Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 12:37:47 +0000
Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Hydrogen fuel cars
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My point in posting this is to show, by means of a major manufacture
getting into the hydrogen fuel act, that a hydrogen conversion for a
Vanagon may be thought of someday in the future like a Subaru conversion is
today, the current availability of fuel notwithstanding. Imagine what was
said about the now-ubiquitous gasoline by steam car owners at one time.
JIm
On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 9:15 PM KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
> Essentially, all these specialty cars work….for some people, but rarely
> for all, due to the availability of their fuel sources.
>
> Gas is everywhere. Diesel nearly as ubiquitous. Electric charging stations
> are common, in the big cities, and relatively available in many suburbs
> (Tesla specific ones are not nearly as common, but they have adapters for
> the other style).
>
> Hydrogen sources are rare.
>
> My Volt (plug in hybrid) works well for me, as nearly all my driving of
> it, falls within its range on electricity (25 miles per charge in the
> depths of winter, up to 50 miles per charge in the summer). But if I didn’t
> have the free charger at work (and at home), it wouldn’t be nearly as
> convenient.
>
> Quite honestly, I’d drive a Chevy Bolt (200 mile range on a charge) and
> trade in my Volt, since I have my vans as backup vehicles for longer range
> drives, if I hadn’t just gotten my Volt last year.
>
> I wish that the plug in hybrid technology would spread to other vehicles
> (like a good replacement for our Vanagons), as I think it is the technology
> of the future. I know Volvo is implementing it with the T8 drive train on
> the XC90 and upcoming S90. There is still room for innovation in this realm.
>
>
> > On Jan 22, 2016, at 9:08 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > I think the tesla is a better deal. Otherwise now that gasoline is
> > reasonable I think I'll get three Jettas or Passats for that monthly
> lease.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of
> > Jim Felder
> > Sent: Friday, January 22, 2016 6:07 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Hydrogen fuel cars
> >
> > It's Friday. One can dream...
> >
> >
> https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/honda-prepares-to-launch-fuel-cell-seda
> > n-for-under-500-per-month-012216.html
> >
> > Jim
>
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