On 10 Sep 2021 at 13:28, Bill Dube via EV wrote: > This replacement cost is another "nail in the coffin" of H2 fuel cell > vehicles. The cost of a battery replacement is less than the cost of > _mandatory_ H2 cylinder replacement.
Is it mandatory, though? It seems to be nothing more than a label inside the fuel filler door with a date and a finger-wagging advisory, "Vehicles with expired hydrogen tanks must not be driven or refueled until the hydrogen tanks are replaced." It seems as if everything is chipped and networked in cars these days. You'd think that Toyota could have the body computer query the tanks, "Hey, you guys expired yet?" before starting up, and refuse to go if they're past their use-by dates. At least it could flip on a yellow warning light or "service hydrogen tanks soon" message on the cabin display. If the manual mentions that as a possible situation, I missed it. Do FCVs require smog inspection? Would expired H2 tanks keep them from being certified? I don't have a clue. Without any consequences, the owner could just ignore the warning label, and carry on with filling and driving the car. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = I found one day in school a boy of medium size ill-treating a smaller boy. I expostulated, but he replied: "The bigs hit me, so I hit the babies; that's fair." In these words he epitomized the history of the human race. -- Bertrand Russell, "Education and the Social Order" = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
