[ausev] Austin EV startup

[Ian Ward]

I am more interested in their plug-in electrics, which admittedly, don't
seem to be the focus of their business. I was just wondering if they've
attempted to work or consult with anyone in the vicinity.

I don't believe hydrogen is a viable energy storage medium because "it's the
efficiency, stupid."  Although, when you are talking about super-performance
cars, you get to hand-wave those kinds of rational arguments at will.

- ian

On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 5:54 PM, Gil Dawson <Gil at gil.dawson.name> wrote:

>  At 4:30 P -0500 5/30/08, Ian Ward wrote:
> Has anyone met/talked with these guys?  This is out of the blue to me...
>
> http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2008/05/26/daily29.html
> http://www.ronnmotors.com/
>
> I haven't, but it's an interesting idea.  Hydrogen is expensive, relative
> to gasoline (or, at least it was when they first suggested fuel cell
> cars.)   But you only consume it when you want to go fast.
>
> Would you call this a hybrid?
>
> If this idea sells then, if gas prices rise faster than hydrogen prices
> (quite likely, IMHO), I can imagine that eventually they could offer a
> series of aftermarket kits that would let the owner use more and more
> hydrogen and require less and less gas.
>
> Ronn's taking a post-modernist approach to the transition.
>
> --Gil
>
> P.S.  The article doesn't say, but these cars will burn hydrogen in an
> internal combustion engine, right?  They're not talking fuel cell here, are
> they?
>
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