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Happy Earth Day!- Today April 22
Toyota is taking on the hydrogen fuel-cell car haters including Elon Musk
Matthew DeBord | Business Insider.com | April 22, 2015
Elon Musk doesn't have a high opinion of the hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered car. Back in 2013, in Germany, he infamously called the technology "so bullshit." He's also referred to fuel-cells as "fool cells."
Toyota, on the other hand, is big on fuel-cells and hydrogen. The automaker is bringing a new vehicle, the Mirai, to market later this year, after revealing the hydrogen-powered 4-door in late 2014.
The challenge for Toyota isn't simply to introduce the whole idea of running a car on hydrogen, something that's unfamiliar due to the very small number of fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) on the road, as well as the limited refueling network. It's also to overcome negative impressions of FCEVs. When Elon Musk talks, people listen...
...The first 3-minute spot, "Fueled by Bullsh*t," was directed by Morgan Spurlock. In it, fuel-cell engineer Scott Blanchet introduces the concept then heads for a dairy farm, where a farmer provides access to a huge pile of cow dung. The engineer loads up, the drives off to introduce us to the hydrogen-extraction process. Essentially, the poop marinates in large pools and generates biogas, which can then have the hydrogen removed. The dairy farmer returns, he and the engineer fuel up a Mirai, and they drive back to farm...MORE
http://www.businessinsider.com/toyota-is-taking-on-the-hydrogen-car-haters--including-elon-musk-2015-4
Here's 2 more Hydrogen videos from Toyota
what is hydrogen
what is potential for hydrogen
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Fueled by Bullsh*t (Original Post)
nationalize the fed
Apr 2015
OP
I believe the OP is indulging in the option of "Cross Posting", which is widely used on DU.
Sinistrous
Apr 2015
#2
I know. I am so furious that those who don't know better might be duped by this garbage.
Gregorian
Apr 2015
#4
Gregorian
(23,867 posts)1. You just posted this crap in the forum. Why do it again?
You really are getting tedious.
Please find some other place to spam with your garbage.
Sinistrous
(4,249 posts)2. I believe the OP is indulging in the option of "Cross Posting", which is widely used on DU.
Gregorian
(23,867 posts)4. I know. I am so furious that those who don't know better might be duped by this garbage.
He's getting a very cold reception in the environment forum, so he had to take it to GD.
Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)3. Hydrogen power is probably the best way to go power wise.
Nice to see a major player like Toyota pay attention.