Please take a Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle survey - LotusTalk

Wildarms · 11-21-2009, 01:22 PM

I have to gather some data for a marketing research class I'm taking.
Please take the time to check this out, it shouldn't take more than 5 minutes of your time. I'd really appreciate it!

Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle / Hydrogen Automotive Survey

Chococar · 11-22-2009, 08:45 PM

done.

Aedo · 11-22-2009, 09:08 PM

Done

Good luck with it!

Wildarms · 11-23-2009, 10:37 AM

Thanks guys!

Cardinal · 11-23-2009, 12:21 PM

Done. I'd buy one if we had the proper infrastructure and the price was about the same as an IC engine car.

ChrisH · 11-23-2009, 06:32 PM

I took the survey. However, two of the three pros listed in front of item 10 are not correct.
1) while hydrogen is plentiful, free hydrogen (the actual hydrogen fuel, not combined in a molecule, such as water - H2O) is not plentiful. The statement that it is the most plentiful fuel is simply wrong.
2) There is a significant environmental impact to produce free hydrogen (such as greenhouse gas emission in the most economical methods). This is an active area of research and development to reduce the impact of producing it. Hence, to claim that it has no environmental impact is wrong. Just because the car isn't emitting pollutants doesn't mean that the system of using hydrogen fuel doesn't.

Two of the three advantages you listed are wrong, or at best misleading. These statements were intended to influence the person taking the survey. This invalidates question 10, which could be considered the most important question in the survey. This is an example of how one has to be careful in writing surveys so that they don't give biased results. Of course, many people make of science of how writing biased surveys to give the answer they want for to support their own position.

11-21-2009, 01:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wildarms Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 21	Please take a Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle survey I have to gather some data for a marketing research class I'm taking. Please take the time to check this out, it shouldn't take more than 5 minutes of your time. I'd really appreciate it! Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle / Hydrogen Automotive Survey __________________ 06 Phantom Black Elise with Touring and Premium Pack, hardtop, starshield

11-23-2009, 10:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Wildarms Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 21	Thanks guys! __________________ 06 Phantom Black Elise with Touring and Premium Pack, hardtop, starshield

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Cardinal Ex and future Lotus owner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metro North Boston Posts: 4,231 Images: 8	Done. I'd buy one if we had the proper infrastructure and the price was about the same as an IC engine car. __________________ the1sen: why move forward with design when you can recreate a monstrosity from the past?

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11-22-2009, 08:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chococar #334 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 1,748	done.

11-22-2009, 09:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Aedo anglophile in exile Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 3,056 Images: 95	Done Good luck with it!

11-23-2009, 06:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
ChrisH Mountain Road Nut Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ramona,CA Posts: 2,373	I took the survey. However, two of the three pros listed in front of item 10 are not correct. 1) while hydrogen is plentiful, free hydrogen (the actual hydrogen fuel, not combined in a molecule, such as water - H2O) is not plentiful. The statement that it is the most plentiful fuel is simply wrong. 2) There is a significant environmental impact to produce free hydrogen (such as greenhouse gas emission in the most economical methods). This is an active area of research and development to reduce the impact of producing it. Hence, to claim that it has no environmental impact is wrong. Just because the car isn't emitting pollutants doesn't mean that the system of using hydrogen fuel doesn't. Two of the three advantages you listed are wrong, or at best misleading. These statements were intended to influence the person taking the survey. This invalidates question 10, which could be considered the most important question in the survey. This is an example of how one has to be careful in writing surveys so that they don't give biased results. Of course, many people make of science of how writing biased surveys to give the answer they want for to support their own position.

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