevecampbell7620
      @stevecampbell7620 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Nothing is TRUE ZERO just a virtue signaling name.

    • @TheBrucifer
      @TheBrucifer ปีที่แล้ว

      Plot twist,
      Hydrogen is similar to carbon monoxide in that it acts as an indirect greenhouse gas through its effect on hydroxyl (OH) radicals. By reducing the levels of OH in the atmosphere, hydrogen increases the lifetime of some direct greenhouse gases, such as methane. So hopefully not much escapes..

    • @marcdeboer1280
      @marcdeboer1280 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It does not float off into space.... we have gravity lol. It definitely stays in our atmosphere.

    • @pettread
      @pettread ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@marcdeboer1280 free hydrogen escapes quite readily from Earth's atmosphere. That's why most atmospheric hydrogen left at this time is bound chemically (water vapour, etc). It's too bad they can't have a pilot light or something to flare off that gas, as this will become a larger problem if this tech ever became dominant.

    • @elabrumm1738
      @elabrumm1738 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hi Kenny. I’m in Dana point and getting my mirai tomorrow 🙂

  • @stanleyreynolds7800
    @stanleyreynolds7800 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    When there's a line waiting to fill up, if you're the 3rd car, you will have to wait while the nozzle warms up. I wouldn't be surprised if that took at least 15 minutes.

  • @cya1no
    @cya1no ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, this is a gorgeous car and beautiful paint (color and lacque).

  • @johncooper1928
    @johncooper1928 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    As a college student training to be an automotive technician 45 years ago in 1977, my professor said he could envision hydrogen becoming the dominant fuel source for the transportation industry. I have watched with great interest the development of hydrogen technology ever since to see how it would all play out. Like the EV industry, large-scale public adoption will in part depend on having an infrastructure that supports the convenience the public has come to demand with fuel stations located nearby wherever you are. As I see in this video, the story is still evolving. Thank you for the update!

    • @wokewokerman5280
      @wokewokerman5280 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ...I studied it extensively back then, did my thesis on hydrogen economy, it will come as there are so many benefits. The tipping point is using renewable energy ideas to generate the hydrogen through electrolysis, then use it for many applications like transportation, but better for when the renewables are off-line. The only issue keeping this from happening is cheap oil, but oil and gas will be depleted and this form will dominate - I guess another 30-50 years transition. (and interesting downside is the over manufacture of oxygen, affecting the environment adversly - so the oxygen will have to also be used as the oxidizer in combustion and not air) will be a cool wild transition ride....

    • @chrisheath2637
      @chrisheath2637 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wokewokerman5280 Oxygen is killing us...

    • @peterkim1999
      @peterkim1999 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hydrogen Fuel Cell all the way!

    • @rogerphelps9939
      @rogerphelps9939 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your professor was and is wrong. The future is battery.

    • @Deontjie
      @Deontjie ปีที่แล้ว

      And your choice of petrol or diesel cars is endless....

  • @ericcindycrowder7482
    @ericcindycrowder7482 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I think you need to attach the filling probe BEFORE pressing the fuel grade button on the dispenser

    • @thecarpenter2599
      @thecarpenter2599 ปีที่แล้ว

      He should probably wear a pair of gloves as well. To avoid the cold handle.

    • @guardianaxiom205
      @guardianaxiom205 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And learn to read the on screen instructions..

  • @HappyfoxBiz
    @HappyfoxBiz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    it really depends on how full the tanks are at the refueling station, I owned an LPG car, it's a car that ran on liquified gas IE: propane/butane mix.
    When the tanks were full then the limiter kicks in, it takes 15-30 seconds from empty and I am on my way shortly after...
    But when the the fuel stations tanks are running low then the PSI of the tank would take a while to fill, sometimes minutes as the meter clicks by slowly... so it is all about how much fuel they have to sell you

  • @anhthanhthongsoai7987
    @anhthanhthongsoai7987 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    I purchased a second generation Mirai back in 2021 (like his, but mine is black in color), gorgeous car, but getting hydrogen could be a challenge at times, not to mention the price of hydrogen went up more than a 100% since 2021 (from $13.05 kg to $26.75 a kg).
    True Zero really jacked up the price as it appears they’re a majority hydrogen supplier in the market, no market competition, so who knows, they might raise the price up again next month.
    I love the zero omission that hydrogen engine produced, but against the idea of market monopoly by True Zero, sadly, I will have to let go of this beautiful vehicle next week. Thanks to the Toyota dealer where I bought this vehicle from as my salesman says that the dealer will buy it back from me.

    • @krane15
      @krane15 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You do realize your price means nothing to someone used to gasoline a their fuel. In addition, gasoline prices vary greatly by location and fluctuate throughout the year.

    • @clintatk
      @clintatk 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      The overwhelming problem with hydrogen vehicles is it’s a continuation of the complexity of the gasoline car. And the pressurizing adds even more complexity. The simplicity of the ev system is only going to get better and cheaper.

    • @randystevens2710
      @randystevens2710 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I like the idea of this technology, But I live in Europe, and fuel is very expensive. But I also own a 6-year-old Diesel Ford Focus that burns so clean that the UK does not tax it. And I get about 55 MPG. Oh, BTW, it is no dog on the road, Higher to[p end that my Mustang had. I understand Diesel Fuel is cleaner over here, but why cant we do that in the States also? I still remember being happy with 7-8 MPG and $0.19 a gallon. I just do not believe we have to be so hard on ourselves. we can make much cleaner, more efficient engines if we really want to. but where are the Taxes on that? IMO

    • @tracys2354
      @tracys2354 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@clintatk The Marai is not an ICE vehicle. It's an electric motor vehicle. The hydrogen fuel cell powers the electric motor. But you are correct that it won't work for passenger but probably for construction, heavy work, etc. It's a lab test in reality and it's also necessary with states/feds mandates for zero emissions.

    • @clintatk
      @clintatk 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@tracys2354 To be completely accurate the Mirai is a hydrogen-electric hybrid. It may remove the complexity of an ICE vehicle but replaces it with the complexity of said hybrid.

  • @Khaos82_
    @Khaos82_ ปีที่แล้ว +36

    The fuel up time is actually better than I thought it would be. Your average gas pump does about 7 to 9 gallons a minute. So, you're looking at 2 to 3 minutes to fill up a standard car.

    • @Abrahamrussom-np7ke
      @Abrahamrussom-np7ke 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      7:48

    • @user-th5ww2tg4k
      @user-th5ww2tg4k 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Process of hydrogen produsing is so simple, that in future every home will have own ministation.

    • @arturmedia
      @arturmedia 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Building a hydrogen station costs "$1.9 million in capital (median capital cost of $1.9 million)".
      Compare that to EV charging stations:
      "Electric vehicle charging stations can come in Level 1, Level 2, and DC fast charging types. The cost of an electric vehicle charging station can range from $300 to $100,000"
      Hydrogen fuel is not the future and generating it requires a lot of energy. This is not environmentally friendly at all.
      "Today, about 95% of all hydrogen is produced from steam reforming of natural gas. Learn more about: Natural gas reforming. Coal gasification."

