Hydrogen-Powered Motorcycles Just Around the Corner

[AgaBoogaBoo]

http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1447

I love bikes. (Scooters if you know me well.) But here?s step forward: the hydrogen powered motorcycle. Zoom zoom.

?While attention has been focused on developing pollution-free hydrogen-powered cars, Intelligent Energy and some others have turned instead to two-wheeled transportation. The firm, which is relocating to Los Angeles from London, says the motorcycle?s fuel cell develops the equivalent of eight horsepower, good for speeds up to 50 miles an hour. The cycle has a range of about 100 miles on a tank of fuel. Currently, a hydrogen fill-up would cost about $3, says the cycle?s project director, Andy Eggleston.

?The fuel cell itself can be pulled out and carried around like a small suitcase. The company says it foresees one day being able to use the same fuel cell for different applications, such as a boat. With fewer moving parts than in a conventional motorcycle, the hydrogen-powered motorcycle gains simplicity and quiet. The rider hears little more than the sound of tires spinning over the road or trail. ?The total silence in the countryside is fantastic. It?s kind of like riding a horse,? designer Ben Watson says.? Source: USA Today

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[NoToRiOuS1]

pretty neat, this would be perfect for people in big cities to commute on

 

[astrosfan90]

Cool.

 

[SagaLore]

I bet that is going to make it BIG on the island of Bermuda, most of their transportation is via trolley or scooters. And their gas was around $8 per gallon when I was there 4 years ago.

 

[JoLLyRoGer]

How do I say this without it sounding like a threat crap...

$3.00 to go 50 mi @ a top speed of 50 MPH with no telling what a bike with this technology cost. Meanwhile, even with gas at $2.25 per gallon a ZX6R gets about 40 mpg. So about 53 miles for $3.00 of gas + 98HP + 170MPH.

It's an interesting solution, yes, but it still has a long way to go to be any kind of real alternative here in the US.

Meanwhile and equivilantly powered motorcycle (say a Honda Rebel 250) will get between 60 and 70 MPG.

 

[CVSiN]

50CC scooters go faster than 50mph

 

[Goosemaster]

I lie the fact that they used the word "suitcase" in an article about hdrogen:evil:

 

[GoingUp]

Originally posted by: JoLLyRoGer
How do I say this without it sounding like a threat crap...

$3.00 to go 50 mi @ a top speed of 50 MPH with no telling what a bike with this technology cost. Meanwhile, even with gas at $2.25 per gallon a ZX6R gets about 40 mpg. So about 53 miles for $3.00 of gas + 98HP + 170MPH.

It's an interesting solution, yes, but it still has a long way to go to be any kind of real alternative here in the US.

Meanwhile and equivilantly powered motorcycle (say a Honda Rebel 250) will get between 60 and 70 MPG.

Yes but hydrogen scooters are 0 emissions. They only release water.

I think this sounds sweet as hell. I'd buy one.

 

[cliftonite]

They have to start somewhere i guess

 

[mordantmonkey]

Originally posted by: JoLLyRoGer
How do I say this without it sounding like a threat crap...

$3.00 to go 50 mi @ a top speed of 50 MPH with no telling what a bike with this technology cost. Meanwhile, even with gas at $2.25 per gallon a ZX6R gets about 40 mpg. So about 53 miles for $3.00 of gas + 98HP + 170MPH.

It's an interesting solution, yes, but it still has a long way to go to be any kind of real alternative here in the US.

Meanwhile and equivilantly powered motorcycle (say a Honda Rebel 250) will get between 60 and 70 MPG.

if you read again it was 100mi for $3.00 which is about the same mp$ of your honda example. granted less hp but also no emissions.

 

[JoLLyRoGer]

Originally posted by: mordantmonkey

Originally posted by: JoLLyRoGer
How do I say this without it sounding like a threat crap...

$3.00 to go 50 mi @ a top speed of 50 MPH with no telling what a bike with this technology cost. Meanwhile, even with gas at $2.25 per gallon a ZX6R gets about 40 mpg. So about 53 miles for $3.00 of gas + 98HP + 170MPH.

It's an interesting solution, yes, but it still has a long way to go to be any kind of real alternative here in the US.

Meanwhile and equivilantly powered motorcycle (say a Honda Rebel 250) will get between 60 and 70 MPG.

if you read again it was 100mi for $3.00 which is about the same mp$ of your honda example. granted less hp but also no emissions.

Oh, so you're right. Thanks for pointing that out (guess I just can't read). I stand humbly corrected.

 

[Spg]

They just had a black one of these at work today. Some of the bigwig's were driving it around the parkinglot when I got back from lunch. It was so quiet it was weird.

 

[Toastedlightly]

because they are oh so much cleaner. oh that wonderful hydrogen, where do you come from?

 

[rahvin]

Originally posted by: CVSiN
50CC scooters go faster than 50mph

I remember a friend in HS had a scooter, it went about 50mph top speed and got something like 100mpg. Could be wrong on that gas milage but I remember it being pretty nice for the time.

 

[Kaieye]

I hope that the manufacturers could adopt this technology into a lawn mower. It would be a LOT quieter...

 

[imported_xaguynamedguyx]

pretty sweet....cant wait for the first car crash with that thing involved....BOOOOOM

 

[lobadobadingdong]

aren't these the ones that don't make any noise? that's a motorcycles biggest safety feature imo.

 

[Eli]

Eight horsepower?

Umm, lol.