Comments on: Honda Clarity could come to Oz

By: Ernest Langmaid

Ernest Langmaid — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:08:48 +0000

Some great informed comments here. I believe the oil companies have already put a big effort into hydrogen conversion development.

The auto industry is big enough for them to slowly move sideways out of crude oil, it’s associated plastics and in to hydrogen production using solar cells. (the Clarity uses corn instead of plastic in it’s interior.)

The tech already exists to convert directly from solar cells to hydrogen without the need of a compressor in the mix. This is now looking viable.

Honda already has a solar powered hydrogen fill station. T latest Honda Clarity with the Honda V cells is giving the equivalent to 61mpg now it has lost weight, and has a range of 240 – 270 miles. Almost there!

By: Jade

Jade — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:36:56 +0000

And Daz thats the beauty of this car they can still charge for the hydrogen they just have to put it in place who cares if we still have pay for it because know our planet paying for it.

By: Jade

Jade — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:29:05 +0000

This car is wicked. Our world needs this car now hope we get it in oz soon but I dont think so with all the money the goverment and the petroliem company make of petrol. I will buy one straight away and really dose the look of car compare to the world this is where we need to make a stand how to do this or where to start i dont know but iam going to find out.

By: RjWise

RjWise — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:04:34 +0000

My hat goes off to Honda, they may have just saved the world of motoring as we know it.

By: Driving Driver

Driving Driver — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:29:46 +0000

Love GTR – The prius got plenty of tax payer handouts during its development,Anti-Spam word R34GTR,how ironic.

By: halon

halon — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:20:16 +0000

Bring it on!

I wanted to buy a G-Wiz (Reva in Australia) electric car, but go stalled by Government red tape.

Now I want to get a Honda Clarity .. but how long do we have to wait for hydrogen filling stations? Who will take the initaive? The stations must come before the cars, but without Government backing, noone will make the investment to provide hydrogen fueling without a return on investment.

I agree with the previous poster: abandon all Hybrid development in favour of building a hydrogen infrastructure.

But it must go further, industry must prove to consumers that electric, hydrogen fuelled cars are reliable and ‘normal’ enough for everyday use. How is this done? via motorsport of course!

Either in a different catgeory, or have them compete side-by-side with a comparible class petrol powered vehicle.

We all saw the Tesla on Top Gear, so we know they are fast enough. We just need this proven to the mass market.

Halon

By: Dazza

Dazza — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:05:44 +0000

I think most people miss the point of wanting an alternative to petrol/diesel. It doesnt matter if the oil companies or the government control hydrogen supply and price. Without fuel taxes and the people the industry supports our society comes to a crashing halt. The dream for free energy for your transportation is a dangerous, short sighted illusion. Its supply thats important, whne the world oil supplies dwindles we need a steady realiable replacement and either electric or hydrogen fit the bill and best of all the cost of these is not subject to overseas crisis and instability as we will be able to generate and create our own fuels here. If Rudd really was fair dinkum he would have spent 10.4 billion on hydrogen or elec infrastructure instead of a cheap typical labour vote buy. Sad to see labour waste money that could have changed our lives. Dont get me wrong, Howard was just as guilty he had the money and didnt use it either.

By: Love GTR

Love GTR — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:43:46 +0000

I also think the car looks nice..looks nothing like a prius.

By: Love GTR

Love GTR — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:39:32 +0000

And no tax-payer hand-outs required to develop these advanced environment friendly cars.
Take note GMH…after having to bail you out with my hard earned money, I will be purchasing my next car elsewhere.

By: Greguss

Greguss — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:44:09 +0000

If you saw the Top Gear episode with the Honda Clarity, you would also have seen the Tesla that went around the track at Porche GT3 times. That had half a ton in batteries, wonder how it would perform with a Hydrogen fuel cell. So the tech for high performance electric sports cars seems to exist at this time, pitty that GM Holden Australia just got a millions from the Aust. Gov. to develop green tech and are spending it on another Combustion engine! Maybe the Australian PM should have invested that money in infrastructure for the future thats here now.. Well done Honda.