Skip to comments.
Hybrid, fuel cell prowess seen in Tokyo
Detroit Free Press
| October 21, 2005
| MICHELLE KREBS
Posted on 10/22/2005 6:10:45 PM PDT by NickatNite2003
Arcticle cannot be excerpted
http://www.freep.com/money/autonews/tokyo21e_20051021.htm
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: autoshow; detroit; fcv; fuelcell; japan; milage; new
Slowly they turned...Step..by..step.... :o)
To: NickatNite2003
Must be using Ballard fuel cells....Most of the major auto makers listed have bought stock in the company.
2
posted on
10/22/2005 6:17:04 PM PDT
by
hoosiermama
(FREEPERS...STUCK ON SUPERIOR!)
To: NickatNite2003
inch by inch............................ : )
3
posted on
10/22/2005 6:17:21 PM PDT
by
calrighty
( Terrorists are like cockroaches . Kill em all soon!!)
To: calrighty
4
posted on
10/22/2005 6:19:21 PM PDT
by
calrighty
(Taglines for sale or let......1 liners 50 cents! C'mon troops, finish em off!!)
To: hoosiermama
Yes, many people have been losing money on Ballard as it's stock dropped from $120 five years ago to less than $5 today. Maybe fuelcells aren't the answer.
5
posted on
10/22/2005 7:12:32 PM PDT
by
John Jamieson
(Hybrids are a highway around CAFE, that's all they're good for.)
To: NickatNite2003
Best estimates from available financial data from Ballard Power (who has made over 80% of the FCs for vehicles over the past decade) are that road-qualified PEMFC engines still cost over $6,000/kW to produce, even though they sometimes sell the stacks alone for as little as $1300/kW [13]. (Over two-thirds of their revenue still comes from other sources).
200hp=$1,200,000, seems fair!
6
posted on
10/22/2005 7:20:10 PM PDT
by
John Jamieson
(Hybrids are a highway around CAFE, that's all they're good for.)
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson