On Jan 11, 2008 11:32 AM, Shane Mage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > A hydrogen-powered vehicle (car, bus, truck, dirigible, bike, ship or > boat) is totally infrared-blocking-emission free when the hydrogen is > produced > by electrolysis driven by electricity from a wind farm. Both fuel > cells and batteries are dynamic technologies and both will be much more > economical > than now as soon as the economies of mass production are combined with > the improved technology. But the starting point has to be the > investment > in wind farms, solar farms, pipelines and DC transmission lines.
Yeah but the transition is important. An electric vehicle running on electricity from our current grid will produce fewer emissions than a hydrogen vehicle running on hydrogen from natural gas. And an electric vehicle running on electricity from a wind farm or solar farm will go further on a kWh than a hydrogen car running on hydrogen from that same kWh. That last point is important, because kWhs from wind or solar are not free. In terms of Doyle on Nanowires: That is a laboratory phenomenon. They have some fundamental problems with capacitors and conversions to solve before they can begin to look at commercial possibilities. It is a very hopeful thing, but not something you can put an ETA on.
