Comments on: ENV Hydrogen Motorcycle Shown in Tokyo

By: kneeslider

kneeslider — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:51:30 +0000

Those looking for proof that hydrogen works will point to the ENV, those looking for a practical real world mode of transportation will look elsewhere.

Expect the green and movie star crowd to snap these up so they can be seen riding them. Although hydrogen technology is improving, all of the other competing and more conventional technologies are improving even faster.

To Tom’s question, those mini fuel reformers they are also going to sell let you make your own hydrogen supply at home like the Honda HES. Of course, that doesn’t do much good when you’re 50 miles from home and out of “gas.”

By: todd

todd — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:50:56 +0000

or a $900 Kinetic moped at Walmart…
-todd

By: Prester John

Prester John — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:30:45 +0000

BTW, from what I’ve read elsewhere, that 50mph top speed is a sprint speed, using the output of the fuel cell plus the batteries. The idea is that the fuel cell recharges the small battery bank sitting at stop lights. Sustained top speed on just the fuel cell output is more like 25-30mph.

I’m excited by the technology, but I’m unclear what this “under $10,000″ hydrogen (Where do I buy that, and where does it come from?) powered motorbike offers consumers that a $1250 Honda Wave 125i doesn’t do alot better and cheaper.

Tom

By: aaron

aaron — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 03:08:52 +0000

a dead silent bike? sounds like a surefire way to collect a pedestrian with your front wheel! apparently prius drivers are having this problem, but on a bike the added vulnerability makes the silence thing look less appealing.

By: sigint

sigint — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:23:22 +0000

I don’t know about the ENV. Not only does it look uncomfortable to ride, it looks like it’s going to break once I sit on it (and no I’m not fat).