“Parking, how does it work?”

Yeah, just like magnets, the driver of this car doesn’t know how parking works.

Honda Odyssey driver doesn’t know how parking works.

Pretty sure that one parking spot was not occupied when the Honda Odyssey driver decided to park in a wrong way. 

Well, I’m nice enough to redact the license plate. 

True Zero Raised Hydrogen Fuel Prices by 20 Percents

On Thursday August 24, 2023 I noticed that True Zero raised Hydrogen Fuel prices by 20 percents. Previously priced at $29.95/kg, Hydrogen Fuel at True Zero stations is now priced at $36/kg.

Back in November 2021, Hydrogen Fuel at True Zero stations were priced at $13.99/kg.

Most Fuel Cell cars come with complimentary $15,000 fuel card. In 2021 the fuel card is worth more than 1,071 kg of Hydrogen Fuel. As of today, that $15,000 fuel card is worth about 416 kg of Hydrogen Fuel.

Which comes first: Fuel Infrastructure or the Mass Adoption

According to CalMatters.org, there are about 12,000 Fuel Cell cars hitting the road in California. The number is much lower than its all-electric counterpart. Meanwhile it carries a significant cost to build and install Hydrogen Fuel Stations all across California.

Two chief complaints about Fuel Cell is the availability and pricing of the Hydrogen Fuel. High prices and short supply would discourage buyers from choosing Fuel Cell cars. At the same time, low rate of Fuel Cell cars adoption would discourage California Government from investing in Hydrogen Fuel infrastructure. Companies such as True Zero and Iwatani would certainly need to make enough profit to keep producing and distributing Hydrogen Fuels.

At this transition stage, we should be less pragmatic about how Hydrogen is produced. In the meantime, keep producing Hydrogen Fuel so there would be robust infrastructure to support mass adoption of Fuel Cell cars. At the same time we can build facilities that can produce Hydrogen Fuel with clean energy. For example, we can build water desalination plants that harness Solar and Wind Power that also produce Hydrogen Fuel.

Idiots in Cars: Riskin’ It All on I-405 Freeway

Dashcam Footage on I-405 South and CA Route 73 Junction

This dash cam footage was captured on July 28, 2022 at 5:31 pm; on Interstate 405 South (I-405 S) and California Route 73 Junction.

The black SUV was rushing from I-405S to 73 at the last moment and hit the orange cone.

Black SUV hits orange barrel

This is not the firs time a car hit those plastic barrier.

Another orange barel was previously hit by another Idiot in Car
Another orange barel was previously hit by another Idiot in Car

Please, don’t do this. I’ve seen the aftermath of an Idiot in Car hit the concrete barrier on a different freeway junction. If you’re about to miss a junction or an exit, keep calm and go to the next exit.