Hyundai's new hydrogen truck

WVcampground wrote:

Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
And Tesla with 75,000 lbs load.

Tesla test with 75,000 lbs load

75,000 lb load? Read the embedded CHP Facebook post in the article.

"According to the driver the truck is operating at approximately 75,000 lbs"

Operating at 75,000 lbs (Which is also legal) is a lot different than hauling 75,000 lbs (which is not without permits and some more axles). The concrete is inside the cranium of the author who did the cocktail napkin math.

And your point is?

His point is that it is so much BS, just like all the hype around these non-existent, except in very rare instances, vehicles.

And how about some recent pictures of those semi's, all the ones I've seen are several months old.

I can see the fun of discussing what could be, but there's way too much "this is already happening". Which it ain't. We are looking at the "artist's rendering" of a possible thing, that could happen, at some unknown future date...maybe.

fj12ryder wrote:
His point is that it is so much BS, just like all the hype around these non-existent, except in very rare instances, vehicles.

And how about some recent pictures of those semi's, all the ones I've seen are several months old.

I can see the fun of discussing what could be, but there's way too much "this is already happening". Which it ain't. We are looking at the "artist's rendering" of a possible thing, that could happen, at some unknown future date...maybe.

I see, another one of your conspiracy theory photoshopped images.

Let me guess, you are not familiar with car manufacturers' product development cycle of concept vehicle, tests, introduction, launch, commercial production... that usually took decades and now quicker into couple of years.

Yosemite Sam1 wrote:

WVcampground wrote:

Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
And Tesla with 75,000 lbs load.

Tesla test with 75,000 lbs load

75,000 lb load? Read the embedded CHP Facebook post in the article.

"According to the driver the truck is operating at approximately 75,000 lbs"

Operating at 75,000 lbs (Which is also legal) is a lot different than hauling 75,000 lbs (which is not without permits and some more axles). The concrete is inside the cranium of the author who did the cocktail napkin math.

And your point is?

The point is the article is wrong, like lots of things on the internet.

fj12ryder wrote:
His point is that it is so much BS, just like all the hype around these non-existent, except in very rare instances, vehicles.

And how about some recent pictures of those semi's, all the ones I've seen are several months old.

I can see the fun of discussing what could be, but there's way too much "this is already happening". Which it ain't. We are looking at the "artist's rendering" of a possible thing, that could happen, at some unknown future date...maybe.

You can always not open a thread if it's of no interest to you. I'm sure there's a 20 page thread on RV toilet paper somewhere. It's posted for entertainment rather the have the same old tired discussions over and over again.

Yosemite Sam1 wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
His point is that it is so much BS, just like all the hype around these non-existent, except in very rare instances, vehicles.

And how about some recent pictures of those semi's, all the ones I've seen are several months old.

I can see the fun of discussing what could be, but there's way too much "this is already happening". Which it ain't. We are looking at the "artist's rendering" of a possible thing, that could happen, at some unknown future date...maybe.

I see, another one of your conspiracy theory photoshopped images.

Let me guess, you are not familiar with car manufacturers' product development cycle of concept vehicle, tests, introduction, launch, commercial production... that usually took decades and now quicker into couple of years.

And I take it you're unfamiliar with "Concept"? That means it isn't real.

But you go ahead and believe whatever you want, actual evidence, or lack of same, notwithstanding. Heck, you might find one with Bigfoot driving.

fj12ryder wrote:

Yosemite Sam1 wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
His point is that it is so much BS, just like all the hype around these non-existent, except in very rare instances, vehicles.

And how about some recent pictures of those semi's, all the ones I've seen are several months old.

I can see the fun of discussing what could be, but there's way too much "this is already happening". Which it ain't. We are looking at the "artist's rendering" of a possible thing, that could happen, at some unknown future date...maybe.

I see, another one of your conspiracy theory photoshopped images.

Let me guess, you are not familiar with car manufacturers' product development cycle of concept vehicle, tests, introduction, launch, commercial production... that usually took decades and now quicker into couple of years.

And I take it you're unfamiliar with "Concept"? That means it isn't real.

But you go ahead and believe whatever you want, actual evidence, or lack of same, notwithstanding. Heck, you might find one with Bigfoot driving.

Ok, you actually don't know, I don't know about Nikola and hydrogen cars by Toyota are already on the road, but Tesla is already on testing stage and this means they already moved beyond "concept."

I agree, but the problem with the Tesla is that there's very little evidence of it doing anything real. The prototypes have been out for a year, but there's no evidence that any more have been produced or that anyone other than Tesla is doing any testing.

It just seems to me there'd be a few more out if they were proving to be successful. So right now the jury is still out.

fj12ryder wrote:
I agree, but the problem with the Tesla is that there's very little evidence of it doing anything real. The prototypes have been out for a year, but there's no evidence that any more have been produced or that anyone other than Tesla is doing any testing.

It just seems to me there'd be a few more out if they were proving to be successful. So right now the jury is still out.

Yeah, I'm becoming impatient myself waiting for Tesla EV pick up to replace my tow truck.

Why is Tesla doing it in 3 to 5 years -- unlike traditional car manufacturers of 10 years -- and not just pull it out of Elon Musk's a**?

So in the article,

Globally, it's a different story, since fossil-fuel Hyundai semi-tractors are sold in more than 100 countries, and the company's zero-emission truck future is starting outside the U.S. as well. Hyundai will also deliver the first of 1600 hydrogen-powered semi-tractors to companies in Switzerland later this year. While the powertrain in these trucks is zero emission, the look is a more standard cab-over design based on Hyundai's XCient truck.

Should be interesting when they hit Switzerland .