    • @user-th5ww2tg4k
      @user-th5ww2tg4k 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@arturmedia I mean individual (for one family) small hydrogen generator. There a lot of types of it on youtube. Just try to find it

    • @greysheeum
      @greysheeum 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@arturmedia🤦‍♂️

  • @jeffreybalandra8891
    @jeffreybalandra8891 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like your knowledge and the way you explained the deference between the two products. Great little low down

  • @hossamhaddad7
    @hossamhaddad7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you so much, So I have question so now is approximately $66 for the full tank of 5 kilogram hydrogen of the Toyota Mirai and will give you only 320 miles or 400 miles ?

  • @willie346
    @willie346 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Speed to fill is nice, but it's really only an advantage on road trips. And that advantage comes with a real cost premium.

  • @eanderson1956
    @eanderson1956 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    Typical pressurized tanks have a 'shelf life' before needing to be recertified or replaced. I would be interested to know the service life of the H2 tank.

    • @wojciechmuras553
      @wojciechmuras553 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      In the 2016 Mirai, it was 15 years. Not sure about the new one.

    • @rogerstarkey5390
      @rogerstarkey5390 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      How about the life of *the fuel cell* ?
      From Energy.gov (US)
      "DOE has set ultimate targets for fuel cell system lifetime under realistic operating conditions at 8,000 hours for light-duty vehicles,"
      Note that's ULTIMATE" targets and depends on factors including atmospheric conditions (temperature, air and fuel contamination) and "dynamic load cycles" that result in stresses on the chemical and mechanical stability of the fuel cell system materials and components"
      In other words you may be wondering after you have a "fender bender" if a fuel line or connection was "stressed" to the point it may fail in future..... 🤔
      .
      And, "dynamic load cycles"?
      The more you use it, the more stress.

    • @ronkosanovich6450
      @ronkosanovich6450 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They're using carbon tanks, but look for hydrogen stored in solid form that's just being developed.

    • @anthonyrowland9072
      @anthonyrowland9072 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@ronkosanovich6450 you can store hydrogen long term or transport it in pipelines as ammonia which is just 3 hydrogen atoms and one nitrogen. they're even working on engines that burn it without having transform it back into hydrogen.

    • @anujeetroy9715
      @anujeetroy9715 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@anthonyrowland9072 Honestly, it's kinda awkward seeing people complain about what is, instead of realizing that those challenges are already in consideration and being actively developed to be eliminated. Do we still have horse-driven trams running through the cities? I don't think so... so why people want to volunatrily blind themselves towards possibilities, I do not know.

  • @karlditt
    @karlditt ปีที่แล้ว +14

    20 cents per mile is close to the low average compared to gas so there is no savings there. I enjoyed this video, it was very informative. At $4.27 per gal for gas my Subaru Outback averages about 15 cents per mile plus my range is more. Unless money means nothing to you it will have to be economically feasible before people start buying these cars.

    • @maanimrankhan2265
      @maanimrankhan2265 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You know that there will be fuel shortages in up comings years. So these alternatives are best option as the fuel won’t remain on the same price.

    • @ccgb92
      @ccgb92 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@maanimrankhan2265 stop with your doomer nonsense

    • @rawevoli
      @rawevoli ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@maanimrankhan2265 Fuel shortages in the coming years? I think you're confused with the electricity shortage that will cause even more rolling blackouts.

  • @FthePump
    @FthePump ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting tech. Thanks for doing this to show us how.

  • @johnny3agm
    @johnny3agm ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You mentioned how frosted and hardened the hose becomes after use. What if you live in a northern state, where ambient temperatures can reach below freezing? and below zero, for that matte? I appreciate that you brought this video for information on the basics, but you were in Southern California. I would like to find out more about this in the northern states on how it responds filling times, prices, difficulty of inserting the hose when it's frozen and how long it would take if the ambient temperatures are below freezing below 32° f.?
    Johnny boy

    • @Finger112
      @Finger112 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have been interested in the whole Hydrogen fuel for passenger cars for a long time now, but there is several problems with this refueling tech right now that I am seering here. First off the source where this comes from, one source is splicing it from Petroleum, which is very dirty energy, we have to go completely towards extracting from water because of Climate Change and get rid of fossil fuels entirely. Second problem is the frosting and how extremely cold the insert gets when you up in northern states and in Canada (or even any other country in the northern hemisphere), at the moment this kind of refueling process is completely unviable to use up in Northern States right now. In order to match Gasoline for refueling, a number of issues will have to be overcome. 1. At a Hydrogen station, what if someone starts driving with the insert in the vehicle still? Does the Car have the ability to turn on with the insert in the vehicle right now? Plus Hydrogen out in the open air is extremely dangerous and can explode, more so than Gasoline is in the air.
      While I see all of this as a cool option, I don't think this fuel option is going to overcome electric battery technology at all with how advertised Electric has become now and he is completely correct about this fuel option will be a good alternative for the medium to heavy trucking industry to get away from diesel engines but for regular passenger and public transportation, that will be 100% electric most likely going forward. Plus, Hydrogen is going to be inconvenient compared to Electric, where you have to find a station that has the ability to refuel the vehicle, whereas you can just recharge the vehicle right at home and recharging stations infrastructure is farther along compared to Hydrogen. Overall, there is too many inconveniences with Hydrogen right now, once the battery industry overcomes the supercharging time issue being shortened down with longer distance trail, its going to be hard for me to see how anyone is going to want to go to a station from your home to refuel a vehicle still, when you can just recharge it straight from the house. Yes when your on the road, of course there should be the stations, but they have to solve the charge time issues right now.

  • @kingdrosive4102
    @kingdrosive4102 ปีที่แล้ว +365

    I still believe hydrogen cars are still the future of cars..especially if the replacement cost of a electric battery remains the same for the next 10-20 years

    • @milanswoboda5457
      @milanswoboda5457 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Wait until you see the replacement cost of fuel cell system components ;)

    • @kingdrosive4102
      @kingdrosive4102 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@milanswoboda5457 Great point..honestly didn’t think about that🤔

    • @turnoff7572
      @turnoff7572 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@milanswoboda5457 well, you could say the same about ev batteries 20 years ago.

    • @milanswoboda5457
      @milanswoboda5457 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@turnoff7572 well the fuel cell is around much longer than the LiIon battery and it took them over 50 years to get to where it is now if we take the GM Electrovan, a HFC vehicle, as benchmark.

    • @scottkolaya2110
      @scottkolaya2110 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Unfortunately you also have to replace the tanks at an astonishly expensive $25,000 in 15 years. Hopefully that price will come down, as will batteries. The expiration date on the fuel door of this car was 2035 as seen in the video when they had a close up fueling the car. That doesn't count all the other components that will need replacing.

  • @jamesdee4256
    @jamesdee4256 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I noticed you did not highlight the cost. From what I saw, it was about $60 for the hydrogen used for the 300 miles?

    • @ouz1076
      @ouz1076 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      So essentially it’s same as ICE car then at today’s petrol prices? NO thank you.

