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Navy Takes Delivery of GM Fuel Cell Vehicle
HONOLULU – The U.S. Navy is among the first customers to take delivery of a GM fuel cell vehicle as part of the Hawaii Hydrogen Initiative, which aims to integrate hydrogen as an essential building block for a sustainable energy ecosystem in the Aloha State.
General Motors and 11 partner companies, agencies and universities announced a commitment Dec. 8 to make hydrogen-powered vehicles and a fueling infrastructure a reality in Hawaii by 2015. The H2I goal is to install up to 25 hydrogen stations in strategic locations around Oahu, putting the fuel within reach of all 1 million residents.
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Nice article. Given the price of gasoline, did they give you any information on the cost of the SUV and the cost to fill the tank with hydrogen for 200 miles?
(I think Honda said something like well over $100,000 to produce the vehicle, so this must be part of the GM bankruptcy bailout plan..)
Also, can you tell us how much electricity it takes to create the 9lb of hydrogen to fill the tank or some sort of equivalent of miles per dollar?
Given all their nuclear ship powerplants, couldn’t they just use the electricity from the ship to charge up electric cars like the GM Volt and Leaf when they are in port?