FORGOT TO ASK IN THE VIDEO: The range on that tank is 250-300 miles. During the Optima street car challenge event Mike spent 2.5 hours at WOT with one tank. He told us this before the camera was on and I forgot to ask it again. MIKE FILLING THE TANK: ua-cam.com/users/shorts-_WwAJqZ6fM?feature=share Usually we make videos about history. Today we made one that will be historic someday. This is the future! Send this video to a friend!
Tell the guy to stay out of small planes and travel in a group anybody who's ever invented a car that didn't run on electric or gasoline has died under mysterious circumstances
Its been done since the 1930s. There was a town in AZ where all the vehicles were hydrogen. Sun City. More recently Honda has been testing hydrogen cars for decades.
I like his statement where he said he was a technician before a engineer. That's a man that knows practical real word stuff when it comes to cars, designing etc.
As a GM technician and ASE certified master technician that was also my favorite part in this video and thats saying something. The ingenuity and calculations it must have taken to build this is insane. We have a saying as techs that "technicians are the people who fix the problems engineers create". So seeing what this man has accomplished is kind of like witnessing a "piece de resistance" in our lifetime right in front of us. This is a original and amazing truck/fuel system but sadly not groundbreaking. I hope he remembers the fiero that ran on water and the outcome of that technician/engineer, the car, and all the papers that showed how to vaporize the water to separate the oxygen from the hydrogen fuel source. When he couldn't be bought out by the big petroleum corporations he simply vanished along with every bit of his research and development on the fiero. Be careful with this technology! There are a lot of people that stand to lose very large fortunes and have shown that they can get away with silencing creative ideas that threaten their way of life already.
Kinda hard to knock this design coming from someone with his pedigree. He is taking a risk with his life but he's very respected in the industry. This video is totally a win for us hydrogen fans.
I was camped next to Mike at LS Fest in Bowlingreen, he was a down to earth gentleman and would explain stuff in layman’s terms. He’s an amazing and talented man.
What they are not addressing is the clean source of hydrogen. It is very expensive to seperate the bond hydrogen has with many elements.If you are getting hydrogen from oil or other hydrocarbons it is defeating the purpose. You could make clean hydrogen from nuclear power or solar or even the wind, but it too is expensive.
@@jeeper2371I would in theory combine solar panels on the hood roof and doors or/and the alternator to a water tank that refills the hydrogen tank as you drive! Using the solar panels during the clear day drives and the alternator during the night or poor weather days! Writing this out brings me to the thisthought Essentially using this system in a boat we could power it forever ……now I want to purchase and convert an oil rig to offshore home become 100% off grid living
I’ve had a personal belief that hydrogen is the future for the past 20 years and still fervently believe it is, but always thought you would have to dilute it to make it work with existing technology - or “dirty it”, as I say. However, after seeing so much experimentation and testing on the subject with small engines, I started to realize we didn’t need to beef up engines to make it work. Pure hydrogen can run on any engine, provided enough supply and metered correctly for the application. This video makes me firmly believe we are on the way. It is going to happen someday. I just hope I am around to see it become the norm.
What an honor it would be to work with that old man. To build that truck in 10 weeks is an impressive display of engineering and use of years of acquired practical knowledge. Very impressive and shows that the internal combustion engine isn't done yet
SWEET! My dad was talking about building a hydro system back in 1960s using water and electricity to break water into it's components to burn! Glad you got this done!
@Zripas hydro electric from a flowing river, stream. Add solar power or alternators .but you need battery storage. I'm trying to figure out a good way to compress the hydrogen into tanks
@@Zripas Even a nuclear power plant produces hydrogen as a byproduct. My first ride was GM’s 5 passenger minivan with a hydrogen fuel cell in 2006. We at ACDelco spent the entire day there. The fuel cell uses hydrogen to make 180 Vdc output to run electric motors. Leaks, goes straight up into the air and no fire because it mixes with too much oxygen. Simple and easy.
@@deankay4434 How much of that hydrogen does nuclear plant produces? Would it be enough to power single car?... And this video is about hydrogen combustion engine and not cell one. While fuel cell engines are way better in comparison to combustion, it still has its own list of issues. There is a reason why technology invented in 1966 is still just an expensive hobby of few rich people.
Please explain why hydrogen is such a beautiful fuel ... Ever thought that you have to make it first and then have to store it without leakage (which is not easy as hydrogen is a very thin gas) .....
@@JongJande Sure it works great for a dozen vehicles. But it's impossible to scale up to thousands. The financial cost and physical resources to distribute that much H2 Fuel is just impossible. Awesome experiment, impossible as a product. This system is only 350 Bar, 700 Bar which is the required amount of fuel density to be viable. Is even more resources intensive and expensive. Soo yeah that is the technical reasoning for your argument.
@@hornpub6937 That's funny !!!! Do some research !!!!! It IS the oil companies that are investing into it - especially since the most viable source for hydrogen is methane. Shell did huge investments in hydrogen in Europe, and have since pulled out, since, as Neojhun said, the cost and resources to distribute and store that much hydrogen is economically unfeasible, not to mention the energy input required to "produce" the hydrogen in the first place makes it a "not so clean" fuel. As well, like biodeisel, hydrogen engines don't function well at all anywhere that gets close to or below freezing temps. Look at Germany. They invested billions of dollars into hydrogen tech, and have shut it all down due to the many problems with it.
I hate passing videos on to other people, but this is important. This is gonna be what our hot rods need to keep building the stuff us motorheads love. So I passed it on to my friends.
Mike Copeland is a GENIUS and with bollox the size of a planet to persevere and get the help of true professional engineers to make that Hydrogen powered truck. And thanks to you for making it and posting it 👌👍👏
Anyone who has the opportunity to work side by side with this gentleman, as he shares some of that silver hair wisdom, is an extremely blessed individual! The knowledge he’s gained and can share is invaluable!!!! Being one who’s been dismantling, comprehending, and rebuilding since age of 7; I humbly tip my hat to him😌TOO AWESOME!
I WOULD LOVE TO WORK ON THIS if you would, I have a 403 Olds engine i'd love to convert send me anything I'm a retired mechanical engineer full of ideas for this one Kemosabe🤔🤐😁!
I cannot believe how easy it is to manipulate Americans, and how poorly informed the American people are. This engine is a nice hobby project, kudo's for the craftsmanship and all that, but that is as far as it will go for all the obvious reasons. Internal combustion engines are going to be illegal by law to sell after 2035 in Europe and the rest of the continents, regardless what fuel it burns. Those laws have already been passed. And nobody is going to reverse that. The reason is simple. An internal combustion engine wastes at least 70% of its fuel to heat regardless what fuel it burns. And that is simply too much waste. It takes a lot of energy and money to produce that hydrogen. And producing all that hydrogen is only cost effective if it is used more efficiently. And for car manufacturers it is not cost effective to keep developing two different technologies at the same time. And since ICE technology is going to be banned completely in Europe and the other continents it makes no sense to keep developing new ICE technology. So that is the reason why ALL the major car manufacturers in the world, including the Americans, have already announced that they completely stopped investing in new ICE technology and they are only investing in new electric cars and trucks. And you can check this for yourself really easy.
@@insAneTunAthe world isn't going to quit using fuel by 2035 not a chance. The world's infrastructure is all geared for fuels not electric. Look at the US, The power grid can't even keep up as it is. I don't see any improvement in it yet 2035 will be here soon.
@@horsefly1020 You choose not to be willing to see the change, it is simple as that. But your choice has nothing to do with reality. There is plenty enough verifiable and credible information out there about this subject, but strangely enough people like you seem to think that if you just refuse to inform yourself that nothing is going to change. But the change is already happening all around you buddy, regardless if you are aware of it, or if you are willing to accept it. Look, it is not my personal opinion, and it is most certainly not a contest, I am just notifying you about the facts. What I say are the verifiable facts from the car manufacturers themselves, the laws that have already been passed, investments that have already been made in electric car technology and infrastructure, and so forth. Those are very long term investments with very long term planning, and investment groups have already put far too much money into it, and we are talking about billions if not trillions of collars. And a couple of American displacement replacement deniers on social media are not going to flip all those investors and let them take their losses for their investments to which they are already committed. Here in Europe we are way ahead of the US when it comes to infrastructure and renewable energy sources. But if what you are saying is true then it should be easy for you to show me a single announcement or publication from a credible source about a major car manufacturer who is going to produce cars for the mass of the people powered with ICE technology and with the objective to sell it after 2035. I dare you !!! And I am not interested in your emotions or any other sort of misplaced bluff, because that is not going to change reality either. I am expecting an adult reaction and that you show me the facts from a credible source.
@@insAneTunA I guess you missed the part where GM recently announced spending millions of dollars in new manufacturing facilities for an all new Gen 6 small block v8 😂
@@Stapleton42 Here we go again. You are only reading half of their announcement. 🤣😂Allow me to school You. Despite its goal of an all battery electric vehicle portfolio by 2035, General Motors Co. announced Friday almost a billion dollars in new manufacturing investments-most of which is related to production of new internal combustion engines. (it is a manufacturing investment in their latest existing engines, not a new development investment for a new model engine, those are two completely different things) For GM, the additional investments to bolster internal combustion engines are aimed at supporting its new line of pickup trucks and SUVs. Those are the automaker's main profitmakers, providing cash and capital the company can use to develop the company's future battery-electric cars and trucks. So let me explain this. This is not a long term investment in new ICE development, but it is an investment in the production of existing old technology. Those are their latest engines with no new developments. Do you understand that? And the profit that they are going to make with those last ICE cars and trucks is going to be used to develop and produce and sell electric cars and trucks after 2035. Like I said, they still have some existing projects running, and that will slowly fase out. After all they still have 12 years to go. And as soon as the kalender says that it is 2035 even GM will only sell electric cars and trucks. The engines that they are going to produce will be their last internal combustion engine. And the pickup trucks and SUV's are mainly sold in the US. It is not even meant for export. You should not be doing this, I mean you should not try to fool or mislead other people or yourself by telling only half the story or by ignoring the full truth and most important facts of the story. Because stories like this can be verified in mere milliseconds. And now it looks as if you are making a fool out of yourself. And you can only blame yourself for that. Because it is most certainly not my intention. I just want to make sure that people are aware of the facts. I like your history videos, stick with that. Talking about the future is not your strength.
I've been tinkering with hydrogen for a decade and your results blow me away. Hat's off to you my good man.. well done. You've put a smile on my face from ear to ear.
Simple explanation. Life is simple, they make difficult. To make sure we buy from them. Again and again. Thank for sharing for the future and the next generation.
Not only will they not go away, but the electric cars are short sighted. They will always be a major producer of pollution. Hydrogen on the other hand is actually clean. AND we get to keep our muscle! Great comment!
