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How the Hydrogen Car Works

December 18, 2024  •  EPISODE 244

Join Roger Billings on Science LIVE as he breaks down the fascinating technology behind hydrogen-powered cars. Learn how water is split into hydrogen and oxygen through electrolysis, how hydrogen fuel cells generate clean energy, and why hydrogen cars are a powerful step toward a sustainable future.

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Dr. Roger Billings is a visionary innovator whose work has touched the lives of millions of students and transformed the landscape of education. Widely known as “DrB” to the countless kids who benefit from his groundbreaking Acellus learning system, Dr. Billings has dedicated his life to advancing education through technology. As part of DrB’s lifelong commitment to supporting education, Science LIVE was launched as a way to “give back” by mentoring students in conjunction with the Roger Billings Scholarship Program.


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196 Comments

  1. Kayla Ferguson

    It is so amazing to me how Dr. Roger Billings had this wonderful idea and started making it into a reality at such a young age and is now helping people all over with his ideas.

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  2. Henry

    It’s crazy how long the hydrogen system can last!

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  3. Audrey Erving

    This is an awesome live!!

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  4. Yusuf Aboshihata

    nice

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  5. Christine M Barnett

    Do you think Dr.b could do the same thing with a train or a plane??🤔😁🚃✈️ Thanks for the cool lesson!♥️

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  6. Levi Parypa

    I liked learning about electricity. It was interesting to find out that humans nervous system and brain use electricity.

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  7. Gracelyn Weitz

    wowww!

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  8. caysen reynolds

    i want ONE!!!!!!

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  9. claire Rippon

    what are the different advantages behind hydrogen cars comared to eletric cars like tesla?
    also
    what happens if there is too much hydrogen powering the car, would it blow up?

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  10. Conor alif

    I liked Malachi he is so funny and the Ventioneering club it is fun

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  11. Barrett Pirtle

    It’s interesting how hydrogen cars work. I wonder how much they get paid to work on them.

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  12. Tino Salazar

    So cool!

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  13. Laci

    woah!

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  14. Eva

    That was so cool!!!! I learned a lot and really enjoyed this video!!

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  15. Hannah

    Very clear!

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  16. maddy

    Very Cool

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  17. Rebekah Wright

    every video i learn something new!

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  18. Princess Snickerdoodle of Cinnabun

    Hydrogen is a gas that Mr. Billings used to make the first hydrogen car. But I always remembered Hydrogen is not H2O (water). Gases like fossil fuel are not good for the environment. Also I have a question:
    Can hydrogen power trains and airplanes?
    This video was beneficial to my mind. Thank you so much for making these videos!

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  19. Payton Reynolds

    Hopeful Hydrogen cars are the future!

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  20. Connor S. Alif

    Wow!! So cool!

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  21. Lauren

    Wow!

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  22. Marian Cavazos

    I’m really glad people are starting to use ecological ways to power the world!

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  23. Marian Cavazos

    How long did it take Dr. Billings to get his hydrogen powered car to work?

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  24. Marian Cavazos

    Are there any other elements that could work to power a car just like hydrogen does?

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  25. Robert

    How many electrons would it take to make 100 volts?

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  26. Kennedy

    Hydrogen is good and better than gas.

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  27. Alaya

    This is very interesting. I’ve would’ve never thought of a hydrogen car!

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  28. Jakob

    When will Hydrogen cars take over ??? 🤔

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  29. Shelby Lofton

    Cool! i think the hydrogen car is very facinationg!

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  30. Isabel Durr

    I can’t wait till this is our reality!

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  31. Gwen

    The Hydrogen Car is so cool!

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  32. Sophia E. Alif

    Wow, I the ventioneering part was so cool, I want to try it.

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  33. Katelyn Byrne

    So cool.

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  34. Abiah-Faith Ries

    Is the hydrogen dangerous to touch?

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  35. Corbin Taylor

    Man I wish we had hydrogen cars all over the place!

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  36. Brionna Hillard

    How cool!

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  37. Sage Davis

    I would love to have a hydrogen car

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  38. Leeland Whitehouse

    it’s so cool how science works, do you think these cars are better for the environment?

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  39. Layla

    I enjoyed learning about this.

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  40. Ava Nelson

    This is so interesting

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  41. Lily Ferguson

    Are hydrogen cars more prone to rusting?

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  42. Hailey Wallace

    wow!!

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  43. Daden Olson

    I am enjoying learning about the Hydrogen Car

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  44. Hoang Tuan Khai Vu

    Very interesting

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  45. Max McCall

    Does hydrogen cost less then normal fuel and is it more efficient?

