Date: 16 Apr 2003 13:17:58 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: GM to increase SAAB lineup
Someone who looks an awful lot like Nutmegger <nutmegger_7717nopsamo.com> wrote: (Walt wrote) >>If they could extract the hydrogen from water, I would >> go for it right away. > Now that would be cool. Problem is, the energy required to get the hydrogen out of the water, is more than the energy you'll get when you burn that same hydrogen - there are efficiency losses in both processes. It's an inefficient battery at best - a storage device, not a fuel. Still need a fuel to make the hydrogen. > Maybe owners of large fleets should be required and/or offered incentives to > switch. Biofuels would be a logical next step - reduce petroleum consumption (which is problematic all around), renewable, cleaner, and the infrastructure for generation, transport, and sales of them is already in place. Not many CNG or hydrogen pumps around. > And that, exactly is where the problem lays, and it is time for our gov't to > take more of a stand on this. I'm sick of this "money talks" stance of our > nation. Well, gotta find a workable solution before they throw tons of money behind something silly. Flywheels are cool, for instance, but again they're just storage rather than fuel. Still gotta have a fuel source somewhere. Dave Hinz
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