# Hydrogen Powered Equinox... I have one!! \*\*PICS\*\* **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 17, 2008, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646 "2008-07-17T11:36:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TORQDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torqdss/32/5125_2.png) [@TORQDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TORQDSS)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/1 "2008-07-17T11:36:01Z")
Just as an FYI my store here in Wellsville has an Equinox Fuel Cell Vehicle that we secured for a display during the Wellsville Balloon Rally this weekend. I just drove it and it was really cool. It makes very little sound other than fans going and electrical switches, blows hot air out the exhaust along with water vapor and seems to be very similar to the other Equinoxes we have here. I’ll post some pics as soon as I can get them up. BTW this is also what the new generation Equinox will look like. If you are interested in coming down to see it I listed our address below. If you would like to drive it I’ll see if I can accomodate you but it won’t be moving around much so there is very little chance to do so. PM me for details if you want to come down. Basil Chevrolet Buick Pontiac GMC Cadillac 81 S Main St Wellsville, NY 14895 ![http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh214/TORQDSS/DSC07644.jpg](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh214/TORQDSS/DSC07644.jpg) ![http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh214/TORQDSS/DSC07643.jpg](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh214/TORQDSS/DSC07643.jpg) The “Engine”, notice it has 300volt orange wiring. ![http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh214/TORQDSS/DSC07647.jpg](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh214/TORQDSS/DSC07647.jpg) Interior is very similar to the normal one’s. ![http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh214/TORQDSS/DSC07648.jpg](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh214/TORQDSS/DSC07648.jpg) Tach say “Kilowatts” instead of RPM’s. ![http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh214/TORQDSS/DSC07646.jpg](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh214/TORQDSS/DSC07646.jpg) Backend has a carbon fiber valence, the slits are actually the “exhaust”, which is water and pure oxygen. ![http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh214/TORQDSS/DSC07642.jpg](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh214/TORQDSS/DSC07642.jpg) Close up. ![http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh214/TORQDSS/DSC07645.jpg](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh214/TORQDSS/DSC07645.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Mike93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike93/32/7325_2.png) [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/2 "2008-07-17T11:37:24Z")
Pm sent:) ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/3 "2008-07-17T12:12:33Z")
wait, so it doesn’t require ANY gasoline to move? wtf? Why is this not like, major news? ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/4 "2008-07-17T12:21:05Z")
because hydrogen fuel cells have been around longer then you have :gotme: ---
**Author:** ![TORQDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torqdss/32/5125_2.png) [@TORQDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TORQDSS)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/5 "2008-07-17T12:28:05Z")
exactly… This thing is cool as shit to drive though ---
**Author:** ![Slopoke](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slopoke/32/7248_2.png) [@Slopoke](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slopoke)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/6 "2008-07-17T12:29:17Z")
how do you fill up with hydrogen? ---
**Author:** ![Slopoke](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slopoke/32/7248_2.png) [@Slopoke](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slopoke)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/7 "2008-07-17T12:30:14Z")
OT the wheel gap is rediculas but overall that is a really nice looking vehicle:tup: ---
**Author:** ![TORQDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torqdss/32/5125_2.png) [@TORQDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TORQDSS)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/8 "2008-07-17T12:30:43Z")
> [@Slopoke](#): > > how do you fill up with hydrogen? don’t know, it showed up full so we’ll drive it until it’s empty and they’ll trailer away Monday. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/9 "2008-07-17T12:31:03Z")
how much are they? ---
**Author:** ![eclipsed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbce88/32.png) [@eclipsed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eclipsed)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/10 "2008-07-17T12:31:11Z")
> [@sedlmeier101](#): > > wait, so it doesn’t require ANY gasoline to move? > wtf? Why is this not like, major news? :purextc: ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/11 "2008-07-17T12:31:55Z")
> [@Slopoke](#): > > OT the wheel gap is rediculas but overall that is a really nice looking vehicle:tup: who the fuck cares about wheel gap for christ sakes, its a truck, go drive a honda. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/12 "2008-07-17T12:32:22Z")
> [@Slopoke](#): > > OT the wheel gap is rediculas but overall that is a really nice looking vehicle:tup: who the fuck cares about wheel gap for christ sakes, its a truck, go drive a honda. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/13 "2008-07-17T12:32:55Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > because hydrogen fuel cells have been around longer then you have :gotme: hmm. What is the cons to it, how come they aren’t mass produced? ---
**Author:** ![eclipsed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbce88/32.png) [@eclipsed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eclipsed)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/14 "2008-07-17T12:35:16Z")
> [@sedlmeier101](#): > > hmm. > What is the cons to it, how come they aren’t mass produced? seriously, do you live in a bubble??? ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/15 "2008-07-17T12:35:35Z")
> [@sedlmeier101](#): > > hmm. > What is the cons to it, how come they aren’t mass produced? one of the largest ones: > [@Slopoke](#): > > how do you fill up with hydrogen? but my friend google can tell you quite a bit more. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/16 "2008-07-17T12:36:01Z")
> [@sedlmeier101](#): > > wait, so it doesn’t require ANY gasoline to move? > wtf? Why is this not like, major news? > [@Slopoke](#): > > how do you fill up with hydrogen? dot It’s thermodynamically the same gig as an electric car. Gotta make the energy before you can spend it powering your car. Whereas with gas, you pump it out of the ground, spend SOME energy refining it, then get more energy out than you’ve put it. Fossil Fuels = Energy Source Hydrogen = Electricity = Energy Transport ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/17 "2008-07-17T12:37:04Z")
> [@eclipsed](#): > > seriously, do you live in a bubble??? Just never really read or cared about them. How come the US gov’t can’t start building Hydrogen stations everywhere and REALLY start advertising hydrogen cars? Wouldn’t that be a good idea? ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/18 "2008-07-17T12:38:40Z")
> [@sedlmeier101](#): > > Wouldn’t that be a good idea? US Senate Proposal on [Hydrogen Filling stations](http://www.google.com) ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/19 "2008-07-17T12:42:46Z")
“A potential advantage of hydrogen is that it could be produced and consumed continuously, using solar, water, wind and nuclear power for electrolysis. Currently, however, hydrogen vehicles utilizing hydrogen produce more pollution than vehicles consuming gasoline, diesel, or methane in a modern internal combustion engine, and far more than plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.[5][2] This is because, although hydrogen fuel cells generate no CO2, production of the hydrogen creates additional emissions.[6] While methods of hydrogen production that do not use fossil fuel would be more sustainable,[7] currently such production is not economically feasible, and diversion of renewable energy (which represents only 2% of energy generated) to the production of hydrogen for transportation applications is inadvisable.[2]” > **[Hydrogen vehicle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_vehicle)** > > A hydrogen vehicle is a vehicle that uses hydrogen as its onboard fuel for motive power. Hydrogen vehicles include hydrogen-fueled space rockets, as well as automobiles and other transportation vehicles. The power plants of such vehicles convert the chemical energy of hydrogen to mechanical energy either by burning hydrogen in an internal combustion engine, or by reacting hydrogen with oxygen in a fuel cell to run electric motors. Widespread use of hydrogen for fueling transportation is a key ele... ---
**Author:** ![TORQDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torqdss/32/5125_2.png) [@TORQDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TORQDSS)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646/20 "2008-07-17T12:43:38Z")
> [@BuickGN](#): > > how much are they? you can’t buy one right now unless your name is General Motors, Honda, Toyota etc. (Ford sucks so they get nothing) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hydrogen-powered-equinox-i-have-one-pics/51646.md?page=2)