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  46. Christian

    Hydrogen cars are so cool. They could make the world so much better!

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  47. Keira Pannell

    Ilove your live shows learn somuch from them

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  48. Rachel

    Loved this video so fun!

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  49. Nevaeh webb

    Amazing concept!!

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  50. H

    Fascinating

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  51. Tallis Petrowski

    The Science Live Episodes are really interesting.

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  52. Illana M. Alif

    That was soo cool! The Ventioneering club part was interesting too. Science live is very fun!

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  53. Willow Wells

    Loved the video

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  54. Mattox Goodman

    I want to try the balloon experiment! That looks fun!

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  55. Malaysia Gray

    Hydrogen cars are the future

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  56. Justin Estevez

    You guys do such a great job at teaching new concepts! I would have never imagined learning anything to with Hydrogen. Thank you Dr.B, Dr. John and Dr. Tobias.

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  57. Nate

    Will these cars ever take over gas powered cars ?

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  58. Becker Eisele

    Nice

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  59. Lela Eisele

    Good episode

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  60. Jude Aarden

    So cool 😎.

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  61. Liam

    It was pretty cool learning about hydrogen cars.

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  62. Mackenzie Curley

    Very interesting

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  63. Dayana castellanos

    Itr is incredible how cars could work with differents forms

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  64. Sophia Garcia

    Are hydrogen cars safer for the enviornment compared to electric cars?

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  65. Madeline Burke

    Another cool topic

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  66. Jolene mason

    I vote yes every time

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  67. Brianna Smith

    Why do some charges of lightning create a large vibration while others don’t?

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  68. Wyatt

    Why do you like hydrogen so much?

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  69. Cain Green

    DrB makes me want to do more experiments

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  70. Sadie

    Love this science live! I learned so much!!!

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  71. Kenzie K

    Yes, you should have shown that clip. My mom was shopping. She grabbed the cooler handle, got a shock, and her hair stood up.

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  72. Paxton Sherfey

    Very interesting

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  73. Jaden

    This seems so familiar. Where have I seen this before?

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  74. Maximilian

    Is this the next big thing?

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  75. Jacob

    I want to try the balloon experiment. It looks like so much fun.

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  76. Amina Gadzhialieva

    The Hydrogen Car is such a fascinating invention created by Dr. Billings. I kinda want drive it now.

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  77. Jacob Minor

    Who was the first person to use electricity?

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  78. Christopher Caldwell

    Wha’ts SO3 molecules and how could you crate a hydrogen engine in an car.

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  79. Gia

    I liked that a hydrogen car can make water from hydrogen and oxygen.

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  80. Kinsey Ivens

    This episode was so interesting!

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  81. Albaraa

    Hydrogen fuel technology is so fascinating and innovative

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  82. Mackay Richardson

    I love science live

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  83. Aviles Ramirez

    I really enjoyed hearing the trial and error process then repeat. That is True Science!

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  84. Andraya Myers

    this was cool!:)

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  85. Noah Board

    nice

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  86. Gia Spear

    In the circuit example with Dr. John he was talking about Amps. What are Amps, exactly? I’ve heard of them, but I don’t really know what they are.

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  87. Bella Rosencrans

    I didn’t know electric cars were already made up.

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  88. Nora Mosby

    Awesome

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  89. Corey Geer

    can electricity effect gasoline cars

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  90. Carmela Myers

    COOL 😀

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  91. aleiah bowman

    interesting!!!

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  92. Weini Pan

    What are the main advantages of hydrogen cars compared to electric cars? Also, what advancements are being made to improve the durability of hydrogen fuel cells?

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  93. Alayna Wren

    When did you formally release the electric hydrogen car?

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  94. Brieanna Wright

    can water take out fire

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  95. Ella Morgan

    Thank you for explaining how hydrogen works and showing the little car running off it.

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  96. Jaxon baker

    so coolll

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  97. bentley sparks

    can electricity control hydrogen?

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  98. Amayah Bethea

    instead of the 12v battery powered small cars for kids or battery powered scooters, you should make hydrogen ones.

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  99. Juli Woodford-Vargas

    This sounds dangerous..

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  100. Kyndal

    COOL:)

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  101. Maryam S.

    can electricity control hydrogen?

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  102. Mayar Saleh

    When did electricity become known to the world?

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  103. Sophia Schnickel

    When you were explaining the hydrogen fuel cell, you mentioned SO3 molecules, and I was wondering what they were.

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  104. Tate Pierce

    Why would we pursue the hydrogen car now that we have electric cars? Especially since hydrogen costs so much more to produce and store. But yes, to the video!