    • @thomasspringerjr9794
      @thomasspringerjr9794 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thats the next video. It should be 1.00 a gallon.

  • @gobarbless3871
    @gobarbless3871 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So, there in sunny southern CA, the nozzle and hose are almost too cold and stiff to handle. How would that do in -20 winters in the northern states? or Canada? How about Alaska?
    Maybe Hydrogen is kinda like a fair-weather friend. More similar to electric than to gasoline in that regard?

  • @markl3893
    @markl3893 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hydrogen will never be a major player in personal transportation. Cost. Safety. Reliability.

  • @uk3693
    @uk3693 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I want a plug-in hybrid hydrogen/ battery car. Considering propulsion is electric in a hydrogen car, and there is a small battery as well, just increasing battery size to give 50 to 60 miles of plugin range, before hydrogen tank kicks in would be great. Use plugin power for daily commute and hydrogen for longer trips.

    • @whocares264
      @whocares264 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      if only there was a refueling station...

    • @vincentrobinette1507
      @vincentrobinette1507 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I do believe they have that, just for the purpose of regenerative braking. I don't think they can "back-feed" a fuel cell, to store energy. The battery isn't huge, but rather like a Toyota Prius, with a range of about 5 miles. With those huge Hydrogen pressure cylinders, there's no space for a big battery.

  • @ndenkha
    @ndenkha ปีที่แล้ว +66

    $60 for only 260 miles is very very expensive! thanks for the viedeo, I had no idea hydrogen cost this much.

    • @sulyokpeter3941
      @sulyokpeter3941 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Yes, because its hard to make, and there is not too many companies around that make hydrogen... However, it is expanding. A lot of companies switching to hydrogen powered vehicles like buses, forklifts, trucks, heavy duty vehicles etc. Matter of the time, when we will see more and more companies going to make hydrogen, and the price will go down. Matter of the time. Id say petrol and diesel powered cars are the gen 1 cars, Electric cars are then gen 2, and the gen 3 will be the hydrogen ones. I think it is way better than EV cars and better than petrol/diesel cars, and i would love to own a hydrogen powered car. Maybe later, hopefully.

    • @dymon1997
      @dymon1997 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Hydrogen is hard to make ? 😂😂😂😂😂 bro wake up

    • @mkshffr4936
      @mkshffr4936 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​@@dymon1997I think they were referring to the tremendous amount of energy to generate it rather than difficulty as such.

    • @zigadabooga
      @zigadabooga 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      It will never be more efficient than an EV either. So if you're making the hydrogen from splitting water with electricity, it's better to just put it into a battery with that same electricity.

    • @distorta
      @distorta 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      You can thank the Fossil Fuel Lobby for that one.

  • @frasieur
    @frasieur หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like the ease of filling it up..in Oregon ..on 97 a main north and south route also a main east route to Idaho there are very few charging stations that i know of. Without depending on technology it's easy to find a gas station but if one wants to find a charging station you have to depend on technology..and they aren't always close to a highway. I like the idea of hydrogen.ndue to the fact they are at gas stations. so pretty cool I think

  • @cya1no
    @cya1no ปีที่แล้ว

    That's some really nice noise in the background (not talking about sirens). ❤

  • @aaronwilliams1249
    @aaronwilliams1249 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    You missed showing the sticker inside the filling door which displays an expiration date. After that date, you are not allowed to fill the vehicle without replacing the hydrogen components so it's basically an expiration date for the car.

    • @mikel4879
      @mikel4879 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      aaronw • 😂🤣😂 Garbage technology!
      So you get more extra car parts of the whole system, you use the grid electricity to create hydrogen, the hydrogen is used in the fuel cell to create electricity again to power the electric motor = two wasteful energy conversion processes = the idiotic hydrogen car.
      What if you just use the grid electricity to charge a car battery to power the electric motor = one economical energy conversion process = the electric car? 🙄😏🙂

    • @aaronwilliams1249
      @aaronwilliams1249 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@mikel4879 Exactly. Hydrogen is a bitch to deal with, just look at how many scrubbed rocket launches there are due to leaks. It embrittles metal and leaks through everything. Its volumetric density is quite low compared to traditional fuel. Transporting it is also expensive. You can't use traditional pipelines due to embrittlement, and the only way to transport it in a big enough quantity is to cryogenically freeze it to 20K, which takes a lot of energy. It takes a ton of energy just to deal with hydrogen. Electricity is easy by comparison. The only reason it's priced as low as it is is due to the fact it's created from natural gas, a process limited to no more than 70% theoretical efficiency with a CO2 biproduct. Only 2% of hydrogen comes from water. Then the HFC stack is around 60% efficient at best. Not only do you need to deal with hydrogen, but the HFC system needs to do a lot more to filter the air than a traditional car. They can't handle pollutants like NOx or any sort of dirt. The PEM membrane also degrades over time as platinum is lost.

    • @tomwolf2603
      @tomwolf2603 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      how long expiration do those components typically have? i drive biogas (methane) vehicles at work and the expiration on those components there basically means the scraping of the vehicle so essentialy if u have a 10 year old car with those expired u can basicaly throw the otherwise good car into a landfill..
      biogas is also another name for natural gas used by the companies here..

    • @aaronwilliams1249
      @aaronwilliams1249 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@tomwolf2603 I think for hydrogen cars it's 14 years from the date of manufacture. Hydrogen is hard on components, especially metal where it causes embrittlement. Hydrogen molecules are so small they basically seep through everything.

    • @aaronwilliams1249
      @aaronwilliams1249 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @Tim Rock-It Saunders You're clueless if you're comparing hydrogen to propane. Hydrogen is VERY different in almost all respects. First of all, hydrogen embrittles metal and is highly reactive, but propane is not. Due to the hydrogen molecule's small size, it seeps through virtually all materials. Propane does not. You're also dealing with extremely high pressures with hydrogen (7500-10,000PSI) whereas propane remains liquid at relatively low pressures (100-200PSI). Propane can easily be contained in steel tanks. Hydrogen cannot since it embrittles steel.
      HFC vehicles also require batteries. Fuel cells cannot be ramped up and down quickly. Fuel cell stacks also have a limited lifetime. The PEMFC membrane degrades. After 5000 cycles, for example, the Mirai has lost 60% of the electrochemical surface area in the fuel cell. (www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261919319786).
      Hydrogen filling stations are also very expensive. Unless they liquify hydrogen at 20C above absolute zero, they can only handle between 50-67 cars per day. The cost of a hydrogen filling station is around $2M. The cost of a Tesla supercharger stall is under $50K. Hydrogen is not very dense volumetrically, so it is very expensive to transport significant quantities to many locations. The equipment needed at a filling station is and always will be expensive. There's no way to avoid the cost of compressors and cooling equipment.
      And yes, hydrogen leaks are very much a thing. There have been numerous fires at hydrogen filling stations. Hydrogen leaks. Just look at how many rocket launches have had to be scrubbed due to hydrogen leaks, most recently with the SLS.
      And hydrogen also presents a big problem for the environment. If 5% of it leaks, not an unreasonable amount, it will significantly interfere with the breakdown of methane in the atmosphere, a very potent greenhouse gas. Hydrogen interacts with OH radicals in the atmosphere that would otherwise break down methane.
      The only reason there are any hydrogen filling stations is due to heavy subsidies. Hydrogen vehicles are also significantly more expensive than BEV vehicles.
      And as far as batteries breaking down? There are plenty of Teslas hitting 300,000 miles on their original battery packs.
      The cost of operating a HFC vehicle always will be significantly more than the cost of a BEV. Electricity is virtually everywhere and BEV vehicles are very efficient in how they use it. The cost of batteries has also dropped significantly and continues to fall rapidly. BEVs can already drive to most places in the country and the infrastructure is expanding rapidly. The only advantage a HFC vehicle has is that it can be filled in 7 minutes. It can't be charged at home, and filling it costs significantly more than charging a BEV, some of which can be charged to 80% in 20 minutes and that time is dropping.

