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SPIJman
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Home Brewed Hydrogen to Fuel Your Car - Seriously!

08/01/2008 3:37 PM

I found this article rather interesting, and figured you bloggers might like kicking it around a bit.

http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/displayStory.cfm?story_id=11831730&subjectID=348990&fsrc=nwl

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Re: Home Brewed Hydrogen to Fuel Your Car - Seriously!

08/01/2008 5:18 PM

Well that's pretty exciting alright. I hope it catches the attention of some automakers.

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Re: Home Brewed Hydrogen to Fuel Your Car - Seriously!

08/02/2008 7:13 PM

what a waste, it is so inefficent! You lose 50% of the energy output of your solar panels to make hydrogen, just charge a battery and run the car.
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Re: Home Brewed Hydrogen to Fuel Your Car - Seriously!

08/03/2008 8:33 AM

I have to agree with vincini, also using an internal combustion engine is highly inefficent,we have to do better than a 15-20% efficent starting point,which is what a I.C.E. does at kinetic energy. I.C.Es are like incandesent lightbulbs,they are better at producing heat than anything else.Why are we so hellbent on hooking computers and alt. fuels on such a poor starting platform? GEO.
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