The fossil fool companies and EV companies will do everything in their power to fight Hydrogen vehicles until they realise oil will run out one day and EVs burn like fire crackers.
@@HeritageRoad99 😂 yeah no explosions when a team of engineers are working on a one of unit. Let me know when your drunk neighbor is working on their hydrogen fueled Mustang
This is where it's at. I hope the big money doesn't get in the way. I always enjoy your content, but this one is literally a life line for the hot rod community.
I cannot believe how easy it is to manipulate Americans, and how poorly informed the American people are. This engine is a nice hobby project, kudo's for the craftsmanship and all that, but that is as far as it will go for all the obvious reasons. Internal combustion engines are going to be illegal by law to sell after 2035 in Europe and the rest of the continents, regardless what fuel it burns. Those laws have already been passed. And nobody is going to reverse that. The reason is simple. An internal combustion engine wastes at least 70% of its fuel to heat regardless what fuel it burns. And that is simply too much waste to use this type of inferior technology on a global scale as a drive train for road vehicles for the mass of the people. It takes a lot of energy and money to produce that hydrogen. And producing all that hydrogen is only cost effective if it is used more efficiently. And for car manufacturers it is not cost effective to keep developing two different technologies at the same time. And since ICE technology is going to be banned completely in Europe and the other continents after the year 2035 it makes no sense to keep developing new ICE technology. So that is the reason why ALL the major car manufacturers in the world, including the Americans, have already announced that they completely stopped investing in new ICE technology and they are only investing in new electric cars and trucks. And you can check this for yourself really easy.
@@insAneTunA until there are cleaner solutions for electricity, it's a big step sideways. If this push for electric was about the environment, they would ask people to keep their current car as long as possible, or provide government programs to assist people in fixing a current car, instead of pushing the idea of buying something else entirely out of most people's budget. Would cut down on manufacturing emissions, toxic batteries being built, VOC from everything in the manufacturing process. It makes you 100% dependent on having a clean, ethical source of materials to build them. And clean electricity. They won't proceed with any nuclear power, because if clean, cheap electricity was available, they loose money. Next steps they will stop making parts force people to "upgrade". And people fixing cars will be hunted down and jailed. Auto racing will be outlawed while they fly away in private jets, producing more emissions than all the cars in the United States put together.
@@insAneTunA In the US, the courts just reversed the planned elimination of ICE in 2035. The latest infrastructure bill includes $7 billion to build 8 to 10 hydrogen manufacturing centers across the country. The goal being to reduce the cost of making hydrogen by 80%.
@@shophemi Here we go again. Not a single internal combustion engine is going to be sold in Europe and the rest of the world outside the US after 2035. Hydrogen production facilities are being build across the globe in order to use that hydrogen for industrial purposes, and to reduce the emissions from road transportation. And for cars with fuel cell technology hydrogen is a viable option as well, but then we are still talking about an electric motor as a drive train for the car or truck. What you say is false and nonsense. No new car with ICE technology is going to be sold on European soil and the other continents after 2035. But I will give you a chance. Show me a single announcement or publication from a credible source about a major car manufacturer who said that they are going to develop and produce new cars with ICE technology with the purpose to sell it after 2035. It's just not happening. The opposite is true. All the manufacturers have already announced that they have already stopped with developing new ICE technology and new cars with ICE technology. I dare you to come up with a credible and reliable source to prove me wrong!!!
@insAneTunA Europe is irrelevant to Americans. Your laws mean nothing to us. We are never going to give up our gas vehicles. You can try but we will literally go to war over this.
The truck and the hydrogen engine are beautiful. Sounds great too. Modern submarines use a similar technology to generate oxygen for breathing. Congratulations on a job done very well !
OK now you have to wonder why GM has staked their future on electric when this guy worked for them on projects like this. As Toyota and even Tesla has designed a Hydrogen engine along with others what is the use of staking the company existence on electric vehicles?
I wasn't necessarily a fan of hydrogen due to the high pressure tank and the charge density loss, but the total package has some benefits. -- The tank itself is probably not that difficult to move around, which qualifies as a maintenance safety benefit. -- It's easier to deal with a hydrogen leak simply with adequate ventilation. -- The fact that they're performing this way without cats is a benefit for longevity. -- These folks knocked this project out of the park!
A burning gas tank has nothing on a hydrogen tank explosion. There are hydrogen fuel cell vehicles all over the road just waiting to have a tank rupture. When discussing my concerns with a tank rupture, engineering assured me that all the fail safes would easily prevent any problems. Oops! Is all I can say about that (liability and lawyers).
@@Nopaants There's a tremendous amount of pressure energy in these hydrogen tanks and if they ever burst, it'll make a gas tank fire look like a toy. That said, these are very well-engineered tanks. Honestly, I think an EV fire is a worse event because it releases metallic particulate. As far as I'm concerned, even though Hydrogen to combustion isn't an efficient process, it has a portfolio of safety benefits that makes it a good option. I personally like DME or Methanol as the replacement for gasoline some day, but this hydrogen tech is decent.
@@greybone777 Hydrogen requires a tremendous amount of pressure. More than the cylinder in an engine. Personally, I like Methanol and Dimethyl Ether as the replacements for Gasoline. That said, this is a good performing system, so I'm not going to nit-pick it excessively.
This man needs to be protected as does everyone who worked on this. This tech needs to happen. This would save lots of cars trucks that are on the road today. Then would need more fuel stations also. The future is bright.
And coming out of the exhaust en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_dioxide_poisoning linked to pulmonary diseases such as obstructive lung disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and sometimes acute exacerbation of COPD
noun the chemical element of atomic number 7, a colorless, odorless unreactive gas that forms about 78 percent of the earth's atmosphere. Liquid nitrogen (made by distilling liquid air) boils at 77.4 kelvins (−195.8°C) and is used as a coolant. Not Nitrogen dioxide is a chemical compound with the formula NO ₂. It is one of several nitrogen oxides. NO ₂ is an intermediate in the industrial synthesis of nitric acid, millions of tons of which are produced each year for use primarily in the production of fertilizers. At higher temperatures it is a reddish-brown gas.
IT'S ALREADY HAPPENING. look up plug power. I think they recently even tested an airplane with hydrogen, and they currently have thousands of fork lifts that run on hydrogen. They even made a hydrogen powered van years ago. cannot lie the truck in the video sounds really good!!
I hope he has a buddy with all of the data and know how, just in case. I want this in a 55 Chevy pickup so bad. After I enjoyed it a bit, I’d sell it and build another one. If enough of us retired guys built one a year, we’d have classic hydrogen pickups out there for regular folks can see and get on board with. Electric is such a waste of everything. Gas hydrogen appears to be the fuel of the future. Looks like all he added was the tank and regulator. Can’t wait to see where this goes
Hydrogen for autos was brought to my attention by a guy rhat dated my sister-in-law. He was an engineer at Winnebago Industries (motor home manufacterer) . The CEO was looking into Hydrogen powe in mid-seventies. Paint color and scheme on #42 is outstanding Thanks Mitchell and Logan.
This is really cool. People should understand hydrogen still exhausts nitrogen oxide (smog, acid rain, respiratory infection). Don’t run an exhaust hose to a mask as the video suggests.
Acid rain is bs, always has been a myth lets stop spreading nonsense, you environmentalists are whack. Environmental issues are mostly made up political agendas with virtually no evidence unless your talking about direct spills and contamination.
I remember a lot of talk back in the nineties about alternative fuels. I’m glad these guys are pursuing hydrogen as a fuel. I hope they are successful in proving that it’s realistic. Awesome stuff!!
We need more people, like these folks, using their intelligence to figure out how to do things rather than using it to figure out how it won't work! Make solutions not problems.
Very, very, impressive guys. True engineering. See also the JCB company for hydrogen engine development. You are engineering for the people, not to imprison people.
This is amazing. Guys like this that are open minded to new things but still love the old things are the real pioneers that are gonna keep this passion of ours alive as times change. Those of us that hate boring cars and love hot rodding are gonna have to figure some of these things and keep our minds open to new things. Hats off to you guys.
@@yasi4877I visited lingenfelter in Brighton Michigan at one of their shows, he was there I didn't get to say hi because he was very busy but he was a crowd favorite and acted very nice to everyone, truly a genius and a visionary of whare the future of lower emissions should look like practically, instead of some numbskulls in DC with their foreign bribes and laundering they're usually up to since they clearly think of the citizens as 2nd class.
Way back in 2003 Mazda built some Rotary RX8's with dual fuel with one being Hydrogen I believe they built 22 of them and sent them to Norway.. Hydrogen is without a doubt ..the most abundant , cleanest most versatile and easily to re-cycled fuel ..of the future...you guys did a Great job...Thanks for sharing the video..
Burning hydrogen actually cleans the atmosphere of other pollutants and obnoxious gases. As long as your engine isn't burning oil using hydrogen actually decreases pollution as its running. He was talking about NOX gases, those are likely from oil getting by the rings, OR ambient air being contaminated. Air quality has a lot to do with the burn. I really enjoyed experimenting with and using hydrogen
I worked at Schwan's for 8 years. All of our truck ran on propane. You never knew the difference. The main problem we had was going through fuel injectors all the time. And they are not cheap.
History in the making is an absolute accurate way of describing this situation. Keep up this content and I hope that somewhere in a history book Your name will be recorded. Electric cars are neat but we need this technology.
If we are playing by the rules of environmental impact, hydrogen in a recipe engine is cleaner than electric when you factor in mining and component production. With solar panels, a compressor and and a "water cracker" means these aren't going to be profitable to dutch royal shell. Don't expect this to catch on even if by the facts it makes more sense.
History being rehashed is more accurate. The H2H was an experiment in exactly this 20 years ago...and it failed for the reasons I've posted elsewhere - energy in to energy out just won't cut it. It takes 50kWh of electricity to generate 8.4kWh at the wheels (not quite 14hp for an hour or 55hp for 15 minutes). If we could produce hydrogen closer to the 33kWh of energy it can hold per kg *and* have some sort of combustion engine which is more than double what the theoretical "perfect" piston engine could ever be and it would start getting close to EV efficiency. It's just not a viable option for most use cases. Old hotrods and maybe some racing? Potentially...but for short sprints like drag racing I forsee electric motors and lightweight capacitor banks.
Mike Copeland is a super smart dude! I've enjoyed learning from him and working for him for the past 5 to 6 months. I'd have the opportunity of driving this truck, and the hydrogen engine is just a small piece to the puzzle of this trucks beauty!
@@antiherocallofduty that's something they are working on right now. They are manufacturing retrofit kits, but I believe the first ones are going to truck fleets and certain segments of motorsports.
