Loading ...…and I think the batteries will be an environmental disaster at end of life .
I was present at the university’s Mech. Eng. lab garage door about a half century ago when an undergrad first got his antique Model A Ford coupe to run on compressed hydrogen . GLEE ! He got a patent and a couple of years later was a multi-millionaire . His family name was Billings , as was the company he formed . The Japanese were buying in , as was Joy Manufacturing (to produce vehicles for use in underground mines – the engine exhaust is water). Unfortunately the Billings company later was bankrupted .
I also recall just a few years ago , an elderly lady who used to sit behind me in church , who had a US hybrid . She evidently did not get the vehicle out on the open road enough to keep the battery fully charged by the gas engine and high speed braking , so the battery failed . (Low voltage = high current draw , hastening battery failure ). The dealer wanted close to $6000 to replace it – a total financial for her . Very sad situation .
Ororeef – I agree completely
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