Beaten With An Ugly Stick
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Beaten With An Ugly Stick

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/14/l...y-600-a-month/
The Jetsons interior is interesting, but the rest...
Oh well, I'm sure eco-friendly Honda lovers will line up to buy them.
And did someone forget to remind Honda of how much traditional energy it takes to produce hydrogen fuel? It may be a fuel for the future, but it ain't practical today.
I don't think it's so bad at all. Rather, it's an interesting design solution for a very high efficiency car, thus the overall shape optimizing aerodynamic efficiency and interior volume -- think large Prius. The nose detailing is a bit busy and a couple of other details seem gratuitous, but overall, a rather forward looking and well rendered design solution.
Sure, they could have done a more traditional sedan, but they already have the Accord, so what would be the point there?
Hydrogen really is more of an energy storrage medium for, as Hollywood pointed out, it takes a lot of energy to actually produce. Pretty much all natural hydrogen -- outside of stars and interstellar gas -- is chemically bound up in, say, water (H2O) or hydrocarbon chains (oil and gas). Catalyzing the first to create H2 takes lots of energy in the first place while oxidizing the latter to release energy also releases all that bound up carbon as CO2, which is making Mother Earth a bit hot under that collar.
Sure, they could have done a more traditional sedan, but they already have the Accord, so what would be the point there?
Hydrogen really is more of an energy storrage medium for, as Hollywood pointed out, it takes a lot of energy to actually produce. Pretty much all natural hydrogen -- outside of stars and interstellar gas -- is chemically bound up in, say, water (H2O) or hydrocarbon chains (oil and gas). Catalyzing the first to create H2 takes lots of energy in the first place while oxidizing the latter to release energy also releases all that bound up carbon as CO2, which is making Mother Earth a bit hot under that collar.
Clean burning sure, but getting the fuel is a dirty shame.
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- that thing is fugly.
Im just thinking about how many angry fanboys would be going nuts right now if this wasnt a domestic site.

