[ausev] Austin EV startup

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From: ausev-bounces at austinev.org [mailto:ausev-bounces at austinev.org] On
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Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 9:26 AM
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Subject: Re: [ausev] Austin EV startup


Efficiency???? How much energy do you think it takes, Ian, to produce
gasoline??? And how much pollution does this process create???
As far as hydrogen is concerned, I have built a hydrogen generator and I
cannot understand why
anyone would NOT consider this a feasible source of energy to power an
automobile.
Hydrogen burns clean, really clean, producing only water. And if you
integrate this concept into the efficiency quotient in the reduction of
pollution, I think the efficiency concept is not even an argument.

marv


Ian Ward wrote: 

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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