@@badboy63079136 great question. I know he is working with Bosch on timelines, as that's who is manufacturing the injectors and computers. Should be some more news by the end of the year.
Man I've commented on several of your videos saying how great they are and this is just another example of how hard you two work just because you want to show us your passion, which we all share. It kinda feels like you're reading our minds to find out what we like and then you deliver so thank you! Also, the guy in the black shirt reminds me of the Herminator!!!
Had a truck that ran on LP or petrol. A little less power with LP, ran smooth and did not wash out the oil. That was back in 1981 I love it !! P.S. This was a tire repair truck so it was worked Very hard
My grandpa used to work for suburban propane and he had his old 1980s ford f150 converted to a propane/gasoline engine. I remember he told me he would switch to gasoline right before he would stop driving so the carburetor wouldn’t dry out.
Now, THIS is a restomod!! What a beautiful paint job! The entire truck is pristine; if you're going to restomod a vehicle, you might as well go all the way.
My shop teacher in 1983 tried to perfect Hydrogen, A genius in his time Finally 40 years later it's a reality, I Hope he is still around to see it, Finally, Thanks Once again you turned over another Rock that most do not know about.
Very impressive, this is one of the ways I think we should be going. Mike is my kind of maniac! It also makes the possibilities for hybrids more interesting.
Stapleton42 - Awesome stuff - Great to see Lake Speed again. Enjoyed your time in New Zealand. So good to see this progress. I recently watched in Australia ammonia being transferred to hydrogen on the fly! This is the next stage. Pressure then is around 150psi (think propane). Then you can use our flat conformable GM Holden approved propane alumimium fuel cell tank! Remember the Foose Mothers Propane Chevelle that had our tank installed. Now you have filling time of gasoline, including the range, packaging and low pressure. The future is very bright indeed for us hot rodders.
I remember growing up in Phoenix Total Seal had a machine shop there ( I believe ) then my boss at TEK Industries in Phoenix knew the guy who owned Total Seal. We ran Total Seal piston rings in almost every hot rod us teenagers had. We had some bad ass hotrods. The cool ones were inexpensive back then. 55-57 Chevy, 67-70 Camaros, 65-73 Mustangs, GTO's. Chevelle's. Those times were so much fun
For everyone involved in this video , I congratulate you all. for many years around 40 , I have though that hydrogen combustion engine was possible. Reading Popular mechanics, Popular science , other publications of the 1970s . they all show inventors, regular folks , or individuals who actually made experiments on hydrogen cars, they were underpowered but it works.... what sold me at age 12 , is that many of them said you can run a v8 engine with h2. ... Yes there are many more that said it can not be done.... My hat off to Mr. Copland on these projects and for being down to earth. you brought me back hope on H2 again, plus other personal goals that I need to work on. Thank you
THANK YOU for such a FANTASTIC posting ! I've been Pro Hydrogen in automobiles for almost 20 years. I'm an ASe auto mechanic and used my late fathers 1995 T100 with a 3.0 V-6 as a test bed for using hydrogen as a fuel. Unfortunately, the truck was lost in a wreck last summer so, I never got to the point of proving hydrogen is a better alternative.
Thank you! For showing the actual sounds. Or playing… not sure how to word that but it was nice to get an understanding of the sound coming from that engine.
We have a hydrogen bus in Canton, Ohio and I've driven behind it several times and am constantly amazed at the zero smell/emissions that come from it. Badassery I say !
You can't smell those buses because they are EVs! The big difference between that bus (and many like it across the country, particularly here in CA) and Mike's truck is like night & day though; hydrogen-powered public transportation buses are actually electric motor powered (think Tesla EVs) buses that use hydrogen fuel fed into a very expensive fuel cell stack (usually P.E.M. or Proton Exchange Membrane) converts it into electricity to power the electric motor(s). By contrast, Mike is directly fueling a “standard" (though high performance built) internal combustion engine in place of gasoline. Mike's method is not only much simpler but can also be employed much more affordably if that is the goal. Clearly, in Mike's case, performance was the goal and low emissions are a happy byproduct of his fuel choice. It's a win-win but VERY different from the buses that are essentially extremely expensive EVs that have highly complex systems (regenerative brakes), expensive components (electric motors & batteries), require a LOT of maintenance, and the fuel cells use costly rare metals (ie. Platinum) that also wear out and the stack has to be rebuilt fairly often, and of course you have to mine the earth for a LOT of the things that go on to making the components. They are an excellent way to waste taxpayer money while acting/feeling like they're “helping the planet". Meanwhile, Mike's super sweet hotrod actually DOES benefit the planet by not only being able to use a clean fuel source but also by actively cleaning the air that it pulls into the motor and outputting even cleaner air out the tailpipe! 👍🏻
Thanks man, there's a lot of misinformation out there about this fuel and there is a good reason for it. I'm glad there are guys willing to experiment for themselves and not just simply accept what a corrupted system says can or can't be done.
1kg hydrogen = 1g gas energy content That is undeniable, same total energy content His tank was slightly more than 3kg total capacity. Do you see the problem yet? Finally we can see the efficiency of ICE hydrogen vs ICE gas. Hydrogen is slightly worse but it’s still being researched and tested by a lot of $$ so we could just assume it’s figured out and call it a wash. His engine was 500 hp or so? How far do you think it could go on that 3kg tank? His claimed 300 miles would mean his 500hp blown v8 getting the equivalent off 100 miles per gallon/kg
@@somenygaard You can speculate as much as you want and toss around a bunch of numbers. The reality is that hydrogen technology is still in its infancy, and we still have a long way to go. Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the Universe and that's all I need to know to stand behind it. We will find a way, it's just a matter of time.
I'm glad you asked this question about filling stations at home 24:17 This will be a game changer when this happens. If I can refill 3 kilograms of H2 overnight, is that even doable from home? How much power would that draw? Could you "plug in" your garden hose or would you have to use natural gas? This is the future. I hope more people like Mike Copeland keep tinkering with this technology! Eventually we'll have a Mr. Fusion strapped to our DeLorean. Keep this content coming! ⚛
Awesome! I heard a german professor talking about hydrogen. He talked about liquid hydrogen to use in diesel engines. This here seems to be even better - no cooling needed. Great job!
Hey Stapler, I just found your channel through this video. I've been developing a stop-gap solution for just adding on-demand hydrogen to engines for increased mileage since 2015. My first setup was built with parts from Lowes in a weekend and yielded a 28% increase in mileage every tank of gas on my 2005 Ford Focus at the time, and from there I've been testing on my own ever since. On demand CAN improve mileage in gasoline engines, to a point; and the more inefficient your vehicle's running operation (old components, worn sensors, etc) the more mileage it will restore. I just recently made a setup for a guy with a diesel truck and discovered diesel engines respond way better. Talking 15-16 turned into 23-26 with the same sized setup I had drilled into my front bumper on my Toyota 4Runner; and at that point I discovered why later on. Gasoline engines use spark ignition with timing advance, diesel doesn't. Hydrogen gas explodes and expands IMMEDIATELY. You can only add so much hydrogen to a gasoline engine before the hydrogen is fighting against the piston on the way up, diesel doesn't have that problem. Unfortunately the only hydrogen generator systems you can find being sold online are all dry cells, and those don't work very well. They have too many draw backs, I make wet cell systems. If you want I can build you one and send it out to you. I literally just finished a large truck-bed apparatus that I need to find another diesel recipient to use it and test it for me. It's far more lucrative on gas and a way better design. If what I am thinking is true, there might not be no upper limit on how much hydrogen can be added to a diesel engine to just keep increasing mileage. They run on compression ignition which means more hydrogen, more diesel gas combustion, more power, more mileage, less carbon emissions (NOx might increase, not sure how much). A guy I know drove another guy's diesel truck that was a Ford engineer. He modified his diesel truck somehow as was doing 74MPG with no hydrogen, so the concept of extreme lean burning with diesel is proven there at least. I'm just a blue collar worker spending my own money trying to figure out the way to better mileage for all existing cars and trucks in my garage in my spare time. Email me at waynepsanders@gmail.com or talk to me on Facebook at Hydrogen Innovators United, Or Wayne P. Sanders on facebook. I travel all across the country for work, currently in Kentucky and leaving next month to move to Colorado permanently in between out of state projects. Thanks for posting the video. I'm sick and tired of these textbook science geeks with degrees posting videos and doing math on a white board saying why it doesn't work. The educational system is nothing more than wrote memorization at this point making perfect cogs in the wheels of society that can't think for themselves. Humans are slowly being turned into trained specialized monkeys. Keep up the good fight against the trained ignorance!
Emissions rating of a vehicle from the future, and safety rating from the late 50's! Really cool truck regardless. I sure appreciate seeing (and HEARING!!!) it!
@@mb-3fazeHow can you say their not doing enough to prevent oxides, he mentioned certain conditions that nox production was present and they were working on it so ?
I love seeing this! I was in High School back in the early 70's (back during the 1st BIG "Earth First Movement") and we learned about electrolysis. I made a comment to the Teacher about how cool it would be if someone could figure out a compact system to fit in a vehicle (or at home) that would split water into hydrogen and oxygen and then run the vehicle on the Hydrogen. The Teacher told me there was no way anyone would ever do that or be able to figure it out. PLUS, the Oil Companies would never allow that to happen, LOL!
This truck besides being a perfect 10 of a resto mod is absolutely amazing the fact that it's been overly built and on pure hydrogen. You sir are a genuine gifted builder.
Am I the only one that is pissed that this isn’t a regular thing?! Running a car on hydrogen has been something we’ve known of since the 80’s and yet electric cars filled with toxic/costly batteries is what we focus on and pushed as “the future”. I’m glad Toyota is at least making a push on it now. Hats off to these guys and the channel!
Everyone has been working on hydrogen-powered vehicles since the 1980s. The two reasons we have battery-powered EVs is harvesting hydrogen is very expensive & it costs more energy to harvest hydrogen than the hydrogen itself produces. Think of it like this: Option A: You can go into a bank and ask them to sell you a $5 note for $10, then you can take your new $5 to a store to buy stuff. Option B: you skip the bank. You go straight to the store with your $10 and buy twice as much stuff while creating twice as much litter. Which option are you going to pick?
@@GiantAsteroid-2024except you forgot batteries have to be produced and are expensive and than need to be recycled. There is a reason why EVs cost a lot more than ICE cars. According to newest studies after 200 000 KM Golf Diesel in its production and use produces less CO2 than ID 3.
