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View Poll Results: Which do you Fuel Alternative is Best for the Future ?
Hydrogen 14 56.00%
Ethanol/Methanol 1 4.00%
BioDiesel 5 20.00%
Hybrid Petrol-Electric / Diesel-Electric 4 16.00%
Electric 3 12.00%
LPG 1 4.00%
Synthetic Fuels 2 8.00%
Compressed Air 4 16.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 25. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 11-19-2006, 05:41 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Which Fuel Alternative is Best for the Future ?

Which Fuel Alternative is Best for the Future ?

After watching "Who Killed the Electric Car ?" I've come to the conclusion Hydrogen is not the answer.

I now strongly believe that Electric is the answer or Compressed Air.

What is everyones thoughts on these Alternatives ?

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Old 11-19-2006, 08:19 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Which Fuel Alternative is Best for the Future ?

1 vote for compressed air
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Old 11-20-2006, 01:06 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Which Fuel Alternative is Best for the Future ?

Tough question.
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Old 11-20-2006, 07:47 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Which Fuel Alternative is Best for the Future ?

Hydrogen
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Re: Which Fuel Alternative is Best for the Future ?

If Hydrogen can be mass-produced efficienctly through green or nuclear power, it's the way to go.
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Re: Which Fuel Alternative is Best for the Future ?

For all Hydrogen voters go have a watch of "Who Killed the Electric Car ?" I'm sure you'll change your minds
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Re: Which Fuel Alternative is Best for the Future ?

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For all Hydrogen voters go have a watch of "Who Killed the Electric Car ?" I'm sure you'll change your minds
Why? Electric car has been developed for decades now and there is no indication that it would be a better solution than hydrogen. Using electric cars doesn't automatically reduce emissions either. It just transfers them. The use of energy would increase massively as would the emissions of producing it. Nuclear power would be the only way to decrease emissions since alternative enegy sources could not meet the increase on demand of energy. The problem is that many countries are reducing their dependency on nuclear power.
That's why hydrogen is seen as the most promising solution and gets my vote too.
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Re: Which Fuel Alternative is Best for the Future ?

Electric energy and BioDiesel. Here in Germany, we produce BioDiesel out of the "Rap" plant. The environmental advantages of BioDiesel are thus many and it is essentially a renewable resource.
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Re: Which Fuel Alternative is Best for the Future ?

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Why? Electric car has been developed for decades now and there is no indication that it would be a better solution than hydrogen. Using electric cars doesn't automatically reduce emissions either. It just transfers them. The use of energy would increase massively as would the emissions of producing it. Nuclear power would be the only way to decrease emissions since alternative enegy sources could not meet the increase on demand of energy. The problem is that many countries are reducing their dependency on nuclear power.
That's why hydrogen is seen as the most promising solution and gets my vote too.
Now I use to be a Hydrogen believer but after seeing that most of Hydrogen advocaters are petroleum companies I disagree with it.

1) it'll take at least 20 yrs before they can fully have a full infrastucture for storage, transportation and a market & still petrol companies will control costs etc

2) another reason why Petrol & Automakers don't market Electricity is because there is no engine parts which use oil, Hydrogen does.

3) Electricity is readily available with batteries etc & if batteries can be solar charged how presto it renewable - Toyotas hybrid batteries haven't died yet & the advancements on batteries far out way Hydrogen.

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