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- mokenman,
Iceland already has a hydrogen based economy. Yes it can happen,and yes it does work.
Just google it :D - Reply to this comment
- Before you all get involved in a discussion of technologies, you might want to download the movie "Who Killed the Electric Car". And you may also want to do a little more research on hydrogen powered vehicles to realize they will not happen, nor can happen in this life time (on a large commercial scale). Why do you think the Bush Administration got concerned about the environment over night?. It was an opportunity to back a "new" tecnology that could never work, the hydrogen powered car! Until you change your power brokers in America, you won''t change the source of power for your vehicles. Corporations (like Exxon) rule! Mokenman speaks to you from self imposed exile.
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- Citroen, Renault, Audi, VW, and a bunch more turbodiesel powered cars get 65-70 mpg. And since there are so many of them, diesel sells for about 20% less a gallon than gasoline. And there is even a biodiesel option which lets you mix about 20% biodiesel in with the diesel for an even bigger savings. But you can''''t have one because they''''re from Europe (France and Germany, for example) where people aren''''t civilized and are very stupid and aren''''t interested in the environment and so the US prohibits their import in order to protect the American consumer from these horrible little cars.
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The problem isn''t the car...It''s the fuel!! USDOT standards are based on petro-diesel. If it was biodiesel these cars would burn 80-90 percent cleaner.
Change the fuel source and you have fixed the problem. - Reply to this comment
- Hydrogen is an element not a fossil fuel. Any 6th grader, that paid attention in science class, knows hydrogen can be released from water with electricity. It''s just that simple! Where ever you want a refill station just provide an electric and water source.
Furthermore,do you really think it takes less energy to pump oil out of the ground,load tanker boats to ship across oceans,process through refining plants,load onto tanker trucks,then run pumps at fuel stations? When did that become efficient? Plus your shipping your dollars over seas instead of giving your fellow countrymen a job. - Reply to this comment
- Hmm Porsche thought of this technology over 40 years ago.
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- Explains Martin Boughtwood, PML%u2019s MD: %u201CUntil now, most electric vehicles have been little more than souped-up milk floats, limited by range and speed, with compromised performance. For those with a green conscience who also value an enhanced motoring experience, there is still something missing.
%u201CWorking in partnership with our customer, Synergy Innovations, we set out to demonstrate what our electric wheel technology is capable of. We simply took a standard BMW Mini One, discarded the engine, the disc brakes, the wheels, and the gearbox. These components were replaced by four of our electric wheels, a lithium polymer battery, a large ultra capacitor, a very small ICE with generator (so small it almost fits alongside the spare wheel), an energy management system and a *** in-car display module.%u201D
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/the_hybrid_mini.php - Reply to this comment
- Citroen, Renault, Audi, VW, and a bunch more turbodiesel powered cars get 65-70 mpg. And since there are so many of them, diesel sells for about 20% less a gallon than gasoline. And there is even a biodiesel option which lets you mix about 20% biodiesel in with the diesel for an even bigger savings. But you can''t have one because they''re from Europe (France and Germany, for example) where people aren''t civilized and are very stupid and aren''t interested in the environment and so the US prohibits their import in order to protect the American consumer from these horrible little cars.
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- Ford made a V-10 hydrogen 4WD pickup with a range of 500 miles and 400 lbs. torque.
http://media.ford.com/newsroom/release_display.cfm?release=22295
Electric cars are only good for local commutes. Hydrogen is a better answer for most people. - Reply to this comment
- [Yawn] This isn''t news worthy. Did CBS miss the story about the Tesla that came out about 1.5 years ago? Its range is 200+ miles and does 0-60 in 4 seconds... and you can actually buy them [for a small fortune].
Detroits problem is they just cant build a light weight car, and they are unwilling to partner with companies that have solved the battery problem.
Nanosafe Li-Ion battery will: last longer than the car, charge in 5 Minutes, and function in cold weather. [http://www.altairnano.com] There are probably other as well. - Reply to this comment
- It''s too bad America (and the rest of the world) is getting on this green/hybrid technology bandwagon about 10+ years too late!
But as the saying goes...
..."Better late than never."
A poor cop-out, yes, but at least the masses are beginning to think differently about our environment for the sake of future generations... if not our own right now. - Reply to this comment