Mitchell dude keep pushing this channel is going to blow up! This is the kind of content the car community needs the next era explained by the pros presented by a relatable guy as yourself
That what youre saying about hho a proffesional job ... your spot on , the amount of electrosys rigs ,seen on u tube.. suprised they had not gone tick tick boom ... as with ozygen ... the energy output increases ... Only seen a couple that wxplain this is a dangerous element ..and should be respected
@@1nicube the method of hydrogen propulsion is nothing new. Adapting that kit to a platform such as an LS motor is the fantastic part. The LS platform is readily available in rebuildable condition, as well as aftermarket short block. This tech is a game changer.
@@michiel5160true. They are pushing for more electric, but think if this was a viable option! Hydrogen propulsion emissions are VAPOR. Vapor makes clouds and return water back to the surface. Plus, if you can STILL turn 500hp and have it sound gnarly, even the old "gear heads" like me can get on board.
As soon as he said hi-lo i knew it was MI! This is the future if everyone doesn't sell off to the big companies. Wouldn't blame them if they did though, gotta feed your family.
I have a friend that’s an engineer and he made his own hydrogen generator that powers the computer control he designed, and he has a torch connected to it and he uses it to cut metal like a plasma cutter.. hydrogen is definitely the future
This is absolutely awesome! My eye is continually drawn to the Avalanche sitting in the background as well. Have a kit car in my future, hope his kit is in my budget and available when I get there.
I am absolutely thrilled to see this finally come to fruition!!!!!! I’ve known this was possible for a very long time. I’m so glad that you did it on a GM engine! Kudos to all of you who made this happen! I know Toyota has hydrogen cars but they’re not at this level! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! This is going to really piss off our politicians who can’t stand to see us having fun in our country! And they can’t stop it for being bad for the environment! Sooo happy to see your work!🙏🇺🇸
Fruition? As in mass market? This is a private automobile from an enthusiast and a one-off. People have been making these and similar concepts for decades. I read this post and all I hear are sucking and slurping sounds from a fanboy. Live in the real world.
Possible and feasible aren't the same category. You sound like the total seal guy, dancing around saying the engineering explained video is so wrong because "look! It's running on hydrogen" Missing the practicality and technical problem point entirely.
It's amazing to see this done so well and professionally. It's also worth noting that hydrogen tech has been around for a long time with many people who have built some form of hydrogen generator tapped into their engines
So has ev - been around forever - lots of diy'ers over the years. We are not innovating just taking what was old and repackaging it with some more modern tech.
Great video. Read about Mike over the years and he is respected as legendary. I have long been a fan of hydrogen, it's abundant and as near a perfect fuel as any. The naysayers always seem to refer to hydrogen electrolosis production as if it were some kind of "perpetual motion" scheme but I see it as similar to drilling for petroleum; you expend energy to drill the well, you expend energy to pump it out of the ground, you expend energy to transport it and pipe it, and you expend energy to frack it, process it and deliver it. In hydogen electrolosis you expend energy to extract it from water. The conundrum is getting the right catalyst and process to cost effective ratios. Too many naysayers. I say we need more "can doers"!
It is not getting coverage because it will fail, not technically, but economically. Fossil fuel hydrogen is $15 a gallon. Green hydrogen, even more expensive. BM W did it already and didn't continue for good reason.
@@LawrenceRhodes Every new tech is expensive to R&D, but the costs eventually moderate as the technology comes fully online, new innovations are made, etc.
@@LawrenceRhodesIt's because the industry has a massive conflict of interest adopting something so much better. Not because it will fail. You're proclaiming failure of something completely out of context of the development cycle.
@mdemers767 Not in this case. Due to hydrogen inefficiency and high cost, which only a few gearheads want to pay, it will never be accepted by the public. It costs pennies per mile in a Tesla. Do the math yourself. There's a reason you can get an off lease FCV for $15k with a $15k fuel card. Burning it in ICE at 10 mpg. Financial suicide. It seems you haven't done the math. The only way it even half assidly will work is if you have abundant hydrogen at low cost. Not in the cards. I would look to ethanol for fun race days.
It's not an "old school v8" by any stretch of the imagination.... and that future will never exist... because a carbureted v8 (old school) cannot run on hydrogen. Guy basically said as much in the video when he mentioned someone asking him if he could introduce hydrogen into the intake on one... it doesn't work that way.
I worked on some prototype hydrogen buses in London for several years. Unlike this vehicle the ones I worked on were fuel cell types, meaning instead of internal combustion the hydrogen was used to generate electricity which then powered the electric motors. The buses were very smooth and nice to drive especially with the regenerative brakes which harnessed electric as you slowed, the regen was soo good I had to change brake pads from rust before wear haha. The only problem out one had was the shut down a lot due to safety procedures and the hundreds of ott sensors on the things. Hydrogen, whether combustible drive or not IS the future!!
The bus company in Bakersfield didn't get the memo. Their lovely hydrogen filling station plus one million dollar bus just exploded and burned to the ground. Most new London buses are now BEVs which makes far more sense, are cheaper and importantly, non-explosive.
This is some extremely cool stuff, Mitch! Big huge thanks to you & Logan for doing a cool video on this truck and the hydrogen powered fuel system, absolutely love it! I appreciate this type of high tech stuff and find it incredibly interesting to my gearhead self. I'm definitely right there with you! Great high tech stuff, bring us more, love it!
This has been happening for a lot longer than most think. There are actually hundred if not thousands of hydrogen vehicles. I even used to build add gas systems and got shut down when I started to manufacture for sale. The first hydrogen vehicle was made in 1860.
@douglashook1512 Retrofits have been capable for twenty years now. There are several retrofitted private vehicles driving around. One guy moved to Mexico due to harassment from DOT.
What about issues with hydrogen embrittlement? I've always wanted to ask someone in the know because all the rumors I've heard so far confuse me as to its long term effects on metals.
@@mememan2344 as per wiki, embrittlement seems to be an issue with hydrogen atoms involved in chemical reactions.. no embrittlement issues with hydrogen normally, like when compressing into a metal tank
FORGOT TO ASK IN THE VIDEO: The range on that tank is 250-300 miles. During the Optima street car challenge event Mike spent 2.5 hours at WOT with one tank. He told us this before the camera was on and I forgot to ask it again.
MIKE FILLING THE TANK: ua-cam.com/users/shorts-_WwAJqZ6fM?feature=share
Usually we make videos about history. Today we made one that will be historic someday. This is the future! Send this video to a friend!
Tell the guy to stay out of small planes and travel in a group anybody who's ever invented a car that didn't run on electric or gasoline has died under mysterious circumstances
I'm ready the BP by me went from 3.19 to 3.63 in 4 days
Wonder if a CR 450 could be converted?
@@rodney1818 Well said! As I was watching the video I was thinking the same thing!
Make sum videos working on your cars
This was awesome. Thanks for sharing.
People that say it can't be done- shouldn't interrupt those that are doing it ! Well done Sirs !
Its not about it can't be done. Its just not reliable and efficient.
@@paulvanderveen1986 Exactly!!! As awseom as I think this video is, hydrogen engines have been possible for decades just not efficient.
And the. All those people drive by as you realise there’s no filling infrastructure and the cost to fill a tank is 15x more
And still burning oil.. Unless you're running pistons on 0 friction. Also, I would hate to have a hydrogen tank explode.
Its been done since the 1930s. There was a town in AZ where all the vehicles were hydrogen. Sun City. More recently Honda has been testing hydrogen cars for decades.
I like his statement where he said he was a technician before a engineer.
That's a man that knows practical real word stuff when it comes to cars, designing etc.
Absolutely!
As a GM technician and ASE certified master technician that was also my favorite part in this video and thats saying something. The ingenuity and calculations it must have taken to build this is insane. We have a saying as techs that "technicians are the people who fix the problems engineers create". So seeing what this man has accomplished is kind of like witnessing a "piece de resistance" in our lifetime right in front of us. This is a original and amazing truck/fuel system but sadly not groundbreaking. I hope he remembers the fiero that ran on water and the outcome of that technician/engineer, the car, and all the papers that showed how to vaporize the water to separate the oxygen from the hydrogen fuel source. When he couldn't be bought out by the big petroleum corporations he simply vanished along with every bit of his research and development on the fiero. Be careful with this technology! There are a lot of people that stand to lose very large fortunes and have shown that they can get away with silencing creative ideas that threaten their way of life already.
@@MikeSmith-mp7lf Well said. I was a GM tech and ASE master as well. I am retired now.
For sure, there is no replacement for real world hands-on experience. Theory is nothing more than brainstorming.
Kinda hard to knock this design coming from someone with his pedigree. He is taking a risk with his life but he's very respected in the industry. This video is totally a win for us hydrogen fans.
I was camped next to Mike at LS Fest in Bowlingreen, he was a down to earth gentleman and would explain stuff in layman’s terms. He’s an amazing and talented man.
Someone give these men a medal and a seat at every cookout til the end of time.
I’m a car guy and work in oil n gas, I’m glad that you guys have put so much effort into this. Absolutely amazing.
What they are not addressing is the clean source of hydrogen. It is very expensive to seperate the bond hydrogen has with many elements.If you are getting hydrogen from oil or other hydrocarbons it is defeating the purpose. You could make clean hydrogen from nuclear power or solar or even the wind, but it too is expensive.
@@jeeper2371I would in theory combine solar panels on the hood roof and doors or/and the alternator to a water tank that refills the hydrogen tank as you drive! Using the solar panels during the clear day drives and the alternator during the night or poor weather days! Writing this out brings me to the thisthought Essentially using this system in a boat we could power it forever ……now I want to purchase and convert an oil rig to offshore home become 100% off grid living
35+ yrs. ago I told a Lockheed Martin engineer that I thought hydrogen was THE fuel. His reply, YES! This report warms my heart.
they are 100yrs way beyond that now. Lockheed has zero gravity and free energy now.
I ate chicken from a circle K.
I’ve had a personal belief that hydrogen is the future for the past 20 years and still fervently believe it is, but always thought you would have to dilute it to make it work with existing technology - or “dirty it”, as I say. However, after seeing so much experimentation and testing on the subject with small engines, I started to realize we didn’t need to beef up engines to make it work. Pure hydrogen can run on any engine, provided enough supply and metered correctly for the application. This video makes me firmly believe we are on the way. It is going to happen someday. I just hope I am around to see it become the norm.
Compressed gas. Remember the end of the movie 'jaws'
They power rockets with hydrogen lol
What an honor it would be to work with that old man. To build that truck in 10 weeks is an impressive display of engineering and use of years of acquired practical knowledge. Very impressive and shows that the internal combustion engine isn't done yet
SWEET! My dad was talking about building a hydro system back in 1960s using water and electricity to break water into it's components to burn! Glad you got this done!
From which magical source will you get electricity?
@Zripas hydro electric from a flowing river, stream. Add solar power or alternators .but you need battery storage. I'm trying to figure out a good way to compress the hydrogen into tanks
@@2WONG363
Compressors do a good job at compresing things...
