<VV> RE: Hydrogen system

[Steven R. Marti]

Actually it's a not quite as impractical as that.  I think it could give the
electric hybrids competition.  They have addressed the electrical and
environmental costs with a photo-voltaic option and the storage system is
not high pressure tanks.  It's metal hydride storage. If I recall the up
side of this method is safety and the down side is weight.   The claimed
range is better than battery power can even dream of and it would cost me
less to convert a gas powered car than buying a new hybrid.  For the sort of
driving I do currently, I'd almost never need to buy gasoline.  If I take a
trip beyond my normal range I can just buy gasoline.

I'm planning on keeping an eye on this one.

Steve  
Message: 1
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 23:37:18 -0400
From: Jim Burkhard <burkhard at rochester.rr.com>
Subject: Re: <VV> Hybrid gas/hydrogen fuel system (minimal corvair)
To: Derek Archer <eggman at owt.com>
Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Message-ID: <431BBD6E.10200 at rochester.rr.com>
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Oh come on...  Just how much does it cost to electrolylze water into H2 
and then pump it to 3000-4000+ psig to fill those tanks?  Unless you get 
  free electricity, this is a fool's errand.  Hydrogen shouldn't be 
thought of as a fuel per se, but rather an ebnergy storage system.  The 
method they are proposing is technically feasible, but economically very 
foolish. Do the energy balance.  It doesn't take a PhD, only some high 
school algebra.

Jim Burkhard


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