  • @benmlee
    @benmlee ปีที่แล้ว +113

    FYI: All gas heat up when is compressed in a fixed volume not just hydrogen. Is not the expansion of gas that cause it to heat up, but compression. H2 is at a low pressure in the tank. As you add more H2 into the tank, work is put into the tank. It takes a lot of energy to compress gas. That is work. When you put compressed air into a tank, you are putting that work into the tank. If the tank has a piston moving on the other end, then the tank is doing work. Since the tank is rigid, is taking in energy, but not putting out energy. That energy it takes in becomes heat. One way to counter that is to pump in cold H2 to counter the heat.

    • @msimon6808
      @msimon6808 ปีที่แล้ว

      All this work takes energy. Carnot (intrinsic) limits the amount of energy that can be recovered. If there is no mechanism for recovery - the amount recovered is zero.

    • @tommidgley6811
      @tommidgley6811 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Oh - yeah. Right - Let's just say stuff without checking it out.
      This is from a paper by Siemens Energy USA - but what would they know :
      Hydrogen has a unique characteristic that can present a
      challenge for safe compression. Ordinarily, when gas expands
      from higher pressure to a lower pressure, at normal
      temperatures, it cools down. Hydrogen, on the other hand,
      heats up when expanded at a temperature above its ‘inversion
      point’ of -112˚F (-80˚C). This characteristic is known as the
      ‘Reverse Joule-Thomson effect’

    • @danielthe1st
      @danielthe1st ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tommidgley6811 Hi, can you please post a link to this paper? Thank you

    • @pettread
      @pettread ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tommidgley6811 always better to just speak from our a##!

    • @BajaGirl302
      @BajaGirl302 ปีที่แล้ว

      Siemens Energy aren’t deep state either. They can say whatever they want to! They are not for us.

  • @jannikattentater3838
    @jannikattentater3838 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If companies were as interested in HV's as they were EV's, "the infrastructure" and "the technology" would not be concerns. The early EVs had barely a 150 mile range. If you were in a city, with the AC on, and with the radio on, you would get 50 miles of range. Comparing that to 400 mile ranges now (claimed in perfect conditions), the amount of development has been remarkable. Everyone always says that HVs arent efficient, and that they cant be the future, but the same was said about EVs, and is still said very frequently to this day.

  • @pipolopez6905
    @pipolopez6905 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One day in maybe 30, 50 years, people are going to watch this video and say, I can't Believe they used to fuel their cars like this

  • @flyonwall360
    @flyonwall360 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I used to drive a CNG van at work. I remember a couple of years ago when waiting at the pump. It was about -20° F and the van in front of me was filling up when all of a sudden the tank ruptured. Fortunately, no one was injured.

    • @ellau5850
      @ellau5850 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Sacrifice for Climate which is changing, do not eat beef, do not breathe out co2, do not take shower, do not fly plane, stop all ships....

    • @flyonwall360
      @flyonwall360 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ellau5850 Yep, I won't be sacrificing anything. I now drive a gasoline vehicle for work. My personal vehicle is also gasoline powered. The oly way to save the planet is to eliminate the WEF.

    • @ellau5850
      @ellau5850 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Only those people that fly charter plane need to sacrifice, only those billionaire with 10,000 square feet houses need to sacrifice

    • @brianjones7660
      @brianjones7660 ปีที่แล้ว

      why pressurize it?
      Ovshinsky developed a tank that ran his Prius hybrid for years.
      Solid hydride absorbs the H2 into a normal gas tank.
      Look uo Stanford Ovshinsky the self taught engineer with 300+ patents....

    • @sanangelo7926
      @sanangelo7926 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brianjones7660 Did big oil buy his patent to hide it so they can continue to push gasoline?

  • @TheMelbournelad
    @TheMelbournelad ปีที่แล้ว +10

    As an Aussie the noises are common as we use LPG here to fuel cars, mostly taxis now as fallen out of favour for average user as cost benefit fell off a cliff.

    • @Athiril
      @Athiril ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s about half the price, but at least 40% savings. Issue is tank inspections and other stuff. With modifications efficiency however can be substantially improved. Thinking about it tbh.

    • @Deontjie
      @Deontjie ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, I remember your idiotic government promoting the savings of LPG use, and then doubled the taxes on it.

  • @CAMacKenzie
    @CAMacKenzie 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    fou mentioned cost at the beginning of the video, but didn't say how much at the end. Also, it would seem to me that the amount of gas that would fit into the tank would vary depending on the ambiant temperature, as at a given pressure, the density varies with temp.

    • @slackleashdogtraining3598
      @slackleashdogtraining3598 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He was too bizzy blithering nonsense to let us know the cost, which of those watching only 100% want to know. Undid subscribing.

  • @johor-01
    @johor-01 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks dude , great experience !

  • @scottwynkoop4200
    @scottwynkoop4200 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Wow, that was impressive and fast. Of course, the main benefit of a hydrogen engine is that the only waste "exhaust" is water (apart from a trace bit of nitrogen oxide when oxidation occurs at normal environmental temperatures). So 300 miles with no carbon waste and only water generated- that is what makes this fantastic!

    • @dft9786
      @dft9786 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      There is no nitrogen oxide. It is not an engine it's a fuel cell that generates electricity with an working temperature 80-100C

    • @vaporcobra
      @vaporcobra ปีที่แล้ว +23

      False, as most hydrogen stations need their fuel delivered via... you guessed it... ICE/diesel trucks. Worse, the hydrogen is either produced as an impurity removed during fossil fuel refinement or generated through electrolysis via the standard electric grid unless you're somehow using a producer that has verifiably committed to using 100% renewable power.
      At the absolute best, it's no cleaner AND less efficient than an EV charging from your own home's solar or some other renewable power source. But as of today, the best-case scenario is basically nonexistent for H2.

    • @vandit83
      @vandit83 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@vaporcobra yes, really inefficient. BEV has tiny losses.

