Blitz Posted May 8, 2011 Share #1 Posted May 8, 2011 http://youtu.be/WeOFTT7fE-M i imagine that they are paying close attention and are just waiting for the price to go down on these buses to pull the trigger. $1 million is a pretty steep price to pay for 1 bus even if it is what they should have waited for instead of wasting time and money on this current crop of "hybrid" garbage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
error46146 Posted May 8, 2011 Share #2 Posted May 8, 2011 Hydrogen-powered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted May 8, 2011 Share #3 Posted May 8, 2011 HOLY SHIT!!!! they need coach versions for greyhound ASAP!!!!!!!! especially NJT and mtamaryland they would drool over this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted May 8, 2011 Share #4 Posted May 8, 2011 Hydrogen power wouldn't be bad, haven't we tinkered with hydrogen fuel-cells already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted May 8, 2011 Share #5 Posted May 8, 2011 We still need: 1) A reliable way to draw hydrogen. 2) A way to get it seperated from other elements. 3) Isn't hydrogen extremely flammable and volatile? 4) A reliable container. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted May 8, 2011 Share #6 Posted May 8, 2011 Hydrogen is abundant in our atmosphere, we just need an effective way of drawing it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted May 8, 2011 Share #7 Posted May 8, 2011 HOLY SHIT!!!! they need coach versions for greyhound ASAP!!!!!!!! especially NJT and mtamaryland they would drool over this How about no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps Posted May 8, 2011 Share #8 Posted May 8, 2011 CT Transit has had a fuell cell bus for several years. http://www.cttransit.com/press/Display.asp?PressID=%7B1CC84229-30CE-4859-BBEF-538B908E60F0%7D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share #9 Posted May 8, 2011 We still need: 1) A reliable way to draw hydrogen. 2) A way to get it seperated from other elements. 3) Isn't hydrogen extremely flammable and volatile? 4) A reliable container. i give you the first 2, but 3 and 4 are already handled. CNG is flammable as well, and if they can shoot those CNG tanks with a .44 magnum i think they'll be fine to use with hydrogen...Hydrogen is the most abundant element on this planet. someone is eventually gonna figure out a way produce hydrogen cost effectively. for all we know, there is already a way that is being kept under wraps by all these oil companies. they would stand to loose a lot of money if hydrogen displaced gasoline and diesel as the worlds main fuel source. they killed a perfectly fine electric car in the 90's for no reason, i wouldn't put this past them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted May 8, 2011 Share #10 Posted May 8, 2011 I assumed fuel cell would be the last step before pure electric, but the fact that they had pure electrics at the auto show a week ago (and all but one of them going into production, plus electric smaller buses, which have been out in some places for years) makes it look like fuel cell might be passed over. By the time it does come out, it will probably just be like an option for further mileage on an electric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted May 9, 2011 Share #11 Posted May 9, 2011 CT Transit has had a fuell cell bus for several years. http://www.cttransit.com/press/Display.asp?PressID=%7B1CC84229-30CE-4859-BBEF-538B908E60F0%7D really how well do they run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted May 9, 2011 Share #12 Posted May 9, 2011 Hydrogen power wouldn't be bad, haven't we tinkered with hydrogen fuel-cells already? will they have versions for coach buses?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.J. Posted May 9, 2011 Share #13 Posted May 9, 2011 CT Transit has had a fuell cell bus for several years. http://www.cttransit.com/press/Display.asp?PressID=%7B1CC84229-30CE-4859-BBEF-538B908E60F0%7D AC Transit in California also operate a few Hydrogen Fueled buses built by Van Hool. ACT's version of that link: http://www.actransit.org/environment/the-hyroad/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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