Why not just run the motor home off of methane? There are lots of old darts driving them right?
On Sun, Dec 4, 2016, 2:09 PM Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > But they use the roads so gently... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Prince > Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2016 12:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 1000hp, 1,200mile range truck - hydrogen > > That is already a big issue in CA. There are no simple solutions to this > dilemma. There is no question that electric cars use the roads. The fact > that they escape paying for the roads is problem we're going to have to > solve some way. > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 12/4/2016 11:05 AM, Brian Webster wrote: > > Imagine the motorhome also having a solar powered hydrogen fuel cell to > > either make the hydrogen or have enough power to recharge the batteries. > > Depending on how far you can go just on batteries and how long it takes > to > > recharge on solar, you could pace your travels to be darn near free > > driving. > > > > The one thing that governments are starting to struggle with now is the > > road taxes that are technically owed. Right now they collect it as the > > gas/fuel pump for every gallon of fuel you purchase. I know in NY state > > technically if you own an electric car you are supposed to calculate your > > mileage driven on electric and then enter that on your tax return to > > calculate how much you owe in road taxes that you did not pay at a gas > > pump. I am sure that is honestly reported by citizens just like they are > > supposed to report all of their on line purchases that did not have NY > > state sales taxes collected....... > > > > Thank You, > > Brian Webster > > www.wirelessmapping.com > > www.Broadband-Mapping.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Andrews > > Sent: Friday, December 02, 2016 6:39 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 1000hp, 1,200mile range truck - hydrogen > > > > This is what I want for a motor home, along with autopilot a la tesla... > > The easiest way to see north america as possible... > > > > On 12/02/2016 03:35 PM, George Skorup wrote: > >> I would really like to see passenger vehicles and small trucks go > >> hybrid hydrogen/electric. Even better would be an any-fuel hybrid > >> electric. > >> Hydrogen, propane or NG and a regular gas tank for reserve. Either > >> that, or a gas turbine like an M1 Abrams that can burn anything, but > >> it would obviously need to get better fuel economy than 5 gallons per > >> mile. > >> > >> On 12/2/2016 4:49 PM, Josh Reynolds wrote: > >>> Nikola Motor Company reveals hydrogen fuel cell truck with range of > >>> 1,200 miles - > >>> http://arstechnica.co.uk/cars/2016/12/nikola-hydrogen-fuel-cell-truck > >>> / > >>> > >