    • @St34mPunkPrivateer
      @St34mPunkPrivateer ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@vaporcobra if your going down that rabbit hole, the majority of households get their electric from coal or natural gas plants. Solar panels are not zero emissions as the creation of solar panels requires a lot "dirty" processes. The only 3 viable combinations for the future without fusion becoming a thing, is Nuclear plants with electric cars , or Hydro cars with local Electrolysis systems, which need to be powered by nuclear. If your not a fan of Nuclear then Solar Satellite network in orbit, would be the best bet for a runner up in clear energy. H2 will probably lose out to EVs as people get scared with the concept of Hydrogen being unsafe due to airships blowing up in the1930s, people perception matters more than the actual science and stats in the fearmongering world of environmentalist Doomer land.

    • @DanVerley
      @DanVerley ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@vaporcobra it all has to start somewhere. Any amount of carbon generation from society is a good thing. One step at a time.

  • @joshmattingly8562
    @joshmattingly8562 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    Thinking back to the early conversations around EVs, I'm looking forward to the coming advances in hydrogen. The current state of the tech seems to be more geared towards industrial/freight uses, but if the refueling process (namely, the connecting/disconnecting the hose) and the ability to cheaply and cleanly process the hydrogen advance enough, I'd much prefer a hydrogen car to an EV. I wouldn't be able to charge it at home, but I can't do that with my current car.

    • @quattrocity9620
      @quattrocity9620 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Well this it is an EV, It's a hydrogen fuel cell (like a EV/Hydrogen hybrid). But I am excited to see if true Hydrogen cars will ever be practical. The Yamaha hydrogen engine sounds awesome!

    • @radanju3
      @radanju3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@quattrocity9620 They should honestly make it both ways where you get get hydrogen refueled but also have a plug in outlet charge port for EV.

    • @Arcx_zero
      @Arcx_zero ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Karl with a K welp, gas is a explosive/flameable materials too

    • @joshuaewalker
      @joshuaewalker ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Mic Ken What will be the end result?

    • @joshuaewalker
      @joshuaewalker ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Mic Ken
      Available now in what sense? That the science and technology we currently understand is capable of making such a vehicle or that such a vehicle exists?

  • @Abhishek-Kumar331
    @Abhishek-Kumar331 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks bro, i had just heard of this technology(in india)( hydrogen fuel) that engineers are working on this future technology ,but fortunately i found right on TH-cam that too practical demo about hydrogen fueling station and also already 1 year old video, thanks ( although i am not a fan of cars, came to know about two new company tesla last year/toyota hydrogen just now improving my tech knowledge through foreigners, ( right now i dont have money to buy even cycle😅) but enjoyed your videos,👍

  • @eonk5703
    @eonk5703 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thanks for the complete honesty throughout. the reason why i went electric for my snowplow machine was because
    starting the gasoline powered machine each time was too hard for me. your struggling fueling the hydrogen car
    reminded me of exactly that. pardon my ignorance but i thought fulling hydrogen was simply to put water into tank home
    but after watching this video, for a person as weak as i am, i'm totally staying away from the hydrogen powered cars

    • @miguellopez3392
      @miguellopez3392 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You need electricity to make hydrogen gas from liquid water, then you have to squeeze the gas with tank pressure similar to that of rocket ship, so you need a very sturdy hose to handle the pressure, with electric battery cars you just turn up the voltage with a on-site transformer so you don't need a thick copper cable to charge the car, tesla even runs liquid through their cable to keep it cool to further reduce the wire thickness and making it easier to handle, so the cable they use to charge a semi truck battery isn't much thicker than their cable made for sedans.

    • @limitededition1053
      @limitededition1053 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He failed to push the blue locking sleeve forward the first time, possibly because it was frozen, so when he unplugged the filling hose to try again the system reset itself and he had to start again.

  • @god-son-love
    @god-son-love ปีที่แล้ว +28

    You did a great job to explain everything clearly in one take, which is pretty impressive.

    • @badguy1481
      @badguy1481 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great job!

    • @nickjunes
      @nickjunes 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There were sneaky cuts.

  • @sunnyqzado3455
    @sunnyqzado3455 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Yes it all comes down to infrastructure. Currently there are no H stations in my state and the closest EV charging station is 20 miles away. Neither are present in my home town. We do however have multiple gas stations.

    • @york2600
      @york2600 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      $60 with heavy subsidies from California here. There's no way this ever works out economically. Without that we'll never get stations across the US.

    • @handydanonyoutube3852
      @handydanonyoutube3852 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In my daily 4 mile commute to the freeway, I pass 7 gas stations, zero hydro, and zero EV chargers.
      So here in a 4 million people populated city of Phoenix AZ, there is also no infrastructure.

    • @martinsmallwood9605
      @martinsmallwood9605 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Have the grid connection at home ?
      Because almost every one does in the civilized world .
      Most ev users just plug in at home chargers are only need when on a road trip.

  • @keithnoneya
    @keithnoneya 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There's new systems now that don't require the cooling that store at around 5K psi and regulate down to operate at around 110 PSI. Look up Mike Copeland of Arrington Performance. Thanks for sharing. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya

  • @colorblindbasshead913
    @colorblindbasshead913 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "the nozzle is quite scary looking"😂
    It's a nozzle. 😂😂

  • @Duh_Huh_24
    @Duh_Huh_24 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    You had problems with the pump because you didn't follow the instuctions. It says to connect it to your car. You try but fail and then see a flashing light so you select your grade before you have it successfully connected. LOL. Just do what the pump tells you and it will work better.

    • @johnodell5310
      @johnodell5310 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Usual mistake made by impatient people -, as they say "when all else fails read the instructions!" 😄

    • @briandavid3637
      @briandavid3637 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't have any problems filling up my 05 civic 👍👍👍👍

  • @blabloe1497
    @blabloe1497 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If there was a person in line behind you, he/she would have to wait 10 to 15 minutes for the pump to get to the right pressure, before being able to use it. That's an important disadvantage of H2

  • @carlosdj4884
    @carlosdj4884 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So what is the cost per mile on Hydrogen vs cost per mile with electricity, compared to gasoline mpg cost? Curious..
    . I just saw a video where a 2018 Hyndi Ioniq battery replacement is $15k not including insulation.

  • @user-jf6qd3lx2j
    @user-jf6qd3lx2j 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If the hose form ice how safe be in country/ state where the temperature be cold in the winter I m live in New Jersey

  • @lunchrevisited
    @lunchrevisited ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thanks this was quite informative. I believe you should have started the stopwatch earlier, like when you pulled up to the pump, because all the jerking around with cards and nozzles is part of the filling experience... especially if you hope to compare the time to fill with other fuels or with a tesla supercharger, for example.

    • @halburd1
      @halburd1 ปีที่แล้ว

      wrong

    • @apexcrazyful
      @apexcrazyful ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yep. The person in line behind you when filling has to wait for the complete proccess, not just the actual fill time. Timer starts when you put it in park, doesnt stop until you pull away. Anything else is simply obvious propoganda.

    • @cam80
      @cam80 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@apexcrazyful How is it "obvious propaganda"? He was documenting the entire process slowly so the audience could understand it fully? He ordinarily wouldn't go that slow. Everyone's fill times, no matter the fuel type, would vary due to any number of variables in the transaction, including payment processing. The only constant that can be measured in any fill situation is when you're allowing the pump to do the work.

