Honda's hydrogen fuel powered Clarity IS absolutely a step in the most optimum direction but others finished the race a long time ago and have already beaten it to the winner's circle. It is a better pollution solution but there is an even better pollution solution. It is an historic milestone from a big player in the vehicle making industry. And for all these good reasons which I will now describe, I applaud it!
The Clarity sedan will (supposedly) provide an EPA-confirmed sixty eight MPG. The Clarity also will ace federal safety standards, start in minus 22 degree weather and survive trips out to Las Vegas (high heat). Refueling is ludicrous as you either need a very unwieldy natural gas operated home refueling unit, which, as it runs on natural gas, seems to defeat the whole objective or that you reside nearby Santa Monica, Torrance or Irvine. For now. However, the per-tank range is 270 miles. Honda's Clarity will be coming to a Honda dealer near you this summer (2008) (provided that you live in or near one of those three cities), Your Honda dealer will be please to lease you a Clarity for "just" SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS PER MONTH.
The FCX Clarity integrates Honda's V Flow stack in combination with a new smaller and efficient lithium ion battery pack and a single hydrogen storage tank to operate the vehicle's electric drive engine. The main source of power is the fuel cell stack. Hydrogen combines with oxygen from the atmosphere in the cell stack, and energy from the reaction is transformed into electric power which then propels the car. Another energy source is generated through the conservation of kinetic energy from vehicle braking and deceleration (this is called regenerative braking), and that is retained along with surplus energy from the fuel cell in the lithium ion battery pack, and is used to supplement power originating from the fuel cell, when it is required. The vehicle's only emission is water.
The distribution of the car will be for starters only in Southern California. That region is currently the only place in the country that contains a number of hydrogen refueling stations adequate for sustaining use of the car. These stations are the equivalent to a gas station, only they are specifically for use by fuel cell powered cars. Honda is advising potential buyers that they should not plan to drive the vehicle outside of Southern California.
It's a shame that only one hundred Clarity's will be driving around in the Los Angeles area.
But I gather that for those one hundred drivers they will be in a position where the Jones's ain't gonna be able to keep up with them!
So the question becomes... if you are not one of the fortunate few that
a. resides in specific parts of Los Angeles
b. can afford to lease any car for $600/month
c. can't compute the numbers and realize that they are paying 2x-3x as much for a mid sized sedan in order to save possibly $100-200/month on gas.
d. Don't mind having a highly explosive hydrogen storage tank in your car as you drive on the 405. (In fact, mark my words, I predict one of these Clarity cars will be in an accident that will leave a crater on some Los Angeles freeway and the thought of a hydrogen fueled car will be stigmatized forever like a 1973 Pinto so that the manufacture of such will be abandoned). I hate to be cynical but...
Ok, so...then what do you do?
Well there is a solution that you can install in any car, even yours, at very minimal cost, using inexpensive hardware store items and which will do most of the things that the new Honda Clarity will do but with much less inconvenience and without the risk of cruising around town with a hydrogen "bomb" (storage tank). It is available to you right now!
If you are unindoctrinated, WATER4GAS is providing information at a low price which people can use in their garage or wherever to create a small gizmo which instills hydrogen into the fuel/air mixture that their car or truck runs on.
What this does is make bite sized particles out of the ones that the system burns as fuel. Because of the smaller size it is able to use considerably more of it.
By doing this you can reasonably expect to improve your fuel economy by 12%. But many are obtaining 30-50% improvement or significantly more. Those particles "musta" been pretty "blankin'" big in some systems before. But with W4G they are made consumable so you can improve your fuel economy.
It also helps to lower emissions significantly.
This information has been purchased by over 9000 individuals already and the percentage of happy customers is about 99%! So how about you?
Water4Gas is a newbie friendly, inexpensive system that anyone can construct with or without skills to improve your fuel economy up to 50% and more while cleaning the engine - it will even reduce pollution. Find out how awesome Water4Gas really is! A water powered car is now reality and is one of the best ways to improve gas mileage
Source: http://www.classicarticles.com/Article/Honda-s-Zero-Pollution-Solution/60390
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