Honda Fuel Cell Powered Accord

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:11 pm

Ugly as hell, but in production in 2008. Now if we can just get fueling stations for the hydrogen. Or will you just fill it up with water?

http://automobiles.honda.com/future-car ... lStart=fcx

martymieux8266 · Post by **martymieux8266** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:45 pm

tiiiight.
this gets me pumped.

there's a video on youtube of something a guy developed like a year ago that got me stoked on this a while ago. but to know it's actually really going to happen gets me pumped up.

bwohlgemuth · Post by **bwohlgemuth** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:51 pm

F*Cking ugly eXperience...

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:10 am

Ugly to me is a suburban housewife who doesn't know how to drive her shiny yellow Hummer and holds up traffic.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:54 am

Looks like Honda is investing in fueling stations for these too. The fuel is natural gas - just like the natural gas that some of us use for our dryers and ovens/stoves. Pretty cool. This thing also doubles as a generator and could power your home for a while in case of a power outage... Wonder what the price tag will be.

Krieves · Post by **Krieves** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:40 am

It looks kinda like a Prius. Not the best looking car, but not the worst either.

bwohlgemuth · Post by **bwohlgemuth** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:18 am

Ugly to me is a suburban housewife who doesn't know how to drive her shiny yellow Hummer and holds up traffic.

Is it the Hummer or the inability to drive that is "ugly"?

Hate to say this, but I am not that impressed about this vehicle. The technology might be cool, but economically it just does not make sense to me (instead of an electric vehicle which bypasses the gas pump, we have another vehicle which reduces "emissions" and is ties to LNG, another economically volatile product).

GM has the right idea with the Volt , a plug-in car with a small generator which can extend the range to beyond what a normal vehicle can do. Slap that inside an SUV, and I will probably buy one, if it makes economic sense!

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:56 am

electricity is likewise tied to the oil industry though. Now Solor Powered vehicles (which Honda is also working on) that interests me... Of course good luck getting those to work in Alaska 1/2 the year.....

WBOB · Post by **WBOB** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:59 am

Don't think there's any prototypes yet, but another energy source that
is promising is "Hyropower"

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:20 pm

bwohlgemuth wrote:
Ugly to me is a suburban housewife who doesn't know how to drive her shiny yellow Hummer and holds up traffic.
Is it the Hummer or the inability to drive that is "ugly"?

It is someone compelled to own something grotesquely large and not having the requisite skill set to operate it which sickens me.

MrSpall · Post by **MrSpall** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:28 am

I think I read something on CNN's bottom line last night that they were cencelling production on this because they didn't think it would sell. Can't find a link to it this morning though. Did anyone else see this?

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:53 am

That sucks. If it was in the price range of a regular Accord, I'd certainly consider one. I'm not paying an extra $10K for it or anything, but if it was within $2500 I'd be all for it. I'm surprised because the reviews I've seen in Motor Trend and Popular Science were very positive. I bet the problem is convenience of fuel as much as anything.

deek · Post by **deek** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:20 am

I'd like to buy a horse.

Oliver's Army · Post by **Oliver's Army** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:20 am

A motorcycle is looking better all the time.

deek · Post by **deek** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:23 am

Oh yes...I forgot about that...I've been wanting to buy a motorcycle for a long time...