Re:A $5,600 Electric Makeover for Old Diesel Cars
by rbf on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @06:14AM
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With regards to weight - hydrogen tanks are heavy, even if the fuel is light. The tanks on a Toyota Mirai weight 87.5kg (193 lbs). In addition you need the fuel cell, piping, more wiring.. The actual weight advantage is not as great as it might seem.
Re:A $5,600 Electric Makeover for Old Diesel Cars
by rbf on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @06:12AM
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I see people talking about refuellig time of hydrogen beein an advantage. Although most videoes I see on youtube seem to use ~10ish minutes - and it depends if the pumps has the correct pressure). Recharging an electric car is usually done in a few seconds of active time (plugging in the cable when you park), only if you exhaust the range during one trip you have to wait for recharging.
Re:A $5,600 Electric Makeover for Old Diesel Cars
by magicalhippo on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @08:27AM
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> Recharging an electric car is usually done in a few seconds of active time
You forgot the 5 minutes spent trying to download and install their own proprietary app, creating an account, just for the app to fail to start the charging...
Edit: the Riversimple Rasa uses a hybrid lithium based battery/supercapacitor pack for this purpose.