Hydrogen+Fuel+Cell+Car

The idea for this project is to add a hydrogen car and fueling station on campus for university travel to conferences, field trip based labs, etc. Honda currently makes a small hydrogen fueling station powered by photovoltaic cells, which creates a zero-carbon emission form of travel. Other automakers like Toyota and Hyundai are also releasing hydrogen fueled cars set to be available to the public in 2015. Another thing to consider is that it seems that most hydrogen cars are only available in Southern California, where there are numerous hydrogen refueling stations, so if we were to get refueling station at UVM, with an apx 300 mile range (2), how reliable are the mileage estimates in the cold, unpredictable weather of the north east? Also, according to Jack Nerad, market analyst and executive editorial director at Kelley Blue Book, fuel cells are "still very, very expensive" compared to battery powered EVs (1).

http://world.honda.com/FuelCell/ - New model in 2015, only 40 of the previous hydrogen model were delivered to the United States (2) http://www.toyota.com/fuelcell/ - 2015 release https://www.hyundaiusa.com/tucsonfuelcell/ - 2015 release, Southern California only (2)



Questions
 * Can we use the hydrogen to power other things? (lab equipment, lights, etc.)
 * Can we store the hydrogen?
 * Cost? Do we need new cars or can we convert old cars to take hydrogen? Hydrogen vans for lab travel?
 * Where can we put it? How long does it take to charge, and how long does a car stay charged?

Citations
 * 1) Davies, A. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.businessinsider.com/honda-hydrogen-fuel-cell-car-future-la-auto-show-2013-11
 * 2) Voelcker, J. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1088626_hydrogen-fuel-cell-cars-to-come-from-toyota-hyundai-hond