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  105. Persephone

    Love these

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  106. Josiah Kennedy

    The science behind this is fascinating! I would like to learn more about it.

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  107. Nehemiah Kennedy

    i want to drive a car

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  108. Isaiah Kennedy

    it would be cool to have a hydrogen car to drive

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  109. Amariah Kennedy

    I like learning about more sustainable energy options.

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  110. Athaiah Kennedy

    I think hydrogen fuel cells will become more popular in the future.

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  111. Elijah Kennedy

    I watched a video online about electrolysis.

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  112. cayson hall

    how expensive is the hydrogen compared to normal gas and diesel?

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  113. Aria Robinson

    I cant wait to drive a car

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  114. Cassidy Arnett

    I thought r-51 wasn’t going to be here for a minute,

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  115. Jada R. S. Pace-Kitchen

    The hydrogen car is awesome.

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  116. jackson bise

    I like to work on cars with my dad

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  117. Stefan Ginter Slavujevic

    Its always fascinating learning about electricity and hydrogen, especially how it moves and its efficiency.

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  118. Riley Ford

    Why do we not see these cars on the road?

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  119. Kyle angus

    very cool

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  120. Sienna

    I like that the car does not produce any pollution.

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  121. Bushra

    Never knew electrolysis could be this interesting!

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  122. Jeremiah Wade

    I found it very interesting to hear about how the hydrogen engine works and creates water as it works.

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  123. Jessica Romero

    woah this is fantastic!

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  124. Alexander

    Good job

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  125. Aaralyn Hubbell

    Hello! Dr. B! Another great episode! I’d have to say that the Ventioneers did a fantastic job (as always!) I loved learning about hydrogen fuel cells and how electricity is created from them! I can see how hydrogen cars are going to be effective one day, and the story Dr. Tobias shared was truly inspiring! I appreciated that Dr. Billings ended up proving the man who shut his idea down wrong. It was fascinating to hear about.

    Happy New Year to the Acellus behind-the-scenes-crew!

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  126. Hunter Snapp

    Science is amazing! How insane that something as simple as the Hydrogen molecule can be used to engineer an automobile!

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  127. Dalton mccawley

    Funny joke

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  128. Izaac

    How did you come up with the idea of the hydrogen powered car?

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  129. Layton Alexander

    Thanks for the new video!

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  130. Gabriel Gjini

    What all would you have to do to update a battery run Tesla vehicle to the hydrogen fuel cell? Thanks!

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  131. Elena Gjini

    What is the material of the hydrogen fuel cell membranes fully? Thank you!

    Also, how does the new commenting system work, and how do two students watching Science Live on the same device get credit?

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  132. Alaunis bell

    what is the typical range of a fuel cell electric vehicle(FCEV)?

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  133. Michael Tymofy II

    Didn’t we learn about this before? It’s cool

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  134. Audrie Hernandez

    The hydrogen project looks pretty.

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  135. Maddison Tymofy

    so cool

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  136. Slayla

    all i can say is wow.

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  137. Charles Wright

    Although hydrogen fueled cars are cool, it’s difficult to keep them in production, being the fact there aren’t as many hydrogen refuel stations, and other reasons make it difficult as well.

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  138. Sebastian ulozas

    Very cool how elements we use daily can make cars run

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  139. Sebastian ulozas

    I love learning about cars and the environment

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  140. Oliver zane Martin

    I wonder what it would have been like to have been in acellus my whole education! To bad I only started after Covid

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  141. London Graham

    I am very excited for the upcoming year with Acellus. I think the changes will be nice for us. There are so many things that use hydrogen that I did not know. Every week you teach us another exciting science topic. So much to look forward to.

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  142. Anassa Nomura

    Is there an electric car you can drive?

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  143. Alex Graham

    As a high school student, I think it is very cool that we can get a credit after watching a required amount of episodes. I admire all that you are able to teach us during science live. It`s interesting to think what science will look like in the future.

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  144. Austin Graham

    I look forward to all the changes coming to Acellus. In just one hour I learn so many practical things in science. Hydrogen may be a big key to our future.

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  145. Grace Church

    Electricity!

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  146. Olivia Warner

    Hi, I am catching up on the videos because I was sick the week before Christmas. I am interested to learn about the hydrogen car. I hope everyone is having a nice holiday break.

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  147. Leon Cutler

    Fascinating

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  148. Joshua Markise

    Thank you!

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  149. Micah Pierson

    I knew there were electric vehicles, but didn’t really know the full science behind them.

