New York man drives 900 miles in a hydrogen car, doesn't believe it's the future

This New York man drove 900 miles in a hydrogen car, but he doesn’t believe it’s the future.

Michael Fisher, aka MrMobile, drove a Hyundai NEXO to give it a trial run.

After taking it on a road trip from San Diego to Sacramento, the verdict was in.

And let’s just say, he’s not exactly sold on the concept.

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This New York man drove 900 miles in a hydrogen car – yay or nay?

The trip began at Hyundai’s American headquarters in Los Angeles, where Fisher took a closer look at the Hyundai NEXO.

He explained to his viewers the difference between a Tesla and a NEXO.

“Instead of carrying around a huge 70 to 100 kilowatt-hour power pack like a Tesla, the NEXO settles for a smaller 1.5 kilowatt-hour battery,” he said.

“It can get away with that because the NEXO produces its own electricity.

“It does this by sucking air from the atmosphere, and compressing and injecting it into something called a fuel cell stack.

“There, it’s combined with hydrogen in a chemical reaction that keeps the battery charged.”

So that’s the science of it all.

But the question remains – how did it handle whilst being driven on a 900-mile road trip?

“Living with it for five days will make it feel like driving any well-made SUV,” Fisher said.

“The cargo space is ample, the cabin spacious.”

When it came to charging, he said hydrogen cars had a sizable edge over EVs.

“Even on a supercharger, a Tesla needs 20 to 30 minutes to carry you another 150 to 200 miles,” he said.

“The NEXO can fill up its three hydrogen tanks in about five minutes.”

But he also said that there were ‘no surprises’ with the hydrogen car, and that it wasn’t ‘built to be fun to drive’.

Despite his generally positive outlook on the NEXO, he said he wouldn’t be in a rush to buy one in the near future.

“You can charge one faster than you can charge an electric one, but you can drive a battery electric car in all 50 states,” he concluded.

“You can also start every day in an electric car with a full battery, since you can charge it at home.

“And you can find places to fill it up a lot more easily than you can a hydrogen car.”

The infrastructure issue is nothing new

This isn’t the first time this point has been raised about the limitations of hydrogen cars.

A YouTuber previously pointed out this issue whilst taking his Toyota Mirai for a charge.

Refueling stations are in short supply compared to electric chargers, with most of them being based in California for now, but who knows what the future holds.

Other issues with hydrogen cars include the high prices, as this Toyota Mirai owner discovered.

And it wasn’t a one-off either – the driver of this BMW iX5 got a shock when he refueled and looked at the meter.

To see the assessment of the NEXO for yourself, pay a visit to MrMobile AKA Michael Fisher’s YouTube channel.

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