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Open-source hydrogen car takes to the road: Riversimple
1 posted on 06/16/2009 8:29:37 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
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How is the hyrdrogen generated? An electric powerplant that uses more energy to crate the hydrogen?

Still the Porsche?piech clan are pretty smart though the Porsche board screwed up on the VW takeover attempt.. They went deep into debt even after kicking the hedge fund shorts arses.


2 posted on 06/16/2009 8:32:46 PM PDT by Frantzie (Boycott ABC News and their parent company The Walt Disney Company)
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Hydrogen highway? Whats the big deal about that? Any US highway with fast food restaurants alongside them are already Methane highways.


3 posted on 06/16/2009 8:33:40 PM PDT by beagleone
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Big question: Where is the hydrogen going to come from? Where is the energy source to free the hydrogen from all those molecules it’s now bound up in so that it’s available to put in cars?


4 posted on 06/16/2009 8:34:31 PM PDT by exDemMom (Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
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Why is it illegal for an airship to use hydrogen, but its ok for a car speeding down a highway to use it?


5 posted on 06/16/2009 8:39:45 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: bruinbirdman
Hindenburg Highway.


6 posted on 06/16/2009 8:40:49 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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The explosive collisions should be spectacular...!


7 posted on 06/16/2009 8:40:59 PM PDT by freebilly
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Interesting theft deterrence idea they have. Just make a really ugly car.


9 posted on 06/16/2009 8:43:12 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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I would feel much safer in a Helium-powered car. Didn’t the Hindenburg teach these people ANYTHING???


15 posted on 06/16/2009 8:50:26 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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I bet even crash test dummies refused to test the car ...


16 posted on 06/16/2009 8:52:18 PM PDT by Lmo56
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With Dhimmicrats like Arnie, you'll have TWO highways to choose from:

The Magic Unicorn / Fairy Dust / Obama Glitter Hydrogen Highway

or

The Bend-Over-And-Get-Ready-To-Ride-The-Hershey Highway

17 posted on 06/16/2009 8:53:55 PM PDT by kromike
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To: bruinbirdman

They need to contract body styling to the Italians, stat!


18 posted on 06/16/2009 8:55:25 PM PDT by budwiesest (Sarah lives by the Grizzly Code: mess with my cubs, you feeling lucky today?)
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Too late! Japan already beat 'em to the punch...


22 posted on 06/16/2009 9:11:50 PM PDT by RasterMaster (DUmocrats - the party of slavery, sedition, subversion, socialism & surrender)
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it would cost £200 a month to lease

Ever wonder why you can't purchase these wonder cars? The last electric car I read about, the lithium ion batteries cost $30,000. Twice the price of the car in which they were installed. You could only lease the car.

This Brit 'hydrogen car' is powered with a fuel cell. Currently, hydrogen fuel cells are costly to produce and are fragile.

Engineers are studying how to produce inexpensive fuel cells that are robust enough to survive the bumps and vibrations that all automobiles experience. Also, many designs require rare substances such as platinum as a catalyst in order to work properly. Such a catalyst can also become contaminated by impurities in the hydrogen supply.

There is a reason why we don't all drive steam powered cars. Or electric cars. They were tried. They are not economical or practical in modern use.

23 posted on 06/16/2009 9:19:47 PM PDT by Daaave ("You Nexus, huh? I design your eyes.")
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