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  150. Dominika

    who came up with the hydrogen car

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  151. Miecqe Cronje

    Vote: Yes

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  152. Janco Cronje

    Vote: Yes

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  153. Blythe

    Is there any specific reason they stored it differently to begin with?

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  154. Megan hoskins

    So much fun and it’s cool

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  155. Lego kid

    It looked like Malachi was read a bible or a dictionary just a fun thought 💭📚

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  156. Zach Hamp

    Interesting

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  157. Kaiden Baker

    I love cars!!!!! When do you think these types of cars will be mass produced?

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  158. Kennady Brown

    Thank you this was cool.

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  159. Joshua Bermel

    Will these kind of cars have the same horsepower that other vehicles have? EVs are not powerful and are damaging the world. So if these cars have horsepower and are safer for the environment, this could be a viable option.

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  160. Danielle Beaver

    I loved the video.

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  161. Harley Gonzales

    Hydrogen cars are fascinating

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  162. Katherine beaver

    I loved learning about hydrogen cars and how they work.

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  163. Andronicus Warren

    I love this sci Live it was cool

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  164. Bjorn Warren

    r-51 was so funny. He was my favorite part of the show!

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  165. Odin Warren

    I loved Sci Live this week and I will definitely be tuning in to the look back at 9:00! Super Excited!

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  166. Sarah Bruce

    This is fascinating! 🙂

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  167. Drake Darger

    How long in total does it take for the platinum to corrode?

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  168. Rahmatullah Nematy

    Wow the hydrogen car looks cool

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  169. ayden

    why if something has the same electric charge they repel eachother?

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  170. Taylor Dalton

    theres so much put into a hydrogen car it seems like a great thing!

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  171. Camron Littlefield

    Camron watched this video for credit. His comment is: I learned a lot on hydrogen cars and electricity. I never really knew how electrons travel, until now. Acellus is really great and will probably give me a big brain. Thanks for the quality education.

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  172. Brianna McLain

    Welcome Ms Amanda for teaching the kindergarten children. I’m in high school now but remember loving science when I was young. It makes a difference when you have a great teacher.

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  173. IlanR

    Thank you

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  174. Cecilia Cutshaver

    Oh! Never mind, it goes backward… How does hydrogen and oxygen combining create energy?

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  175. Cecilia Cutshaver

    Does the hydrogen car use water as fuel, and the technology splits the water into hydrogen and oxygen, thus releasing oxygen and using hydrogen?

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  176. Logan Rentner

    It’s crazy how someone can even think of this.

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  177. Caydee Ross

    This is so cool

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  178. Alina Pacheco Ortega

    So cool. I love the easy explanation. It makes it easy to understand.

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  179. Qhuin Langille

    i would like a car like that

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  180. Scarlett Zaytsev

    What is a hydrogen car?

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  181. Scarlett Zaytsev

    How big are stars?

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  182. Brigette Zaytsev

    Will Hydrogen cars make a better difference in this world??

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  183. Ericka hayes

    This was really cool. I like that you can make a car work like that.

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  184. Christian M.S Ross

    fasnating of how to make hydrogen car 101

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  185. Weini Pan

    I sincerely apologize for not being able to complete this science live on time and submit a question earlier. I’ve now watched the live from the “EPISODES” section/tab, and here are my questions that I’m curious about:
    1. What are the main advantages of hydrogen cars compared to electric cars?
    2. Also, what advancements are being made to improve the durability of hydrogen fuel cells?
    Thank you so much! This live was very interesting and informative! I learned a lot!

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  186. Aubrey Hite

    Great video!

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  187. Sailor Goll

    Hydrogen cars! I watched this already and forgot to make a comment I hope the way I’ve been doing it saves my scholarship here as to I don’t have access to my Acellus email right now. Anyways, hydrogen cars are awesome and you guys explained it well. We should use hydrogen cars but how would the gases be affected in different climates and elevation? Also I have a question for you guys. Did you know that the first man to build a hydrogen powered car went missing?

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  188. Maria Kane

    Yes!! 🙂

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  189. Karl Winkler

    That’s a really cool video! It was really fun to watch and I wish to see more videos like these!

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  190. Christopher Ingle

    Gas powered cars cost alot depending on the make and model you choose, Will hydrogen cars have the same options?

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  191. Trevor Fishack

    Very intersting

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  192. Kane Cassidy

    can you like make a lightbulb turn on (even if its for a little while) with your static electricity

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  193. Olivia Wilder

    I am enjoying learning about the Hydrogen Car

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  194. Olivia Wilder

    watching how the Hydrogen car works

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  195. Makayla cook

    This was a really interesting and cool episode :D!!

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  196. Ryker mullican

    Very interesting.

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