switch2hydrogen.com — I've been watching this develop for about a year and it seems to be nearing production. This converts your EXISTING car to run on hydrogen, and best of all, they give you a hydrogen generator that you can run at your own home for little to no cost. Even if you aren't interested in this kind of thing, it's still a good read, plenty of pictures ;).
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tobeySep 4, 2005
Yeah, this is the way to go.
ernesthoffmannSep 4, 2005
38 diggs and not on front page?
daakSep 5, 2005
"And what about the water going into the atmosphere? Well one of the byproducts of an internal combustion engine IS water"I think the point is that there will be more water vapor produced if we turn to hydrogen power. Will releasing more steam into the air, for example, produce more clouds, thus limiting the future of solar power on earth? This is something we must consider.
daakSep 5, 2005
"Doesn't Hydrogen cost a lot per gallon? I mean 1 gallon of GAS is a lot, Hydro cars will never be big enough for everyone to use them."A gallon is a measure of volume. Hydrogen in the gas phase doesn't like to compress, and so actually a gallon of gas contains less hydrogen than what you're probably thinking. The article talks about alternate methods of storing hydrogen where the density of the hydrogen-containing material is much much less (either as liquid hydrogen or, a better alternative, hydrides that exist in a liquid phase at normal temperatures), thus allowing storage of hydrogen in normal sized cars.
kaztechSep 5, 2005
Hydrogen is the smallest and least stable of molecules, even H2 in liquid form. It will pass through anything, there is no way to contain it efficiently, its hard to transport, and it will always find a way to leek. In the reaction when the H2 becomes water, i.e. how the car makes power, the reaction removes more Oxygen from the air than Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses. The only difference is you dont get a thinning ozone, but i doubt anyone here realizes that pure H2O is a poison and will kill you if you consume it. Don't believe me? Just ask some one who works in a lab. So what is the real benefit here? there isn't one. Just a bunch of people trying to sound smart, selling you something you dont need and that they dont understand.
joekickassSep 5, 2005Submitter
"I thought this process sounded familiar, it's BOB LAZAR of Area51 fame!!I heard him talking about his test Corvette and using solar for the conversion (who cares if it isn't exactly efficient)<a class="user" href="http://www.coasttocoastam.com/guests/268.html">http://www.coasttocoastam.com/guests/268.html</a>I'm amazed that no one caught the coincidence."Ok than I'm equally surprised you didnt catch this:"Bob Lazar is the President of United Nuclear."Now take a look at the email address at the bottom of the article, thats right, the car your talking about and the artcle I posted are one in the same. lol
daakSep 7, 2005
eigh, the max efficiency of an Carnot engine depends on the difference between the max and min temperatures that the engine operates at. However, the Carnot cycle is very idealized and nothing will run at the carnot efficiency. Cars engines go through either the Otto (gas) or the Diesel cycles, depending on the engine. Real Otto cycles get about 20-25% efficiency, and Diesel cycles can get about 20-30% efficiency. But then you have to factor in mechanical inefficiencies, which can drop it to probably close to 10% or so, like ananymoustroll said.
leviathanSep 8, 2005
I want to know how they control the ignition temperature of the hydrogen in the engine. It seems to me this is the probably the hardest part of the equation. If the Hydrogen is allowed to combust at high temperatures we will still run into emission problems in the way of NOx
carmaster787Feb 18, 2008
This is a very hot topic about hydrogen car. Another possible source of energy for cars -- one that gives off non-toxic by-products -- is hydrogen. Because its by-products don't harm the environment, the hydrogen fuel cell, which produces electricity capable of powering cars and other vehicles, has been touted by many as a promising replacement for the internal combustion engine. Fuel cell technology is proven but nevertheless problematic. Like batteries, fuel cells turn chemical energy into electricity. A fuel cell, using a platinum catalyst, combines hydrogen and oxygen into water in a way that produces an electric potential, like that of a battery. In vehicles, the electric current is routed to small motors in the wheels, and the by-products -- heat and water -- are released into the air through a tailpipe. Some interesting website here:<a class="user" href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/03/030311074526.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/03/03031 ...</a><a class="user" href="http://freestocksearch.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-car-kit/">http://freestocksearch.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-car- ...</a><a class="user" href="http://www.gm.com/explore/technology/fuel_cells/">http://www.gm.com/explore/technology/fuel_cells/</a>
plixtonMar 22, 2010
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