    • @cujoedaman
      @cujoedaman 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The length of the video is kind of the timer. Just edit out a couple mins of his useless rambling and sponsor.

  • @Joe_Blo
    @Joe_Blo ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The first kid that gets his tongue stuck on a frosty hydrogen filling port will be famous forever.

    • @TwizztidAngel
      @TwizztidAngel ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe they will make a movie about it with an older gentleman narrating it.

    • @gregjames9875
      @gregjames9875 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      "But the bell rang!"-Ralphie

    • @mikelee6936
      @mikelee6936 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Famous AND RICH!

  • @jhelotes5627
    @jhelotes5627 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hydrogen is very energy dense and is an excellent alternative fuel source. Japanese scientists are developing inexpensive ways to produce H. Expect Japanese automobile manufacturers to continue developing hydrogen fueled cars for domestic use. They may one day convince Americans of H's viability through large scale proof of concept. In the meantime, we're full speed ahead with EV's.

  • @krisam12345
    @krisam12345 ปีที่แล้ว

    For a full tank how much costed? Can you pls cover safety aspect as well.

  • @leroyusa935
    @leroyusa935 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    I was actually interested in the actual cost for this fill up and the $/per mile breakdown. It's available but the station can't produce the hydrogen without electric power. At least you can have some emergency gasoline or diesel safely stored at home when electricity isn't available at these stations during a power grid outage or crisis such as a a earthquake, hurricane, or typhoon.

    • @h8GW
      @h8GW ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You can even store power for your EV and even make a little yourself in case of an outage compared to hydrogen.

    • @Speedster189
      @Speedster189 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They could have a real winner here. It's like a master piece puzzle coming together..solar panels/wind farms/dam power constantly charging huge batteries that power the electricity needed to create the hydrogen out of the air and put into tanks as fuel for cars!!
      License the technology in Tesla cars to recharge the battery from different motions such as breaking.
      We can achieve the perfect car! It's not a full electric car either like Tesla, I certainly believe we will get to perfect hydrogen cars BUT, it will be a consortium of technologies to achieve it, hopefully the techs necessary to complete the perfect car come soon..

    • @neal-stewart834
      @neal-stewart834 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      backup generators at the station

    • @eggs5258
      @eggs5258 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@h8GW I can also dump my old EV batteries into the ocean to help kickstart new coral reefs!

    • @peterscotland1507
      @peterscotland1507 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@neal-stewart834 include solar panels

  • @tjs114
    @tjs114 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hydrogen vehicles are fine if you live within a 30 mile radius of San Francisco or about a 40 mile radius of Los Angeles because there are a grand total of 4 stations located anywhere else in the State.

    • @TheMichaelJu
      @TheMichaelJu ปีที่แล้ว

      What about in Orange county and San Diego county?

    • @rmcfoy44
      @rmcfoy44 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree about the lack of stations. Orange county has a bunch too. San Diego only has one!!!! They are going to build a few more but that is not great at all.

    • @karlgunterwunsch1950
      @karlgunterwunsch1950 ปีที่แล้ว

      In Europe it‘s a bit better in Germany and the Netherlands elsewhere you have practically no hydrogen filling stations and new ones are built at a rate of 10-20 per year (for the whole of Europe)…

    • @TheMichaelJu
      @TheMichaelJu ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rmcfoy44 Gotta use up all the money from fuel card within 6 yrs

    • @rmcfoy44
      @rmcfoy44 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@karlgunterwunsch1950 I don't know if Toyota will continue with the Mirai but I am enjoying it fully. I hope they can turns thing around but without the infrastructure it would be hard.

  • @Michael-yi4mc
    @Michael-yi4mc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for doing this. Someone has to do it.

  • @northernsamba7388
    @northernsamba7388 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What is the average distance to a filling station and what happens when the ambient temperature is minus 20 to minus 40 Celsius.
    When will it be possible to fill up at home?

    • @traybern
      @traybern 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      At HOME? As SOON as YOU build a hydrogen factory in YOUR garage!!

    • @TeddyRumble
      @TeddyRumble 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It never gets that cold in California.

  • @anonymousjohn386
    @anonymousjohn386 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Being from nj and a fan of led zeppelin, I remember the hindenburg. I can appreciate the possibilities of hydrogen fuel but I would want blast panels like the Abrams tank has with its ammo compartment.

    • @upatthefarm6888
      @upatthefarm6888 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don't know why, but I was frightened the entire time he was filling the tank.

    • @mfuchs123
      @mfuchs123 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Gasoline is pretty combustible too you know. One of the main ingredients in Nepalm too.

    • @billyelliot4141
      @billyelliot4141 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't know if u guys ever heard of Stanley Meyer b4

    • @terryconder3917
      @terryconder3917 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hydrogen blast is up a regular fuel tank blows at all directions unless you are setting above the hydrogen tank you are safe not so for gas tanks.

    • @TeddyRumble
      @TeddyRumble 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hydrogen burned in the Hindenberg. Gasoline vapor explodes. Hydrogen is lighter than air and dissipates rapidly.

  • @gtg238s
    @gtg238s ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I spent over 5year designing hydrogen reformers and fuel cell systems… I’m a trained, ME with a degree from a top school and I’ll tell you hydrogen for transportation applications is an absolute scam. Fuel cells are great for the space station not for a car just use a lithium battery duh. Hydrogen is not energy dense and takes more energy to get into H2 gas from H2O liq than you can every get back sooo ya it’s a joke for cars and will never pan out. The entire H2 industry is only propped up by gov handouts. H2 gas can only be stored efficiently at really high pressures - so now your car is a giant bomb ya idk that’s going to work

    • @Brian-om2hh
      @Brian-om2hh ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And there we have it......

    • @TheMoonfam5
      @TheMoonfam5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Then why even use lithium batteries…costs too much to replace, if it catches fire, you cannot extinguish it with normal procedures and it is way too costly for the roi. stick with ICE with diesel or gas.

    • @royh6526
      @royh6526 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The reason our governments spend so much propping up this H2 scam is because of successful lobbying by oil companies. I can only assume our "representatives" are getting a sizable kickback.

  • @user-ox6nc6ly7f
    @user-ox6nc6ly7f 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2:47 huh!?! liquified gases stays at constant pressure no matter what the tank level is( at tonstant T)
    unless filling hose and tank is badly insulated Temp and pressure will rise
    looks like a scam, do 35 and 70 kpsi are the same price?
    is price by psi or by liquid volume?

  • @Mr.Wowstick
    @Mr.Wowstick 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The cost for a full tank seemed a bit high to me. 260 Miles at $60 makes it more expensive for hydrogen fuel than gas. I have been saying for years that hydrogen is the way to go.
    Having it generated at the point of consumption means so many fewer trucks on the road moving fuel!!