@@Zripas Even a nuclear power plant produces hydrogen as a byproduct. My first ride was GM’s 5 passenger minivan with a hydrogen fuel cell in 2006. We at ACDelco spent the entire day there. The fuel cell uses hydrogen to make 180 Vdc output to run electric motors.
Leaks, goes straight up into the air and no fire because it mixes with too much oxygen. Simple and easy.
@@deankay4434
How much of that hydrogen does nuclear plant produces? Would it be enough to power single car?... And this video is about hydrogen combustion engine and not cell one. While fuel cell engines are way better in comparison to combustion, it still has its own list of issues. There is a reason why technology invented in 1966 is still just an expensive hobby of few rich people.
Hydrogen as gasoline replacement has a very warm place in my heart....huge work done by that man...
Please explain why hydrogen is such a beautiful fuel ... Ever thought that you have to make it first and then have to store it without leakage (which is not easy as hydrogen is a very thin gas) .....
@@JongJande Sure it works great for a dozen vehicles. But it's impossible to scale up to thousands. The financial cost and physical resources to distribute that much H2 Fuel is just impossible. Awesome experiment, impossible as a product. This system is only 350 Bar, 700 Bar which is the required amount of fuel density to be viable. Is even more resources intensive and expensive. Soo yeah that is the technical reasoning for your argument.
@@Neojhun Good all the over paid oil companies can invest into it and make it all efficient. That excuse is shit!
@@hornpub6937 That's funny !!!! Do some research !!!!! It IS the oil companies that are investing into it - especially since the most viable source for hydrogen is methane. Shell did huge investments in hydrogen in Europe, and have since pulled out, since, as Neojhun said, the cost and resources to distribute and store that much hydrogen is economically unfeasible, not to mention the energy input required to "produce" the hydrogen in the first place makes it a "not so clean" fuel. As well, like biodeisel, hydrogen engines don't function well at all anywhere that gets close to or below freezing temps. Look at Germany. They invested billions of dollars into hydrogen tech, and have shut it all down due to the many problems with it.
What about platinum?
I hate passing videos on to other people, but this is important. This is gonna be what our hot rods need to keep building the stuff us motorheads love. So I passed it on to my friends.
Thanks man!!
Mike Copeland is a GENIUS and with bollox the size of a planet to persevere and get the help of true professional engineers to make that Hydrogen powered truck.
And thanks to you for making it and posting it 👌👍👏
Hydrogen engine was invented in 1806... You are quite late to the party here...
@@Zripastrue !!!
@@ZripasHydrogen wasn’t invented. You are not even invited to the party!
They are using a hydrogen tank just like his as an explosive in Ukraine 😂
Thank you for building this truck and sharing it with us on UA-cam. I believe that hydrogen is the way to go
They are using hydrogen fuel cells from a Mirai as explosives in Ukraine, that's the future of Hydrogen 😂
It’s not
Anyone who has the opportunity to work side by side with this gentleman, as he shares some of that silver hair wisdom, is an extremely blessed individual! The knowledge he’s gained and can share is invaluable!!!! Being one who’s been dismantling, comprehending, and rebuilding since age of 7; I humbly tip my hat to him😌TOO AWESOME!
I WOULD LOVE TO WORK ON THIS if you would, I have a 403 Olds engine i'd love to convert send me anything I'm a retired mechanical engineer full of ideas for this one Kemosabe🤔🤐😁!
You realize that he’s full of it right ?
This truck isn’t getting near 300 miles on the 3kg in his tank.
Good anti knock rating, good hp. He really did change the world by making hydrogen interesting in a "standard" piston engine.
I cannot believe how easy it is to manipulate Americans, and how poorly informed the American people are. This engine is a nice hobby project, kudo's for the craftsmanship and all that, but that is as far as it will go for all the obvious reasons. Internal combustion engines are going to be illegal by law to sell after 2035 in Europe and the rest of the continents, regardless what fuel it burns. Those laws have already been passed. And nobody is going to reverse that.
The reason is simple. An internal combustion engine wastes at least 70% of its fuel to heat regardless what fuel it burns. And that is simply too much waste. It takes a lot of energy and money to produce that hydrogen. And producing all that hydrogen is only cost effective if it is used more efficiently.
And for car manufacturers it is not cost effective to keep developing two different technologies at the same time. And since ICE technology is going to be banned completely in Europe and the other continents it makes no sense to keep developing new ICE technology.
So that is the reason why ALL the major car manufacturers in the world, including the Americans, have already announced that they completely stopped investing in new ICE technology and they are only investing in new electric cars and trucks. And you can check this for yourself really easy.
@@insAneTunAthe world isn't going to quit using fuel by 2035 not a chance. The world's infrastructure is all geared for fuels not electric. Look at the US, The power grid can't even keep up as it is. I don't see any improvement in it yet 2035 will be here soon.
@@horsefly1020 You choose not to be willing to see the change, it is simple as that. But your choice has nothing to do with reality. There is plenty enough verifiable and credible information out there about this subject, but strangely enough people like you seem to think that if you just refuse to inform yourself that nothing is going to change. But the change is already happening all around you buddy, regardless if you are aware of it, or if you are willing to accept it.
Look, it is not my personal opinion, and it is most certainly not a contest, I am just notifying you about the facts. What I say are the verifiable facts from the car manufacturers themselves, the laws that have already been passed, investments that have already been made in electric car technology and infrastructure, and so forth. Those are very long term investments with very long term planning, and investment groups have already put far too much money into it, and we are talking about billions if not trillions of collars. And a couple of American displacement replacement deniers on social media are not going to flip all those investors and let them take their losses for their investments to which they are already committed. Here in Europe we are way ahead of the US when it comes to infrastructure and renewable energy sources.
But if what you are saying is true then it should be easy for you to show me a single announcement or publication from a credible source about a major car manufacturer who is going to produce cars for the mass of the people powered with ICE technology and with the objective to sell it after 2035.
I dare you !!! And I am not interested in your emotions or any other sort of misplaced bluff, because that is not going to change reality either. I am expecting an adult reaction and that you show me the facts from a credible source.
@@insAneTunA I guess you missed the part where GM recently announced spending millions of dollars in new manufacturing facilities for an all new Gen 6 small block v8 😂
@@Stapleton42 Here we go again. You are only reading half of their announcement. 🤣😂Allow me to school You. Despite its goal of an all battery electric vehicle portfolio by 2035, General Motors Co. announced Friday almost a billion dollars in new manufacturing investments-most of which is related to production of new internal combustion engines. (it is a manufacturing investment in their latest existing engines, not a new development investment for a new model engine, those are two completely different things)
For GM, the additional investments to bolster internal combustion engines are aimed at supporting its new line of pickup trucks and SUVs. Those are the automaker's main profitmakers, providing cash and capital the company can use to develop the company's future battery-electric cars and trucks.
So let me explain this. This is not a long term investment in new ICE development, but it is an investment in the production of existing old technology. Those are their latest engines with no new developments. Do you understand that? And the profit that they are going to make with those last ICE cars and trucks is going to be used to develop and produce and sell electric cars and trucks after 2035.
Like I said, they still have some existing projects running, and that will slowly fase out. After all they still have 12 years to go. And as soon as the kalender says that it is 2035 even GM will only sell electric cars and trucks. The engines that they are going to produce will be their last internal combustion engine. And the pickup trucks and SUV's are mainly sold in the US. It is not even meant for export.
You should not be doing this, I mean you should not try to fool or mislead other people or yourself by telling only half the story or by ignoring the full truth and most important facts of the story. Because stories like this can be verified in mere milliseconds. And now it looks as if you are making a fool out of yourself. And you can only blame yourself for that. Because it is most certainly not my intention. I just want to make sure that people are aware of the facts.
I like your history videos, stick with that. Talking about the future is not your strength.
I've been tinkering with hydrogen for a decade and your results blow me away. Hat's off to you my good man.. well done. You've put a smile on my face from ear to ear.
For future reference, Mike did not commit suicide. 🤔
@@sog4646 Nah it won't be that given his age. More subtle.
"results blow me away". You being ironic here?
Simple explanation.
Life is simple, they make difficult. To make sure we buy from them. Again and again.
Thank for sharing for the future and the next generation.
This is so much better than electric will ever be, engines will not disappear 🔥💪
Not only will they not go away, but the electric cars are short sighted. They will always be a major producer of pollution. Hydrogen on the other hand is actually clean. AND we get to keep our muscle! Great comment!
The fossil fool companies and EV companies will do everything in their power to fight Hydrogen vehicles until they realise oil will run out one day and EVs burn like fire crackers.
@@mathewmue5547 electric is a scam!!
We got plenty of water!!fact
@@junkyarddawgs9956 Until water goes up to $6 a gallon.
This is the future. No more electric cars. We still get our engines burning water.
Yes sir
Rock N Roll!!!
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_disaster
@@JohnDoe-mx1sqso I guess you didn't listen to this video, especially at the end
@@HeritageRoad99 😂 yeah no explosions when a team of engineers are working on a one of unit. Let me know when your drunk neighbor is working on their hydrogen fueled Mustang
This is where it's at. I hope the big money doesn't get in the way. I always enjoy your content, but this one is literally a life line for the hot rod community.
I cannot believe how easy it is to manipulate Americans, and how poorly informed the American people are. This engine is a nice hobby project, kudo's for the craftsmanship and all that, but that is as far as it will go for all the obvious reasons. Internal combustion engines are going to be illegal by law to sell after 2035 in Europe and the rest of the continents, regardless what fuel it burns. Those laws have already been passed. And nobody is going to reverse that.
The reason is simple. An internal combustion engine wastes at least 70% of its fuel to heat regardless what fuel it burns. And that is simply too much waste to use this type of inferior technology on a global scale as a drive train for road vehicles for the mass of the people. It takes a lot of energy and money to produce that hydrogen. And producing all that hydrogen is only cost effective if it is used more efficiently.
And for car manufacturers it is not cost effective to keep developing two different technologies at the same time. And since ICE technology is going to be banned completely in Europe and the other continents after the year 2035 it makes no sense to keep developing new ICE technology.
So that is the reason why ALL the major car manufacturers in the world, including the Americans, have already announced that they completely stopped investing in new ICE technology and they are only investing in new electric cars and trucks. And you can check this for yourself really easy.
@@insAneTunA until there are cleaner solutions for electricity, it's a big step sideways.
If this push for electric was about the environment, they would ask people to keep their current car as long as possible, or provide government programs to assist people in fixing a current car, instead of pushing the idea of buying something else entirely out of most people's budget. Would cut down on manufacturing emissions, toxic batteries being built, VOC from everything in the manufacturing process.
