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Efficiency???? How much energy do you think it takes, Ian, to produce
gasoline??? And how much pollution does this process create???<br>
As far as hydrogen is concerned, I have built a hydrogen generator and
I cannot understand why<br>
anyone would NOT consider this a feasible source of energy to power an
automobile.<br>
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.<br>
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marv<br>
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cite="mid:efb3a0050805301637n18a31f71ufe12e5f468891345@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">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.<br>
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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.<br>
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- ian<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 5:54 PM, Gil Dawson
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<div>At 4:30 P -0500 5/30/08, Ian Ward wrote:</div>
<div>Has anyone met/talked with these guys? This is out of the
blue to me...<br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2008/05/26/daily29.html"
target="_blank">http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2008/05/26/daily29.html</a></div>
<div><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.ronnmotors.com/"
target="_blank">http://www.ronnmotors.com/</a></div>
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<div>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. </div>
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<div>Would you call this a hybrid?</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>Ronn's taking a post-modernist approach to the transition.</div>
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<div>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?</div>
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