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11-20-2009, 01:56 PM | #91 |
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All that I've seen since 2006 is 10% ethanol. That's the norm across the U.S.
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11-20-2009, 03:16 PM | #92 |
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there are a few stations around me that advertise no ethanol, I try to fill up at those places.
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11-20-2009, 04:20 PM | #93 |
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Figure out a slick way to do that for electric cars and you can buy yourself a nice little island to live on.
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11-20-2009, 04:52 PM | #94 |
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I know a way you could do that wirelessly, but you'd probably have to have a nuclear reactor on the truck to make it work.
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11-20-2009, 05:07 PM | #95 | |
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Electric cars with infinite range though - that would be cool.
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11-20-2009, 10:57 PM | #96 | |
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11-20-2009, 11:21 PM | #97 |
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11-20-2009, 11:27 PM | #98 |
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Yeah, I think ethanol does more harm than good. I believe a basic principle should be "don't put your food in your tank"???!!!
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11-20-2009, 11:45 PM | #99 | |
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11-21-2009, 12:55 AM | #100 |
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You mean a hydrogen fuel cell? I wish hydrogen was the answer, but there are so many issues with hydrogen (low energy/volume ratio, nearly impossible to keep contained without it seeping out, etc) Ultimately the real answer is efficiency. Super efficient solar cells, motors, and energy storage are the key. Most solar cells are only 5% efficient. Get cheap and efficient solar cells and energy storage and watch how quickly fossil fuels disappear...
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11-21-2009, 01:13 AM | #101 |
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Nah, not necessarily hydrogen, there are other technologies that are more efficient: direct carbon, alkaline, etc. Imagine a battery (fuel cell) so good you could power your house too. You drive back hom from work, park in the garage and plug the house into the car Now, wouldn't that be cool?
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11-21-2009, 01:24 AM | #102 |
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What is it about keeping rolling that has you guys so inspired?? I stop, deal with my requirements, the car's requirements, walk around a bit, and start out again refreshed. Amazingly, I get to my destination just as quickly as anyone else, and more alert to boot.
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11-21-2009, 01:41 AM | #103 | |
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11-21-2009, 08:57 AM | #104 |
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Yep. No astronaut diapers for me.
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