Iowa Co. Hopes to Make Gasoline Obsolete

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[SierraWasp]

"hydrogen is the panacea of the left"

And CA's idiot celebrity Republican RINO Governor!!!

[hootiebird]

Now let's hope we don't get $20 a barrel oilor lower that will
effectively kill it.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

hydrogen is the panacea of the left

Yep. Don't you have to burn a lot of coal or natural gas to generate the electricity to make the hydrogen? Of course nuclear power would fix that part of the equation.

[NormsRevenge]

Didja see Billy Saul Estes???


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LOL..
No, can't say I did.

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JFKestes.htm

For those not familiar with the name.

[lmr]

The Ford 300 inline 6. One hell of a reliable workhorse. My dad bought F-150's for our company for years with this engine in them and they ran like clocks. Got an average of 250,000 miles out of them and that was in the 80's. Since we run everything until the wheels fall off, We have one of them that lasted about 370,000 miles.

[TexasTransplant]

Great Post, Great Observation and I wish I would have posted it. Now that you have, you know that those over at DU will take the 180 position for no other reason other than you said it first.

The Contrarian Situation that exists now is even more insidious than the PC movement. Today Common Sense and Genuine Debate is as scarce as Leadership and Vision.

I miss Ronald Reagan

TT

PS

Never ever count me in the PC Crowd... I can get Crazy without the baggage!

[kinoxi]

the worst part is that even if this 'fantasy world' of combustible hydrogen power was feasable, it couldn't work. the left is promoting this as a way to slow down global warming. the most potent 'green house' gas known to man is water vapor. what comes out of the pipes of these "eco-friendly" cars? if every internal combustion engine was coverted to hydrogen tomorrow we would all be dead in a matter of years.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"I had hope with Ceramics and Aluminum Ceramics and for some reason those ideas went away in the 80's (with the Chevy Vega)"

Vega didn't use ceramics in its engines. It had an aluminum block and head, and the car was famously troublesome.

But now, thirty-three years later, aluminum engines are commonplace.

The world has yet to see a ceramic automotive engine in production, however.

[TexasTransplant]

>>>>"Please forgive me!!!"<<<

Nope

Not until everyone else forgives me...

TT

[mysterio]

If they can get us off foreign energy sources, then more power to them.

[TexasTransplant]

Thought the Cosworth Vega had Ceramic Cylinder walls?

(I may just read too much Popular Mechanics and sleep in between articles)

My bad

TT

[Alexander Rubin]

Cool stuff.

[PLMerite]

"when it runs out just pi$$ in it for a few miles:)"

If they can get one to run on ammonia, then maybe you could.

[kinoxi]

was a joke referring to post 8.

[Mariner]

The guys that will win are the gasoline producers.

There's too much oil for prices to keep going up, the deamnd/supply curves are crossing.

However, long term, I believe electric cars will sominate. The can be recharged with nuclear generated electricily...the ultimate "green car" that doesn't make the country dependent on anyone.

[kinoxi]

oil is plentiful and nukes are the only logical choice for future mass development. 'sominate' however sounds like a next gen sleep aid :)

[Mariner]

must be late:)

I suppose you know I meant "dominate" ?

[kinoxi]

yeah, it must be late. couldn't help it ;)

[PLMerite]

Understood. But somewhere in there they said something about trying to get it to run on ammonia. :)

[softengine]

So, is there no hope for an engine that is dependant on anything but oil? [beg pardon, but I am not mechanic savvy...its a female thing]...

Someone once told me a parable about how when things seem to be stuck in a mire [metaphorically], one must take things to the next level. Are you saying there is absolutely no hope of finding a viable alternative? [which I would say, totally stinks]. ...Truly, no alternative so just accept it?