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Re: First production fuel cell bicycle [windschatten]
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A disc brake. BryanD will be first in line ;-).
Interesting technology for sure, but I would be surprised if it cost less than an arm and a leg and charge time is less of an issue than finding a hydrogen refueling station.
The nice thing about using a Lithium ion battery is that they scale. It may take 5000 to move your 5000 lb Tesla Model S from 0 to 60 in 2.4 seconds, but individual 18650 cells are pretty cheap, pretty light, and I think a single one is capable of something like 100 Wh output. Strap 6-10 of these together and you have some pretty good power output and range.
No matter what, both options sure beat those little 2-stroke motors you can add to a bike.
Interesting technology for sure, but I would be surprised if it cost less than an arm and a leg and charge time is less of an issue than finding a hydrogen refueling station.
The nice thing about using a Lithium ion battery is that they scale. It may take 5000 to move your 5000 lb Tesla Model S from 0 to 60 in 2.4 seconds, but individual 18650 cells are pretty cheap, pretty light, and I think a single one is capable of something like 100 Wh output. Strap 6-10 of these together and you have some pretty good power output and range.
No matter what, both options sure beat those little 2-stroke motors you can add to a bike.