It makes you 100% dependent on having a clean, ethical source of materials to build them. And clean electricity.
They won't proceed with any nuclear power, because if clean, cheap electricity was available, they loose money.
Next steps they will stop making parts force people to "upgrade". And people fixing cars will be hunted down and jailed.
Auto racing will be outlawed while they fly away in private jets, producing more emissions than all the cars in the United States put together.
@@insAneTunA In the US, the courts just reversed the planned elimination of ICE in 2035. The latest infrastructure bill includes $7 billion to build 8 to 10 hydrogen manufacturing centers across the country. The goal being to reduce the cost of making hydrogen by 80%.
@@shophemi Here we go again. Not a single internal combustion engine is going to be sold in Europe and the rest of the world outside the US after 2035.
Hydrogen production facilities are being build across the globe in order to use that hydrogen for industrial purposes, and to reduce the emissions from road transportation.
And for cars with fuel cell technology hydrogen is a viable option as well, but then we are still talking about an electric motor as a drive train for the car or truck.
What you say is false and nonsense. No new car with ICE technology is going to be sold on European soil and the other continents after 2035. But I will give you a chance. Show me a single announcement or publication from a credible source about a major car manufacturer who said that they are going to develop and produce new cars with ICE technology with the purpose to sell it after 2035. It's just not happening. The opposite is true. All the manufacturers have already announced that they have already stopped with developing new ICE technology and new cars with ICE technology.
I dare you to come up with a credible and reliable source to prove me wrong!!!
@insAneTunA Europe is irrelevant to Americans. Your laws mean nothing to us. We are never going to give up our gas vehicles. You can try but we will literally go to war over this.
The truck and the hydrogen engine are beautiful. Sounds great too. Modern submarines use a similar technology to generate oxygen for breathing. Congratulations on a job done very well !
I worked for GM when Mike Copeland and Jon Moss were building what we called Top Secret project cars. I was fascinated by what Mike and Jon created.
I built some crazy stuff at GM.
OK now you have to wonder why GM has staked their future on electric when this guy worked for them on projects like this. As Toyota and even Tesla has designed a Hydrogen engine along with others what is the use of staking the company existence on electric vehicles?
@@546cowboy6because daddy government is forcing them to push electric cars that nobody wants
@@546cowboy6
Mary T. Barra’s legacy
@@546cowboy6to apease the far left government.
I wasn't necessarily a fan of hydrogen due to the high pressure tank and the charge density loss, but the total package has some benefits.
-- The tank itself is probably not that difficult to move around, which qualifies as a maintenance safety benefit.
-- It's easier to deal with a hydrogen leak simply with adequate ventilation.
-- The fact that they're performing this way without cats is a benefit for longevity.
-- These folks knocked this project out of the park!
We use those similar tanks in every aircraft to hold oxygen… They are very safe.
Little different than propane power as far as fueling and fuel storage. I believe hydrogen takes more pressure.
A burning gas tank has nothing on a hydrogen tank explosion. There are hydrogen fuel cell vehicles all over the road just waiting to have a tank rupture. When discussing my concerns with a tank rupture, engineering assured me that all the fail safes would easily prevent any problems. Oops! Is all I can say about that (liability and lawyers).
@@Nopaants There's a tremendous amount of pressure energy in these hydrogen tanks and if they ever burst, it'll make a gas tank fire look like a toy. That said, these are very well-engineered tanks. Honestly, I think an EV fire is a worse event because it releases metallic particulate. As far as I'm concerned, even though Hydrogen to combustion isn't an efficient process, it has a portfolio of safety benefits that makes it a good option. I personally like DME or Methanol as the replacement for gasoline some day, but this hydrogen tech is decent.
@@greybone777 Hydrogen requires a tremendous amount of pressure. More than the cylinder in an engine. Personally, I like Methanol and Dimethyl Ether as the replacements for Gasoline. That said, this is a good performing system, so I'm not going to nit-pick it excessively.
"Respect"-Highly Earned !!!! Incredible effort Guys.
This man needs to be protected as does everyone who worked on this. This tech needs to happen. This would save lots of cars trucks that are on the road today. Then would need more fuel stations also. The future is bright.
They gotta do it!
And coming out of the exhaust en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_dioxide_poisoning linked to pulmonary diseases such as obstructive lung disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and sometimes acute exacerbation of COPD
noun
the chemical element of atomic number 7, a colorless, odorless unreactive gas that forms about 78 percent of the earth's atmosphere. Liquid nitrogen (made by distilling liquid air) boils at 77.4 kelvins (−195.8°C) and is used as a coolant.
Not
Nitrogen dioxide is a chemical compound with the formula NO ₂. It is one of several nitrogen oxides. NO ₂ is an intermediate in the industrial synthesis of nitric acid, millions of tons of which are produced each year for use primarily in the production of fertilizers. At higher temperatures it is a reddish-brown gas.
@kylereese4822
IT'S ALREADY HAPPENING. look up plug power. I think they recently even tested an airplane with hydrogen, and they currently have thousands of fork lifts that run on hydrogen. They even made a hydrogen powered van years ago. cannot lie the truck in the video sounds really good!!
The man is a genuine treasure. Make sure someone is protecting him.
Hopefully he doesn't die from "food poisoning" like Myers did...
My thoughts exactly
I hope he has a buddy with all of the data and know how, just in case. I want this in a 55 Chevy pickup so bad. After I enjoyed it a bit, I’d sell it and build another one. If enough of us retired guys built one a year, we’d have classic hydrogen pickups out there for regular folks can see and get on board with. Electric is such a waste of everything. Gas hydrogen appears to be the fuel of the future. Looks like all he added was the tank and regulator. Can’t wait to see where this goes
@@dl7775 Electric vehicles have no soul or heartbeat. Not for me
Yeah a lot of car and oil companies would love to take this technology out
Hydrogen for autos was brought to my attention by a guy rhat dated my sister-in-law. He was an engineer at Winnebago Industries (motor home manufacterer) . The CEO was looking into Hydrogen powe in mid-seventies. Paint color and scheme on #42 is outstanding
Thanks Mitchell and Logan.
Thanks man!!
This is really cool. People should understand hydrogen still exhausts nitrogen oxide (smog, acid rain, respiratory infection). Don’t run an exhaust hose to a mask as the video suggests.
Acid rain is bs, always has been a myth lets stop spreading nonsense, you environmentalists are whack. Environmental issues are mostly made up political agendas with virtually no evidence unless your talking about direct spills and contamination.
I remember a lot of talk back in the nineties about alternative fuels. I’m glad these guys are pursuing hydrogen as a fuel. I hope they are successful in proving that it’s realistic. Awesome stuff!!
We need more people, like these folks, using their intelligence to figure out how to do things rather than using it to figure out how it won't work! Make solutions not problems.
We have. They just kill them. ( I know of 3 cars that worked on water over the years.- all dead) We live in a slight of hand world fueled by GREED🤙
Very, very, impressive guys. True engineering. See also the JCB company for hydrogen engine development. You are engineering for the people, not to imprison people.
This is amazing. Guys like this that are open minded to new things but still love the old things are the real pioneers that are gonna keep this passion of ours alive as times change. Those of us that hate boring cars and love hot rodding are gonna have to figure some of these things and keep our minds open to new things. Hats off to you guys.
Now that's awesome!
And this guy has definitely lived through the 60's and 70's, seen and driven muscle cars of that era. He's on board.
So cool.
I remember him from a C&D article on Lingenfelter LS engines in Corvettes. That was 30 years ago.
@@yasi4877I visited lingenfelter in Brighton Michigan at one of their shows, he was there I didn't get to say hi because he was very busy but he was a crowd favorite and acted very nice to everyone, truly a genius and a visionary of whare the future of lower emissions should look like practically, instead of some numbskulls in DC with their foreign bribes and laundering they're usually up to since they clearly think of the citizens as 2nd class.
@@ericsfishingadventures4433 Thanks for sharing.
Way back in 2003 Mazda built some Rotary RX8's with dual fuel with one being Hydrogen I believe they built 22 of them and sent them to Norway.. Hydrogen is without a doubt ..the most abundant , cleanest most versatile and easily to re-cycled fuel ..of the future...you guys did a Great job...Thanks for sharing the video..
Burning hydrogen actually cleans the atmosphere of other pollutants and obnoxious gases. As long as your engine isn't burning oil using hydrogen actually decreases pollution as its running. He was talking about NOX gases, those are likely from oil getting by the rings, OR ambient air being contaminated. Air quality has a lot to do with the burn. I really enjoyed experimenting with and using hydrogen
@@MadSceintist If only producing the hydrogen wasn't so ineffective.
@@Hyrppa95
Because everyone is going about it in the most inefficient way
Which is why the gov will never let us enjoy this in mass
I worked at Schwan's for 8 years. All of our truck ran on propane. You never knew the difference. The main problem we had was going through fuel injectors all the time. And they are not cheap.
We just did a video at Roush and they talked about the Schwans propane trucks!
History in the making is an absolute accurate way of describing this situation. Keep up this content and I hope that somewhere in a history book Your name will be recorded. Electric cars are neat but we need this technology.
If we are playing by the rules of environmental impact, hydrogen in a recipe engine is cleaner than electric when you factor in mining and component production. With solar panels, a compressor and and a "water cracker" means these aren't going to be profitable to dutch royal shell. Don't expect this to catch on even if by the facts it makes more sense.
@@realblakrawb it’s about control
History being rehashed is more accurate. The H2H was an experiment in exactly this 20 years ago...and it failed for the reasons I've posted elsewhere - energy in to energy out just won't cut it. It takes 50kWh of electricity to generate 8.4kWh at the wheels (not quite 14hp for an hour or 55hp for 15 minutes).
If we could produce hydrogen closer to the 33kWh of energy it can hold per kg *and* have some sort of combustion engine which is more than double what the theoretical "perfect" piston engine could ever be and it would start getting close to EV efficiency.
It's just not a viable option for most use cases. Old hotrods and maybe some racing? Potentially...but for short sprints like drag racing I forsee electric motors and lightweight capacitor banks.
@@94XJthey did say that this was for motorsports
Your comment makes no sense. EV will never be as fast as ICE.
Mike Copeland is a super smart dude! I've enjoyed learning from him and working for him for the past 5 to 6 months. I'd have the opportunity of driving this truck, and the hydrogen engine is just a small piece to the puzzle of this trucks beauty!
I wanna know how much it would cost to convert.
@@antiherocallofduty that's something they are working on right now. They are manufacturing retrofit kits, but I believe the first ones are going to truck fleets and certain segments of motorsports.
How long before we can get one?
