[Eug-lug] OT -- electric car

[Ben Barrett]

Clarification/correction: Jamie was quoted here, not me...

ben

On 2/24/07, dooger watts <mikemcoo at efn.org> wrote:
>
> Ben Barrett wrote:  (NOT ben but jamie!)
>
> >     hey? how about hydrogen powered generaters for our homes ?
> >     prolly too expensive right now, but if hydrogen cars were common...
> and
> >     the fuel was inexpensive enough...
>
> There does seem to be an abundance of hydrogen--at least in our end of
> the universe--but it's mostly locked up in the water molecule.  And
> there's a terrifically strong bond.
>
> (Takes an awful lot of energy to break it).  Just wondering if hydrogen
> won't end up being a dead end; it will cost so much to get to it, it
> won't just be robbing Peter to pay Paul; it will bankrupt the economy.
>
> And has there ever been a really dependable/affordable fuel cell?  All I
> can read about them, they're fraught with problems and in constant need
> of maintenance and repair.
>
> Does seem like solar/electric is going to be the only sensibly
> affordable energy to shoot for.
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