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The New Honda Clarity - A Better Pollution Solution
By GARKO
Honda's hydrogen fuel powered Clarity IS surely motion in the right direction but there is already somebody standing in the winner's circle. It is a more optimum pollution solution but an even better one exists. It is something unique bold and different from a big player in the automotive making industry. And for all these good reasons which I will now share some information on, I applaud it!
The mid-size Clarity will (reportedly) return an EPA-certified 68 miles per gallon. The Clarity also will ace federal safety standards, start in minus 22 degree weather and survive trips out to Las Vegas (high heat). Refueling is a major pain in the arse as it requires that you have a very unwieldy natural gas powered home unit, which, as it runs on natural gas, seems to defeat the whole purpose or that you live near Santa Monica, Torrance or Irvine. For now. On the plus side though, the tank will still have some distance in it after you have driven 250 miles. The Clarity will be coming to a Honda dealer near you in Summer 2008 (assuming you live in or near one of those three cities), Honda will be happy to lease you a Clarity for "only" $600 a month.
The FCX Clarity integrates Honda's V Flow stack in combination with a new smaller and powerful lithium ion battery and one hydrogen storage tank to operate the automobile's electric drive engine. The fuel cell stack operates as the vehicle's main power source. Hydrogen mixes with oxygen from the atmosphere in the cell stack, where the reaction is transformed into electric power used to propel the vehicle. Another energy source is generated through the capture of kinetic energy from vehicle braking and deceleration (this is called regenerative braking), which is held in reserve along with surplus energy which comes from the fuel cell in the lithium ion battery pack, and supplements power originating from the fuel cell, when needed. The only exhaust from this car is water.
The distribution of the Clarity will
be for starters only in Southern California. This is because they do not have sufficient hydrogen refueling stations set up yet in other areas which are sufficient for keeping the car running. These stations compare to service stations, only they are specifically for use by fuel cell powered cars. Honda is advising potential buyers that they should not plan to drive the vehicle outside of Southern California.
It's unfortunate that only one hundred Clarity's will be driving around in the LA area.
But I gather that for those one hundred drivers they will have the "Jones's" beat by a country mile!
So now the obvious question is. if you are not one of the lucky few that
a.resides in specific parts of Los Angeles
b.have $600/month easily available
c.can't compute the numbers and realize that they will be paying two or three times as much for a car in order to save maybe $100-200/month on fuel.
d.Don't mind driving around with a hydrogen tank in your vehicle. (In fact, mark my words, I predict one of these Clarity vehicles will get involved in an accident that will leave a crater on some Los Angeles freeway and the idea of a hydrogen fueled car will be have a lable on it forever like a 1973 Pinto so that the idea will be abandoned). I usually rebuke cynicism but.
Ok, so.then what do you do?
Well there is something available right now that you can use to modify any vehicle, even yours, at next to no expense, using odds and end hardware store items and which will do almost all of the things that the new Honda Clarity will do but with much less inconvenience and without the risk of driving around town with a hydrogen "bomb" (storage tank). You can acquire the information right now!
For those who are unfamiliar, WATER4GAS is providing information at a low price which people can use at home to create a small gizmo which infuses hydrogen into the fuel/air mixture that their car runs on.
The process makes bite sized particles out of the ones that the engine burns as fuel. Because of the smaller size the system is able to use considerably more of the fuel.
With WATER4GAS you can minimumly expect to improve your gas performance by 12%. But many are getting 30-50% improvement or even more. Those goblets "musta" been pretty "blankin'" huge in some systems before. But with WATER4GAS they are made consumable so you can improve your gas performance.
It also helps reduce emissions significantly.
This package of info has been purchased by over NINE THOUSAND individuals already and happy members number about 99%! So how about you? Ozzie Freedom, Water4Gas founder, is a "computer geek" and all his knowledge about automobiless is from hand-on experimentation rather than "schooling". Discover one of the best alternative fuel solutions
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