@@badboy63079136 great question. I know he is working with Bosch on timelines, as that's who is manufacturing the injectors and computers. Should be some more news by the end of the year.
Man I've commented on several of your videos saying how great they are and this is just another example of how hard you two work just because you want to show us your passion, which we all share. It kinda feels like you're reading our minds to find out what we like and then you deliver so thank you! Also, the guy in the black shirt reminds me of the Herminator!!!
Thanks man!! We appreciate you
Had a truck that ran on LP or petrol. A little less power with LP, ran smooth and did not wash out the oil. That was back in 1981 I love it !! P.S. This was a tire repair truck so it was worked Very hard
My grandpa used to work for suburban propane and he had his old 1980s ford f150 converted to a propane/gasoline engine. I remember he told me he would switch to gasoline right before he would stop driving so the carburetor wouldn’t dry out.
A lot of trucks in Mexico are still converted to LP & gas. Last year, i saw a recent model f350 with lp and manual transmission. It's pretty cool
Now, THIS is a restomod!! What a beautiful paint job! The entire truck is pristine; if you're going to restomod a vehicle, you might as well go all the way.
My shop teacher in 1983 tried to perfect Hydrogen, A genius in his time Finally 40 years later it's a reality, I Hope he is still around to see it, Finally, Thanks Once again you turned over another Rock that most do not know about.
This man is an encyclopedia. I learn a lot listening to him. Thanks
Don't forget to fact check.
He ignored key missing facts in the video. The update that it traveled 300 miles on a tank is utter bs.
Very impressive, this is one of the ways I think we should be going. Mike is my kind of maniac! It also makes the possibilities for hybrids more interesting.
Stapleton42 - Awesome stuff - Great to see Lake Speed again. Enjoyed your time in New Zealand. So good to see this progress. I recently watched in Australia ammonia being transferred to hydrogen on the fly! This is the next stage. Pressure then is around 150psi (think propane). Then you can use our flat conformable GM Holden approved propane alumimium fuel cell tank! Remember the Foose Mothers Propane Chevelle that had our tank installed. Now you have filling time of gasoline, including the range, packaging and low pressure. The future is very bright indeed for us hot rodders.
This guy is an encyclopedia. He has a detailed answer for everything.
That 3100 is one gorgeous piece of machinery, amazing job to everyone involved with the project; awesome video! 😁👍
Thanks man!
Hydrogen or not, it's a flat out Beautiful truck
Beautiful truck and it has 3 pedals. Hydrogen power is pretty cool.
Just got my first super capacitor for the diesel today thanks to your video.
You're opening minds to proven tech.
Keep it up!
Thanks man!!
Hopefully this gets affordable in the next 10 years! I don’t wanna die before I have a 1000 hp twin turbo ls running on water!!!!!!!
I remember growing up in Phoenix Total Seal had a machine shop there ( I believe ) then my boss at TEK Industries in Phoenix knew the guy who owned Total Seal. We ran Total Seal piston rings in almost every hot rod us teenagers had. We had some bad ass hotrods. The cool ones were inexpensive back then. 55-57 Chevy, 67-70 Camaros, 65-73 Mustangs, GTO's. Chevelle's. Those times were so much fun
For everyone involved in this video , I congratulate you all. for many years around 40 , I have though that hydrogen combustion engine was possible. Reading Popular mechanics, Popular science , other publications of the 1970s . they all show inventors, regular folks , or individuals who actually made experiments on hydrogen cars, they were underpowered but it works.... what sold me at age 12 , is that many of them said you can run a v8 engine with h2. ... Yes there are many more that said it can not be done.... My hat off to Mr. Copland on these projects and for being down to earth. you brought me back hope on H2 again, plus other personal goals that I need to work on. Thank you
THANK YOU for such a FANTASTIC posting ! I've been Pro Hydrogen in automobiles for almost 20 years. I'm an ASe auto mechanic and used my late fathers 1995 T100 with a 3.0 V-6 as a test bed for using hydrogen as a fuel. Unfortunately, the truck was lost in a wreck last summer so, I never got to the point of proving hydrogen is a better alternative.
Im also pro hydrogen! I gotta ask… how did the truck do in the crash? Did it burn?
Mike is a good guy he has been a big help to me over the years.
That's very cool Clay. Tear up the track in Sonoma today!
What do you think about the video?
Things like this need big names like @claymillican to help them get people informed and interested...and EXCITED!
@@rocsti5402all of Stapleton42 ‘s videos are good.
It amazes me how many people in these comments don’t know how prominent Mike is in the auto industry
Thank you! For showing the actual sounds. Or playing… not sure how to word that but it was nice to get an understanding of the sound coming from that engine.
We have a hydrogen bus in Canton, Ohio and I've driven behind it several times and am constantly amazed at the zero smell/emissions that come from it. Badassery I say !
You can't smell those buses because they are EVs! The big difference between that bus (and many like it across the country, particularly here in CA) and Mike's truck is like night & day though; hydrogen-powered public transportation buses are actually electric motor powered (think Tesla EVs) buses that use hydrogen fuel fed into a very expensive fuel cell stack (usually P.E.M. or Proton Exchange Membrane) converts it into electricity to power the electric motor(s). By contrast, Mike is directly fueling a “standard" (though high performance built) internal combustion engine in place of gasoline. Mike's method is not only much simpler but can also be employed much more affordably if that is the goal. Clearly, in Mike's case, performance was the goal and low emissions are a happy byproduct of his fuel choice. It's a win-win but VERY different from the buses that are essentially extremely expensive EVs that have highly complex systems (regenerative brakes), expensive components (electric motors & batteries), require a LOT of maintenance, and the fuel cells use costly rare metals (ie. Platinum) that also wear out and the stack has to be rebuilt fairly often, and of course you have to mine the earth for a LOT of the things that go on to making the components. They are an excellent way to waste taxpayer money while acting/feeling like they're “helping the planet". Meanwhile, Mike's super sweet hotrod actually DOES benefit the planet by not only being able to use a clean fuel source but also by actively cleaning the air that it pulls into the motor and outputting even cleaner air out the tailpipe! 👍🏻
Go to Whistler and you can ride on a Hydrogen powered bus.
Thanks man, there's a lot of misinformation out there about this fuel and there is a good reason for it.
I'm glad there are guys willing to experiment for themselves and not just simply accept what a corrupted system says can or can't be done.
1kg hydrogen = 1g gas energy content
That is undeniable, same total energy content
His tank was slightly more than 3kg total capacity.
Do you see the problem yet?
Finally we can see the efficiency of ICE hydrogen vs ICE gas. Hydrogen is slightly worse but it’s still being researched and tested by a lot of $$ so we could just assume it’s figured out and call it a wash.
His engine was 500 hp or so? How far do you think it could go on that 3kg tank?
His claimed 300 miles would mean his 500hp blown v8 getting the equivalent off 100 miles per gallon/kg
@@somenygaard You can speculate as much as you want and toss around a bunch of numbers. The reality is that hydrogen technology is still in its infancy, and we still have a long way to go.
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the Universe and that's all I need to know to stand behind it. We will find a way, it's just a matter of time.
I'm glad you asked this question about filling stations at home 24:17 This will be a game changer when this happens. If I can refill 3 kilograms of H2 overnight, is that even doable from home? How much power would that draw? Could you "plug in" your garden hose or would you have to use natural gas? This is the future. I hope more people like Mike Copeland keep tinkering with this technology! Eventually we'll have a Mr. Fusion strapped to our DeLorean. Keep this content coming! ⚛
Need distilled water to generately it cleanly.
Home H2 chargers are pretty big right now, the size of a good sized dumpster… they are getting smaller.
I like this guy he knows that technicians can solve impossible problems. Engineers know a million reasons why it won't work.
You can't beat laws of physics tho. And we had hydrogen engines as of 1806.
Mike Copeland, you are a genius! You have saved the hot rodding world. Keep up the great work my friend.!!!🙏🍀🎉
Holy crap what a beast & on hydrogen safe set up. That's brilliant engineering guys...cheers from sth Australia 🇦🇺 👍
Awesome! I heard a german professor talking about hydrogen. He talked about liquid hydrogen to use in diesel engines. This here seems to be even better - no cooling needed. Great job!
need to cool it to get more in the same area /this truck will get you around the block
Hey Stapler, I just found your channel through this video. I've been developing a stop-gap solution for just adding on-demand hydrogen to engines for increased mileage since 2015. My first setup was built with parts from Lowes in a weekend and yielded a 28% increase in mileage every tank of gas on my 2005 Ford Focus at the time, and from there I've been testing on my own ever since. On demand CAN improve mileage in gasoline engines, to a point; and the more inefficient your vehicle's running operation (old components, worn sensors, etc) the more mileage it will restore. I just recently made a setup for a guy with a diesel truck and discovered diesel engines respond way better. Talking 15-16 turned into 23-26 with the same sized setup I had drilled into my front bumper on my Toyota 4Runner; and at that point I discovered why later on. Gasoline engines use spark ignition with timing advance, diesel doesn't. Hydrogen gas explodes and expands IMMEDIATELY. You can only add so much hydrogen to a gasoline engine before the hydrogen is fighting against the piston on the way up, diesel doesn't have that problem. Unfortunately the only hydrogen generator systems you can find being sold online are all dry cells, and those don't work very well. They have too many draw backs, I make wet cell systems. If you want I can build you one and send it out to you. I literally just finished a large truck-bed apparatus that I need to find another diesel recipient to use it and test it for me. It's far more lucrative on gas and a way better design. If what I am thinking is true, there might not be no upper limit on how much hydrogen can be added to a diesel engine to just keep increasing mileage. They run on compression ignition which means more hydrogen, more diesel gas combustion, more power, more mileage, less carbon emissions (NOx might increase, not sure how much). A guy I know drove another guy's diesel truck that was a Ford engineer. He modified his diesel truck somehow as was doing 74MPG with no hydrogen, so the concept of extreme lean burning with diesel is proven there at least. I'm just a blue collar worker spending my own money trying to figure out the way to better mileage for all existing cars and trucks in my garage in my spare time. Email me at waynepsanders@gmail.com or talk to me on Facebook at Hydrogen Innovators United, Or Wayne P. Sanders on facebook. I travel all across the country for work, currently in Kentucky and leaving next month to move to Colorado permanently in between out of state projects.
Thanks for posting the video. I'm sick and tired of these textbook science geeks with degrees posting videos and doing math on a white board saying why it doesn't work. The educational system is nothing more than wrote memorization at this point making perfect cogs in the wheels of society that can't think for themselves. Humans are slowly being turned into trained specialized monkeys. Keep up the good fight against the trained ignorance!
Emissions rating of a vehicle from the future, and safety rating from the late 50's! Really cool truck regardless. I sure appreciate seeing (and HEARING!!!) it!
