Submitted by CM (not verified) on May 29, 2009 - 5:57pm.
The 2009 H2 tour is taking 9 days to go from LA to Vancouver BC, and the Tesla Roadster would have no problems covering that distance in less time than that - but it is a promotional tour, not a race.
So lets try a different contest - give both teams a "budget" of 400 Kwh of electricity to cover that distance. Turns out the Roadster would only need about 300 Kwh, but the Clarity would need at least 891 Kwh to make enough H2 through electrolysis - it wouldn't even make it halfway!
Of course, the Clarity would need to have a fleet of "mobile refueling" trucks to fill in the gaps between LA and the Bay Area, and between Sacramento and Vancouver, while the Roadster could use recharging stations and electrical outlets already in place along the whole route.
H2 tour not a race.
The 2009 H2 tour is taking 9 days to go from LA to Vancouver BC, and the Tesla Roadster would have no problems covering that distance in less time than that - but it is a promotional tour, not a race.
So lets try a different contest - give both teams a "budget" of 400 Kwh of electricity to cover that distance. Turns out the Roadster would only need about 300 Kwh, but the Clarity would need at least 891 Kwh to make enough H2 through electrolysis - it wouldn't even make it halfway!
Of course, the Clarity would need to have a fleet of "mobile refueling" trucks to fill in the gaps between LA and the Bay Area, and between Sacramento and Vancouver, while the Roadster could use recharging stations and electrical outlets already in place along the whole route.