  • @shineon7641
    @shineon7641 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hey there Kyle, thank you for sharing this with the rest of us, So presumably we will use the 4:30 as an approximate timeline when guessing at our probable time "At the Pump," so to speak. I do not recall if you went over the final Cost of this refueling, or did I somehow miss this discussion and comparison to the competing EVs or Fossil Fuel consuming alternatives?
    Thank you for this demonstration AND a Happy New Year 2023 to you. (as it is currently January 2, 2023, while creating this Comment). Keep Smiling... Cheers...

    • @JaredConnell
      @JaredConnell ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It cost $60 and the car estimated 260 miles of range. That would work out to about $0.23 per mile driven. Electric cars average about 5 cents a mile and gasoline cars about 14 cents. So a gas car is about 3x more expensive to drive than an electric one and hydrogen is over 4x more. Of course it all depends on what car and the gas prices or electric rates but those are some numbers I found doing a quick Google search.

    • @shineon7641
      @shineon7641 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@JaredConnell You know, I hate to come across as "Politically Incorrect" here, but at this point, if only for the convenience, I think that I'd still opt for a Gasoline powered vehicle.
      You see Jared, for myself I find that "Time" itself, is a much more precious commodity than Money. This holds true as I age, but even more so. As a matter of fact, today is my 67th Birthday and at this age Time is a bit of a bitch. No negotiating for more, or anything, Man, when Time is up... It's up... POOF! I hope that made, at least a bit of sense to you? I really don't have Time to share every facet of my thinking on this, so I hope that this will suffice. If not... go ahead and Hate me. Either way, I wish you Well & a reasonable amount of Happiness. Keep Smiling... Ciao...

    • @certiPHIer
      @certiPHIer ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@shineon7641 Do you stand around waiting for your cell phone to recharge? I didn't think so, you probably charge it while you sleep, and it is easy and relatively cheap to put in a charging station at your home, as all homes tend to be able to deliver at least 240V at their main electrical panel. Charging stations for EVs are popping up at lots of businesses and parking garages because it is a great way to draw in customers, so you will likely be able to recharge while you work, or dine at a restaurant, or do laundry, or do your grocery shopping, no additional errands need to be added to your schedule for charging your car, and in normal daily use most EV owners are able to drive right past the fueling stations that gasoline or diesel powered vehicles have to stop at, because the batteries can deliver more than a round trip of commuting for most people, so the cars get charged while you sleep, same as your phone. An EV will likely save you time out of your day, unlike liquid or gaseous fuels that have very few, limited re-filling locations.

    • @lachlanB323
      @lachlanB323 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@shineon7641That is why ev's are good. You have to fuel up once a week at a petrol station which takes 5+ minutes while with an ev... you don't. You charge to full at home without waiting. It charges overnight so the only time you spend is the 2 seconds plugging/unplugging.

  • @devroombagchus7460
    @devroombagchus7460 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Wow! This is really state of the art. Thanks to Magna? I love the sound of the filling station. Makes it so much easier to find it, when you lower a window.

    • @billdale1
      @billdale1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I assume you're being sarcastic! LOL

    • @user-ic7mv6bj4w
      @user-ic7mv6bj4w ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You use your ear to find gas stations? LMAO

  • @aleejunaid
    @aleejunaid ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice Review ... Good Details

  • @clydefield584
    @clydefield584 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What runs the pump and refrigerator/freezer ?

    • @royh6526
      @royh6526 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Good point, I'll bet it is electricity and how much electricity is unknown. Maybe enough to charge a BEV to 10%?

  • @paulgilliland2992
    @paulgilliland2992 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    We had a Marai when we lived in Newport Beach. Two options to fill one of which was always and mean permanently out of service leaving UCI as the only option. Sometimes there would be 10-20 cars waiting.. Sometimes they were working on the station so out of service and sometimes we’d go around midnight to get filled up. The technology is fussy, the quick coupler connector was a pita and we learned pretty fast to use a glove to prevent ice burns . It was always super expensive but Toyotas card was great . Fueling stations were really limited to so cal . like you said ,50% of the stations were always offline .

    • @garychesser5277
      @garychesser5277 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Gloves anyone?

    • @ellau5850
      @ellau5850 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sacrifice please for new toy

    • @mattlawton4715
      @mattlawton4715 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It needs investments

    • @walkerone9833
      @walkerone9833 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      From what I have read many of the electric recharging stations are also off line when you want them.

    • @fitybux4664
      @fitybux4664 ปีที่แล้ว

      For a truck with a giant capacity fuel tank to drive across the country, do you think a giant hydrogen tank is cheaper to build than a giant battery bank? 🤔

  • @timengineman2nd714
    @timengineman2nd714 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You always need to leave some expansion room for when it gets warm/hot! You can demonstrate this by simply measuring the pressure is in your tire, go for a drive of at least 20 minutes non-stop, and then check the pressure! (Be careful, your tire will be warm to maybe even hot).
    I'm afraid that Hydrogen will never really catch on, almost everyone has seen pictures of the Zeppelin Hindenburg going up in flames.... and will always think of that whenever they hear the word Hydrogen!
    Also, -40 agrees C = -40 degrees F.

    • @boxlid214
      @boxlid214 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hydrogen is also extremely tough to contain, it tends to leak through most seals/gaskets. Small leak of hydrogen could end up with your garage exploding many times more violently than a natural gas explosion. Batteries are safer, especially the iron phosphate ones. I'd rather deal with a thermal runaway battery than a hydrogen explosion.

    • @joshuaewalker
      @joshuaewalker ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@boxlid214
      So, slippery little hydrogen, the smallest element in the universe, is going to escape tanks and seals designed to contain it, but your garage will hold it in? Durrrr. I don't think so, Jack. Even if you cracked open a hydrogen tank and let it all escape out into your garage it would escape your garage quickly there would never be a chance of explosion.

    • @joshuaewalker
      @joshuaewalker ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'd say most people over the age of 30 remember learning about the Hindenburg, but kids these days don't even know how many states are in the United States or how many continents are on the Earth.
      Not to mention the fact of the matter is the hydrogen had nothing to do with the Hindenburg coming down. The Hindenburg was made out of a flammable fabric and painted with a flammable paint and then was struck by lightning. It caught on fire, all of the hydrogen escaped into the atmosphere (likely contributing little to the flames), and then the Hindenburg came crashing down because it had no buoyancy. It was not a hydrogen explosion.

    • @timengineman2nd714
      @timengineman2nd714 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joshuaewalker Actually, she did Not get struck by lightning, what happened was improper grounding (those "ropes" that they lowered but no one got close to were actually steel cables to electrically ground the Hindenburg and tests have showed that various skin panels could still have a charge on them. Add in a sharp and sudden maneuver that apparently ripped at least one of her Hydrogen cells (big bag full of Hydrogen) so it was leaking right by where a wire stay was broken and -- -- -- !

    • @user-ic7mv6bj4w
      @user-ic7mv6bj4w ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol hydrogen is lighter then air and the tanks are fitted with pressure release valves in case of fire. U like Tesla which spontaneously combust on their own and even fireman can't put the fire out form the deadly lithium battery fires.