They appear to be only concerned about carbon pollution but these guys are not doing enough to prevent exhausting smog-forming oxides of nitrogen.
@@mb-3fazeHow can you say their not doing enough to prevent oxides, he mentioned certain conditions that nox production was present and they were working on it so ?
"You can't do that!" (build a truck that runs on hydrogen) "You can't, but I can." .......PRICELESS!!
I love seeing this!
I was in High School back in the early 70's (back during the 1st BIG "Earth First Movement") and we learned about electrolysis. I made a comment to the Teacher about how cool it would be if someone could figure out a compact system to fit in a vehicle (or at home) that would split water into hydrogen and oxygen and then run the vehicle on the Hydrogen. The Teacher told me there was no way anyone would ever do that or be able to figure it out. PLUS, the Oil Companies would never allow that to happen, LOL!
This truck besides being a perfect 10 of a resto mod is absolutely amazing the fact that it's been overly built and on pure hydrogen. You sir are a genuine gifted builder.
This is the most inportant work this Century 🎉
They had this technology 60 years ago
Am I the only one that is pissed that this isn’t a regular thing?! Running a car on hydrogen has been something we’ve known of since the 80’s and yet electric cars filled with toxic/costly batteries is what we focus on and pushed as “the future”. I’m glad Toyota is at least making a push on it now. Hats off to these guys and the channel!
Thanks man!
Everyone has been working on hydrogen-powered vehicles since the 1980s.
The two reasons we have battery-powered EVs is harvesting hydrogen is very expensive & it costs more energy to harvest hydrogen than the hydrogen itself produces.
Think of it like this:
Option A: You can go into a bank and ask them to sell you a $5 note for $10, then you can take your new $5 to a store to buy stuff.
Option B: you skip the bank. You go straight to the store with your $10 and buy twice as much stuff while creating twice as much litter.
Which option are you going to pick?
@@GiantAsteroid-2024except you forgot batteries have to be produced and are expensive and than need to be recycled. There is a reason why EVs cost a lot more than ICE cars. According to newest studies after 200 000 KM Golf Diesel in its production and use produces less CO2 than ID 3.
Man this comes at a much needed time! I pray it grows
Mitchell dude keep pushing this channel is going to blow up! This is the kind of content the car community needs the next era explained by the pros presented by a relatable guy as yourself
Thanks man 💪🏻
That what youre saying about hho a proffesional job ... your spot on , the amount of electrosys rigs ,seen on u tube.. suprised they had not gone tick tick boom ... as with ozygen ... the energy output increases ...
Only seen a couple that wxplain this is a dangerous element ..and should be respected
This team should be nominated for the Nobel Prize. This tech changes the world.
It's not the first hydrogen car. For some reason EVs are being pushed now.
hydrogen have been use for years and years. nothing new here.
@@1nicube the method of hydrogen propulsion is nothing new. Adapting that kit to a platform such as an LS motor is the fantastic part. The LS platform is readily available in rebuildable condition, as well as aftermarket short block. This tech is a game changer.
@@dudetheblessed2524 you need to answer dudtheblessed. Not my comment. You repeat my comment.
@@michiel5160true. They are pushing for more electric, but think if this was a viable option! Hydrogen propulsion emissions are VAPOR. Vapor makes clouds and return water back to the surface. Plus, if you can STILL turn 500hp and have it sound gnarly, even the old "gear heads" like me can get on board.
We need more videos like this. Thank you Mitch and Logan so much. I knew electric is not the way to go.
As soon as he said hi-lo i knew it was MI! This is the future if everyone doesn't sell off to the big companies. Wouldn't blame them if they did though, gotta feed your family.
I have a friend that’s an engineer and he made his own hydrogen generator that powers the computer control he designed, and he has a torch connected to it and he uses it to cut metal like a plasma cutter.. hydrogen is definitely the future
This is absolutely awesome! My eye is continually drawn to the Avalanche sitting in the background as well.
Have a kit car in my future, hope his kit is in my budget and available when I get there.
Love the truck, I also like that you're proving it can be done.
I am absolutely thrilled to see this finally come to fruition!!!!!!
I’ve known this was possible for a very long time. I’m so glad that you did it on a GM engine! Kudos to all of you who made this happen!
I know Toyota has hydrogen cars but they’re not at this level!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!
This is going to really piss off our politicians who can’t stand to see us having fun in our country! And they can’t stop it for being bad for the environment! Sooo happy to see your work!🙏🇺🇸
Toyota has a hydrogen combustion corolla and corolla cross along with their fuel cell tech
Fruition? As in mass market? This is a private automobile from an enthusiast and a one-off. People have been making these and similar concepts for decades. I read this post and all I hear are sucking and slurping sounds from a fanboy. Live in the real world.
Possible and feasible aren't the same category.
You sound like the total seal guy, dancing around saying the engineering explained video is so wrong because "look! It's running on hydrogen"
Missing the practicality and technical problem point entirely.
I'm a Cryogenic trucker. I also am restoring a 1949 Chevy left to me by my father.
This is what the world has been waiting for. What a fantastic job on this truck . LOVE IT !!!
It's amazing to see this done so well and professionally.
It's also worth noting that hydrogen tech has been around for a long time with many people who have built some form of hydrogen generator tapped into their engines
So has ev - been around forever - lots of diy'ers over the years. We are not innovating just taking what was old and repackaging it with some more modern tech.
This is the real future! So exciting to see it in action!
Great engineering, took some good tinkering ti figure this. Way to go!
Outstanding build sir.... thank you for sharing and teaching us the way. Not gatekeeping the information
Great video. Read about Mike over the years and he is respected as legendary. I have long been a fan of hydrogen, it's abundant and as near a perfect fuel as any. The naysayers always seem to refer to hydrogen electrolosis production as if it were some kind of "perpetual motion" scheme but I see it as similar to drilling for petroleum; you expend energy to drill the well, you expend energy to pump it out of the ground, you expend energy to transport it and pipe it, and you expend energy to frack it, process it and deliver it. In hydogen electrolosis you expend energy to extract it from water. The conundrum is getting the right catalyst and process to cost effective ratios. Too many naysayers. I say we need more "can doers"!
Agreed completely. It can be done by a doer!
@@Stapleton42 Amen!
Well said.
It is people like Mike that change the world. I have so much respect for people that do not listen to others.
Really excited to see more examples of this! Curious about long term use, cost of fuel and how it'll perform in the extreme cold.
Outstanding. Sad its not getting more coverage! Am very excited for the future with old school V8s running around!
It is not getting coverage because it will fail, not technically, but economically. Fossil fuel hydrogen is $15 a gallon. Green hydrogen, even more expensive. BM W did it already and didn't continue for good reason.
@@LawrenceRhodes Every new tech is expensive to R&D, but the costs eventually moderate as the technology comes fully online, new innovations are made, etc.
@@LawrenceRhodesIt's because the industry has a massive conflict of interest adopting something so much better. Not because it will fail. You're proclaiming failure of something completely out of context of the development cycle.
@mdemers767 Not in this case. Due to hydrogen inefficiency and high cost, which only a few gearheads want to pay, it will never be accepted by the public. It costs pennies per mile in a Tesla. Do the math yourself. There's a reason you can get an off lease FCV for $15k with a $15k fuel card. Burning it in ICE at 10 mpg. Financial suicide. It seems you haven't done the math. The only way it even half assidly will work is if you have abundant hydrogen at low cost. Not in the cards. I would look to ethanol for fun race days.
It's not an "old school v8" by any stretch of the imagination.... and that future will never exist... because a carbureted v8 (old school) cannot run on hydrogen. Guy basically said as much in the video when he mentioned someone asking him if he could introduce hydrogen into the intake on one... it doesn't work that way.
I worked on some prototype hydrogen buses in London for several years. Unlike this vehicle the ones I worked on were fuel cell types, meaning instead of internal combustion the hydrogen was used to generate electricity which then powered the electric motors.
The buses were very smooth and nice to drive especially with the regenerative brakes which harnessed electric as you slowed, the regen was soo good I had to change brake pads from rust before wear haha. The only problem out one had was the shut down a lot due to safety procedures and the hundreds of ott sensors on the things.
Hydrogen, whether combustible drive or not IS the future!!
BMW made a hydrogen 7 series using a 6 litre V12, no fuel cells! This was more than 2 decades ago...
@@bujfvjg7222 burning hydrogen still pumps nox out
fuel cells are the way to go
pumps out nothing but h2o
The bus company in Bakersfield didn't get the memo. Their lovely hydrogen filling station plus one million dollar bus just exploded and burned to the ground. Most new London buses are now BEVs which makes far more sense, are cheaper and importantly, non-explosive.
@@mb-3faze BEV? Bi electric vehicles?
What's BEV?
@@darrylbrookes2780BEV = Battery Electric Vehicle
Congratulation on Your Righteous Technology!
I am even more impressed with the way you drive it.
The same " If it were easy, everyone would do it" Mike Copeland? That built an awesome LS1 S-10 ZR2 pick-up? Awesome guy.
Man what an awesome amazing piece of engineering and i hope the world goes this way…….very intelligent man
The Olds dash looks great nice touch
This is some extremely cool stuff, Mitch! Big huge thanks to you & Logan for doing a cool video on this truck and the hydrogen powered fuel system, absolutely love it! I appreciate this type of high tech stuff and find it incredibly interesting to my gearhead self. I'm definitely right there with you!
Great high tech stuff, bring us more, love it!
Thank you so much for the video.Is very interesting.
I'm glad that guy explained the difference between gas and liquid.Thank you
I love it its a way to keep our hobby alive
This is absolutely fascinating! I could spend months with this guy just picking his brain!
This has been happening for a lot longer than most think. There are actually hundred if not thousands of hydrogen vehicles. I even used to build add gas systems and got shut down when I started to manufacture for sale. The first hydrogen vehicle was made in 1860.
Absolutely. Hydrogen powered vehicles are way overdue. Especially if it can be safely retrofitted into current technology.
@douglashook1512 Retrofits have been capable for twenty years now. There are several retrofitted private vehicles driving around. One guy moved to Mexico due to harassment from DOT.
30 years ago I was reading about hydrogen vehicles in a popular science magazine
What about issues with hydrogen embrittlement? I've always wanted to ask someone in the know because all the rumors I've heard so far confuse me as to its long term effects on metals.
@@mememan2344 as per wiki, embrittlement seems to be an issue with hydrogen atoms involved in chemical reactions.. no embrittlement issues with hydrogen normally, like when compressing into a metal tank
I came here after watching a 2600HP viper video…. Everything seems slow now, 😅 this is such an amazing accomplishment! Awesome work!
thanks man!