FabSwingers.com forum: Car of the future

By *tella Heels OP TV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

I was reading a car magazine in the hospital last week, seems to me the larger vehicle manufacturers are starting to think ahead, this was a road test on a Hyundai..

This car is in production but not mass produced. About the size of a Tucson..

Not electric plug in nor hybrid, but powered by fuel cells.

No emissions except air and water...

Fuel range 400plus miles

Not readily available in the U.K.

why? Not enough fuel cell stations to refill.

Then I read most of the major car manufacturers already make these vehicles, the Hyundai came 3rd in the road test against various other manufacturers..

Why are we not getting more of these on our roads one has to think there is a lack of willingness to proceed with technology that is less harmful to the atmosphere...

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

It's the price. Most people just cant afford the price of greener technology at the moment. These cars arent even being mass produced so how could you expect people to fork out for the ridiculous prices of these cars. Shit, I cant afford to drive a normal car in my area, let alone an environmentally greener car.

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By *ruebameMan
over a year ago

from the womb and tryout to get back

These water fuel cars where actually made in 1940s my friend modified his car to run on this salt water it's still running today however the government don't really want this as there is no profit for them that is the actual truth behind these cars not being on the road already any petrol car can be modified to run like these for around £500 I was told

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By *uzukiNo1Woman
over a year ago

Rhyl

Seriously don't care with the state of the roads I'm keeping my pathfinder 2.5 diesel because it does exactly that find a path through the moon service like roads in this country.......

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

"Seriously don't care with the state of the roads I'm keeping my pathfinder 2.5 diesel because it does exactly that find a path through the moon service like roads in this country......."

That's what happens when successive governments refuse to invest in infrastructure.

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By *uzukiNo1Woman
over a year ago

Rhyl

"Seriously don't care with the state of the roads I'm keeping my pathfinder 2.5 diesel because it does exactly that find a path through the moon service like roads in this country.......

That's what happens when successive governments refuse to invest in infrastructure."

It's disgusting pot holes are filled with fcking play doh (if they are filled).......come winter all the salt n grit are on the pm,s drive sod us peasants we skate to work......

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By *dam1971Man
over a year ago

Bedford

Fuel cell technology has been around for a few years, Hyundai have had cars like that around on test and Riversimple are doing a really funky car called the Rasa.

You’re right that it’s an infrastructure issue; it’s a lot easier to plug in an electric car than get a load of hydrogen stations up even though the refuelling and range of hydrogen is more like what we’re used to.

Whichever power is used it’s an expensive decision to get wrong, car companies spend hundreds of millions of pounds getting a car into production. If after 2 years you can’t fill the fucker up, that’s an expensive mistake

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By *m3232Man
over a year ago

maidenhead

Fuel cell is the way forward imo but the governments are wanting electric sadly.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The government will never fully invest in any alternative fuels fully, not whilst most of them are funded by oil companies etc. Is it coincidence that a few months after mr murdoch invested heavily in lithium, diesel cars were suddenly the devil and being banned? Whilst you hear very little in the media about the crappy conditions of the poor people mining lithium. Someone needs to be ready to make a stand and push the hydrogen fuel cell technology forward.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can't see electric cars replacing the normal everyday day car mainly because of the ranges being so poor and the limitations involved in charging.

Hydrogen fuel cells are the way forward but things like the fuel companies controlling the markets and the cost of producing the fuel cells ..I can't see it happening till another 5-10 years .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The government are in for a minimum of 57.95p per litre of fuel purchased - that’s their fixed rate of which will be revised next year.

You imagine losing out on that guaranteed revenue at 57.95p a litre to someone using solar panels to charge their car or another renewable source. It isn’t beneficial for HMRC.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Doesnt appeal to me. I have a i3 on the drive but still choose to drive either of my v8's. My dad has a tesla which is impressive but my got its a to b, ridiculously boring to drive.

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch

"I was reading a car magazine in the hospital last week, seems to me the larger vehicle manufacturers are starting to think ahead, this was a road test on a Hyundai..

This car is in production but not mass produced. About the size of a Tucson..

Not electric plug in nor hybrid, but powered by fuel cells.

No emissions except air and water...

Fuel range 400plus miles

Not readily available in the U.K.

why? Not enough fuel cell stations to refill.

Then I read most of the major car manufacturers already make these vehicles, the Hyundai came 3rd in the road test against various other manufacturers..

Why are we not getting more of these on our roads one has to think there is a lack of willingness to proceed with technology that is less harmful to the atmosphere..."

Do you know where the energy for its batteries will come from ?

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