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tazmaniainc (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Present means of production electricity are sufficient to create h2. it is also cheaper - you dont need to transport it from end of the world, you can make it.Fossil fuels are just one alternative. Sun light, wind power and titlewave power are just few ideas of infinitive amount of energy.there is also my favorite - memory metal engine ;]
tazmaniainc (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
To produce biofuel some say you use up 50% of produced fuel, some say that you need 3 times more, due to the transportation issues. Biofuel does not run in pipes.You need more fuel to power trucks to distribute it.Production uses vast amount of water and chemicals. Biofuel is cleaner than fossil fuel, but it production process is much more polluting.Its a utopian alternative.System thats driven by our civilization is uncapable of changing to 100% h2 in a year thus so the fossil alternative.
quietpainter (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
My bad... didn't know this car existed.
NIRFlux (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
it is 100% H2. it can just run on gasoline too...
ycats1000 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
the best idea is to produce hydrogen on demand from water...that way you just need to store electricityor hav a conventional gas engine which starts the hydrogen production and switches off after production level (of hydrogen) is high enough to run the car...when electrolysis gets higher in temp, it becomes more efficient-
madpaintbalerx (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Well, not on earth, but there's a shitload of it in the sun. Too bad we can't borrow some.
quietpainter (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Since you agree then "it" as a concept car doesn't need to be developed anymore, which begs my original question. This auto runs on benzin too?
smithy4067 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
How do you expect it to refuel? I agree gasoline is unnecessary, but you need to realize that you can't have abrupt change. In Germany there are 5 Hydrogen filling stations, which means when you run low on said fuel, you'd be hard pressed to find a hydrogen filling station. Which is where gasoline comes into play. You can run on gasoline until you reach a hydrogen filling station, and as more hydrogen filling stations are built, you won't have to run on gasoline as much, if at all.
quietpainter (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You're not getting the idea either. Fossil fuels aren't necessary in any application. It's a 100 year old philosophy that has run its course. Fuel cells have been powering the space program for how long now? 40 years.
smithy4067 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
you're obviously not getting the idea. The reason it runs on gasoline (benzin) as well is because of the vast majority of gasoline stations around the country, as compared to hydrogen stations. If you start to run low on hydrogen, and cannot find a hydrogen station you can simply switch to gasoline and run that until you find a hydrogen station. |
