The gospel of hydrogen power
Ever since Musk called fuel cells staggeringly dumb, there has been a fierce rivalry between lithium-ion and hydrogen backers
By Roy Furchgott Dec 31, 2020
The hydrogen fuel cell of a Toyota Mirai, one of the two Toyota Mirais owned by Mike Strizki, at his home in Ringoes, N.J., Dec. 1, 2020. Strizki powers his house and cars with hydrogen he home-brews; Image: Kat Slootsky/The New York Times
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In December, the California Fuel Cell Partnership tallied 8,890 electric cars and 48 electric buses running on hydrogen batteries, which are refillable in minutes at any of 42 stations there. On the East Coast, the number of people who own and drive a hydrogen electric car is somewhat lower. In fact, there is just one. His name is Mike Strizki. He is so devoted to hydrogen fuel-cell energy that he drives a Toyota Mirai even though it requires him to refine hydrogen fuel in his yard himself.
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In December, the California Fuel Cell Partnership tallied 8,890 electric cars and 48 electric buses running on hydrogen batteries, which are refillable in minutes at any of 42 stations there. On the East Coast, the number of people who own and drive a hydrogen electric car is somewhat lower. In fact, there is just one. His name is Mike Strizki. He is so devoted to hydrogen fuel-cell energy that he drives a Toyota Mirai even though it requires him to refine hydrogen fuel in his yard himself.
“Yeah I love it,” Strizki said of his 2017 Mirai. “This car is powerful, there’s no shifting, plus I’m not carrying all of that weight of the batteries,” he said in a not-so-subtle swipe at the world’s most notable hydrogen naysayer, Elon Musk.
Meet the evangelist for the gospel of hydrogen power
Roy Furchgott, New York Times
Dec. 29, 2020
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Mike Strizki at his home in Ringoes, N.J., Dec. 11, 2020, sitting on a hydrogen powered lawn mower which has a hydrogen tank attached to it and a solar panel on top. His passion for the planet-saving benefits of hydrogen power requires him to refine the fuel himself in his backyard. (Kat Slootsky/The New York Times)KAT SLOOTSKY/NYTShow MoreShow Less
2of9Solar panels at the home of Mike Strizki in Ringoes, N.J., Dec. 1, 2020. Strizki uses water and solar power to make hydrogen fuel. (Kat Slootsky/The New York Times)KAT SLOOTSKY/NYTShow MoreShow Less
The Gospel of Hydrogen Power
Mike Strizki powers his house and cars with hydrogen he home-brews. He is using his retirement to evangelize for the planet-saving advantages of hydrogen batteries.
Mike Strizki at his home in Ringoes, N.J. His passion for the planet-saving benefits of hydrogen power requires him to refine the fuel himself in his backyard.Credit.Kat Slootsky for The New York Times
By Roy Furchgott
Dec. 28, 2020
In December, the California Fuel Cell Partnership tallied 8,890 electric cars and 48 electric buses running on hydrogen batteries, which are refillable in minutes at any of 42 stations there. On the East Coast, the number of people who own and drive a hydrogen electric car is somewhat lower. In fact, there’s just one. His name is Mike Strizki. He is so devoted to hydrogen fuel-cell energy that he drives a Toyota Mirai even though it requires him to refine hydrogen fuel in his yard himself.