Me after I saw the raptor interest email
I had high hopes for before the bronco release almost two years ago and I remember thinking Ford nailed it. I had similar hope that the raptor would be interesting enough to make me want to change my order... Nope
33kW per kilogram sounds impressive vs .25KW until you factor in the tank size. The Toyota Mirai can only carry 5 kilograms in it's tank, or 165Kw. The numbers get worse when you consider efficiency of a hydrogen fuel cell is around 60% meaning you realistically you have 165*.6 = 99KW. Which is...
I've never understood how hydrogen could be better then battery or ICE. It's not as if we can drill into the massive pure hydrogen reserves laying around somewhere. Hydrogen requires a ton of energy to produce, then you have to ship it which is inefficient and requires pipes that won't be...