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In Reply to: RE: Hydrogen powered vehicles begin to make sense posted by Craiger56 on February 10, 2017 at 07:50:45
...from another angle is the speed of innovation. Hydrogen is too new to matter but....
Rapid innovation actually has me on the sidelines. Yes, it's true. If you look at vehicles with the HIGHEST depreciation, they include hybrids, all-electrics, and other alternative fuel technologies. Why? Because there's a newer & better version just around the corner.
What would you pay for the last generation Chevy Volt now that the new one is out? How about an earlier Prius? Or even last year's BMW i3 now that the new one has much better range? They all lose their value much too quickly for me to consider.
Just check out the depreciation on these vehicles.
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I just checked the market for used Priuses and they're asking $10-12K for an under 100K miles, 10 year old model. While I agree that plug in electrics and fuel cell cars are still too new on the market, most hybrids are valued based on mpg.
I'll be waiting for battery technology to give me a 500 mile range along with photovoltaic paint for an unlimited range while the sun is shining.
-Rod
I get about 300 miles on my Pathfinder before I decide to fill up. Then, I "can" go another 300 miles, but I'm personally done at about 525 total. The refill takes me about 10 minutes off the road, and the two tanks of gasoline costs about 80 dollars.
When an electric vehicle can do that, wherever I am, I might be interested.
But we'll need a lot more windmills blighting the landscape before it can be a large-scale proposition.
:)
Connect enough of them on top of the car and you could go forever!
-Rod
I guess traditional hybrids have been around long enough but plug-in gas-electrics and pure plug-in electrics are making nice jumps in range with each generation.
300+ miles would be good for me but I wish they could speed up the recharge time. I like your photovoltaic paint idea.
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