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Re:Elon Musk Calls Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars ‘Bullshit’ by magic_haze on Wednesday October 23, 2013 @12:52PM (#6599955)
Yes, I was hoping the article actually shared some of the research Tesla must undoubtedly have done about the feasibility of fuel cells. Yes, they have limited range, but so do batteries. But while it takes _hours_ to recharge a battery, refueling hydrogen takes a couple of minutes, same as petrol.

All his other arguments about infrastructure and safety apply equally well to petrol cars, and yet here we somehow managed to implement that efficiently. I don't see any inherent reason why we can't do the same for Hydrogen.

Re:Elon Musk Calls Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars ‘Bullshit’ by jsight on Wednesday October 23, 2013 @01:17PM (#6600131)
Teslas do not take hours to charge when Superchargers are taken into account. The Superchargers can charge 50% in 30 minutes (80% in 40 minutes)[1].

[1] http://www.teslamotors.com/supercharger

Re:Elon Musk Calls Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars ‘Bullshit’ by thangalin on Wednesday October 23, 2013 @01:29PM (#6600226)
Tesla plans to create battery-swapping stations that switch battery packs faster than filling an empty petrol tank, which can mitigate recharging.