Oh the Humanity!!

"CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever" (carsoffortlangley) 09/07/2020 at 11:25 • Filed to: None

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Hydrogen and transport don’t mix.

I recently learned that when you lease/ buy a Mirai, Toyota gives you $15K USD in Hydrogen fuel credits. This is, apparently, transferable if somebody buys the used car or takes over your lease.

Interested by this, I put in a little research and looked up what Mirai’s are selling for in Vancouver right now. There’s 1 new one (2019 M/Y) for $75K(!!!!!) and then a shit- ton of used ones with low mileage for $18,000 to $20,000 range.

If we take this frankly bewildering depreciation and couple it with the fact that 20,000km (12,000 miles) probably didn’t use too much of that fuel budget, you could probably pick up one of these and run it with next to no costs for quite some time.

The only drawback of course is fueling stations. Which...if you’re not in Metro Vancouver (3) or California....you’re pretty much fucked outside of a random one in La Petite-Rivière   Québec or Wallingford Connecticut.  

I could conceivably do it, which is kinda tempting in a weird way....but I think I’ll pass.

Just Jeepin' > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 09/07/2020 at 11:34

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Dude, hydrogen is everywhere. Just boil some water and fill it yourself!

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Just Jeepin' 09/07/2020 at 11:41

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Snuze: Needs another Swede > Just Jeepin' 09/07/2020 at 11:45

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Sadly, boiling water doesn’t split the Hydrogen-Oxygen bonds, it just turns water from a liquid to a gas.

You need an electrolyzer to split bonds.  And there may be a certain Oppo member who is (was) certified to operate and repair them.  

Snuze: Needs another Swede > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 09/07/2020 at 11:47

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https://www.treadwellcorp.com/about-engineering-manufacturing.php

Give these guys a call, they can set you up with everything you need to make your own Hydrogen!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 09/07/2020 at 11:48

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Could definitely work if there was fueling in your area and you had a commute to drive.

Just Jeepin' > Snuze: Needs another Swede 09/07/2020 at 11:50

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‘Twas a joke, but yes, you definitely need to write about your job!

DipodomysDeserti > Just Jeepin' 09/07/2020 at 12:36

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I wanna know what kind of camping stove you’re using.

DipodomysDeserti > Snuze: Needs another Swede 09/07/2020 at 12:37

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You can also produce it with bacteria and algae. Pretty cool stuff.

Just Jeepin' > DipodomysDeserti 09/07/2020 at 12:37

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Straight out of Edmunds Scientific. The only problem is finding uranium.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > DipodomysDeserti 09/07/2020 at 12:45

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True, but I’m not trained to service those.  If my yard is any indication, I’d probably kill them.  

Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 09/07/2020 at 13:30

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But

P urchase a Mirai:

*James May would like to know your location*

Spanfeller is a twat > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/07/2020 at 13:42

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maybe, though I’m not a fan of “one purpose” vehicles. Said toyota would be a PITA if COFL ever wanted to go like... whistler or something. 

DipodomysDeserti > Just Jeepin' 09/07/2020 at 13:46

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We have a shit ton of uranium in the Southwest. Problem is keeping asshole mining companies from poisoning everyone.

DipodomysDeserti > Snuze: Needs another Swede 09/07/2020 at 13:47

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We have a big algae lab at ASU. It’s pretty cool stuff. You can definitely make renewable fuel with them, it’s just not economically attractive.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Snuze: Needs another Swede 09/07/2020 at 13:47

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Energy to make energy! The old knock on it, but if you could use renewable to do it I guess it makes it quicker to refuel a vehicle. 

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 09/07/2020 at 13:48

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There are quite a few around here, you can also use the car as a generator and power a house in an emergency , my neighbor has one. When I built the Toyota booth at the autoshow I couldn’t get the car the driv e haha, I had to wait for the tech to come in from the truck and move it. I was like grandpa in a spaceship. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Spanfeller is a twat 09/07/2020 at 16:23

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If You are one of those people who had a huge ass commute, a vehicle purposed just for the commute might make sense. That's the only reason I could see buying a single purpose vehicle. Unless maybe if you needed to tow your fifth wheel trailer, but even then, well...

Spanfeller is a twat > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/07/2020 at 17:49

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Yeah, I guess in that way it makes sense, and that Toyota would be a killer car for someone with a very specific need... like... idunno... Vancouver Airport cab drivers?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Spanfeller is a twat 09/07/2020 at 18:12

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My wife and I talk about the 3% car, like when you buy an SUV and they say, “Hey, the AWD is great  in the snow!” But it doesn’t snow where you live and you plan a trip to the Rust Belt just so you can engage the 4WD. That kind of thing. But if I had a 60-minute commute each way each day, it would be worth buying a car for that purpose.