  • @adamdaniel01
    @adamdaniel01 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What’s the mpg or mpKm?

  • @geoffreykeating8172
    @geoffreykeating8172 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    This looks so much easier than plugging in my EV before sleep and waking up with a full charge , yeah right ⁉️ 😮

    • @Michael-Archonaeus
      @Michael-Archonaeus ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What?😂

    • @nickjunes
      @nickjunes 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Probably easier than what you do if you forget.

    • @bmw803
      @bmw803 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      And what if you get home for a trip and your battery is low, but your spouse needs the car immediately for whatever reason? Yes, she's gonna sit at a DCFC for over 30 mins. That's if it ain't broken.

    • @zigadabooga
      @zigadabooga 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You get the same miles, about 300, for plug it in your EV or your hydrogen car. You don't have to plug it in every night unless you drive a ton, in which case you're going to the gas station daily too.

    • @geoffreykeating8172
      @geoffreykeating8172 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I don't live in California , where am I going to get it charged ⁉️ And hydrogen is even more expensive than gas

  • @karLcx
    @karLcx ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Please correct me if this is no longer an issue, but my understanding was that a further limitation was the pump needed to repressureize between fills - and that took something like 20 minutes - rending the pump pretty useless if you had a line of folks wanting to fill up. Again, let me know if they’ve overcome this. I’d be interested to know.

  • @wt9653
    @wt9653 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I haven't read all the replies. But, the rule is, as more cars fill up. It gets slower and slower. The nozzle starts to freeze to the cars nipple. Eventually, you'll have to wait for others to fill up and thaw in between.
    TFL did a great review on filling up Mirai.
    It took 45 minutes for him to get filled up.

    • @Rhaspun
      @Rhaspun ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe at some point someone will have to come up with a way of warming the nozzle.

    • @wt9653
      @wt9653 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Rhaspun
      Everyone pack their wife's hair dryer.

    • @johnnylego807
      @johnnylego807 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RhaspunSome form of an auto warming on the pump head would be smart with an auto shutoff at achieves temperature, Also with a way so it won’t over heat, Limiter.

    • @incognito-yj4gu
      @incognito-yj4gu 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nozzle freezing is no big deal since all it needs is a warming element inside it.

    • @wt9653
      @wt9653 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@incognito-yj4gu
      Minus-300° coming out of the nozzle..
      The hose isn't the problem. It's the nozzle tip coming in contact with the car's intake.
      You'll need a flame thrower. 😂

  • @ozkrpalminteri9431
    @ozkrpalminteri9431 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im more impressed with the way u talk, ur like a natural born broadcaster 👍👍👍

  • @user-uu5cd8lv3n
    @user-uu5cd8lv3n 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A few things unless I missed it how much fuel did you take and what was the actual cost?

  • @billbradley2480
    @billbradley2480 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like my 2015 Subaru. I paid cash for it new. It has been averaging 33 mph and I drive mostly around town. It only has 23,000 miles on it because I don’t drive much. We get some snow in winter here so AWD with winter tires is nice.

    • @richardsmith4187
      @richardsmith4187 ปีที่แล้ว

      I will also stick with my Subaru AWD, however the sales people at Subaru told me that Subaru expects to go to all electric in just a few years ??? I will hate to see that day as I love the Boxer engine and will keep mine for many years to come.

  • @patrickboucher2907
    @patrickboucher2907 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Very well explained and filmed vid. From a first time user perspective. Informative and insightful. Well done and thank you! ✌🏼😎

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 ปีที่แล้ว

      just two problems first no filling stations outside of California second only 2% vehicles can be hydrogen fuel cell powered wa wa waaaaa

  • @chrisk4550
    @chrisk4550 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1:55 vent pole? i believe that is known as a LED parking lot light. just not working on this night or will turn on when needed.

  • @EdWeibe
    @EdWeibe ปีที่แล้ว

    ya gotta pull the connector ring back, push on the connector and it will clip in place. Just like an air tool connection only larger. I would like to know the data on what happens to a hydro car in an accident though. aka The Ford Pinto effect?

  • @lynskeyti9940
    @lynskeyti9940 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Pretty cool, it will only get better as time goes on

  • @murv24
    @murv24 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The same range concept applies to internal combustion engines as well. Want more range out of your tank of gas, go easy on the throttle ...

    • @barneyfyfe8313
      @barneyfyfe8313 ปีที่แล้ว

      And... don't tow anything, use your A/C, drive uphill or plow snow.

  • @CATownsend777
    @CATownsend777 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    And that cost 60.29. Which translates to 4.31 cents per Kg (2.2 lbs). So 123 Ibs of hydrogen.
    If compared to a gas powered vehicle say at 3.50 a gallon (I'm in Texas 😎 ), and say 22 miles per gallon is the est mpg, then 17 gallons would cost 59.50 dollars and 374 miles on gas compared to 260 miles on hydrogen, I would estimate one could travel 9.75% further on gas over hydrogen. This is just an estimate.
    Now gas in California gas is much more costly so it would become more comparable. Also, being in Texas, hydrogen sould be much cheaper here as well. So, I assume Hydrogen would be more comparable in both places.
    It sounds like they did their pricing for hydrogen to be comparable to the cost of gasoline depending on location. That would make sense in the beginning. I suspect the cost of hydrogen as a fuel will continue to drop in price.
    I just see the need to stop more often on hydrogen and city driving would be a completely different comparison.
    A trip from Galveston,Texas to LA, California, (1597 miles), translates to stopping 6.14 times for Hydrogen, (using the figures above), and 4.27 times for gas. Cost wise about 110 to 120 dollars more in hydrogen today, based on the skewed cost of California hydrogen vs Texas gasoline.
    I would expect with an abundance of hydrogen and more stations becoming common place, that pricing should really drop over time.

  • @herbwiseman9084
    @herbwiseman9084 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So how is the low temperature achieved?

  • @anderacpharmd
    @anderacpharmd ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you for this video! Fascinating. I see the potential downsides-given American history with hydrogen (Hindenburg) I suspect the noise associated with hydrogen, and the complicated freezing connection will delay widespread acceptance of these vehicles. Upside-can be filled up quickly similar to petrol.

    • @davidmills9685
      @davidmills9685 ปีที่แล้ว

      as I remember the hindenburg sported a swastika on the tail fin so it's probably German at that and it burned also because they shalacked the outside with some kind of flammable paint

  • @trevornelmes9331
    @trevornelmes9331 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    New tech has been announced (capillary-fed electrolysis) that makes it as cheap to make from electricity (solar) as it is to make from natural gas, so green hydrogen is on its way. It might even be possible for the stations to make their own Hydrogen. There is also a more traditional design (crank, pistons, driveshafts) hydrogen engine in the works (very small and light), instead of the fuel cell technology you see here.

  • @markhughes7927
    @markhughes7927 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would have thought that a H2 cassette could be like a 3 second F1 pit-stop.

  • @uselesscommentrary6960
    @uselesscommentrary6960 หลายเดือนก่อน

    9:25 Essentially that's the benefit of every other non-EV on the road too. Amazing.