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Originally posted by ladyinwaiting
Would you be willing to answer some questions for us about your father, and his work?
So what are they doing different in the U.K. than the U.S.? What is the difference in the engines? Surely the significant mpg difference can't all be blamed on the catalytic converter?
Originally posted by LightFantastic
As I posted earlier I can go out and buy a BMW mid side car BMW 320ED that will achieve nearly 70MPG whilst retaining acceptable performance. If I were willing to accept slightly less performance I can get a more efficient car. And all without Hybrid badge or huge battery packs.
You have been an ATS member long enough to know better and not troll so I am going to accept your claim as truth. Can you tell us more about your father's work?
Originally posted by TheChemist187
Bob Lazar is my father.
Originally posted by Just Wondering
So what are they doing different in the U.K. than the U.S.? What is the difference in the engines? Surely the significant mpg difference can't all be blamed on the catalytic converter?
Originally posted by LightFantastic
As I posted earlier I can go out and buy a BMW mid side car BMW 320ED that will achieve nearly 70MPG whilst retaining acceptable performance. If I were willing to accept slightly less performance I can get a more efficient car. And all without Hybrid badge or huge battery packs.
Originally posted by LightFantastic
Can't you buy similar cars in the US?
Originally posted by Just Wondering
If ANY car dealer in the U.S. could say they achieved 75mpg it would be touted as the greatest discovery since sliced pizza.
You saw how excited I was talking about my 42mpg Honda civic hybrid right?
Originally posted by PPGrocks
why can't we have hydrogen refill stations...it seems like a no-brainer...and even burn hydrogen in a furnace to heat the house...what a shame...
Originally posted by Freezer
Originally posted by PPGrocks
why can't we have hydrogen refill stations...it seems like a no-brainer...and even burn hydrogen in a furnace to heat the house...what a shame...
Because a person can produce their own hydrogen using solar or wind energy. If they can't sell you the fuel, it's not gonna happen.
Originally posted by Freezer
Originally posted by PPGrocks
why can't we have hydrogen refill stations...it seems like a no-brainer...and even burn hydrogen in a furnace to heat the house...what a shame...
Because a person can produce their own hydrogen using solar or wind energy.
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Interesting. Do you think it's THAT easy? And THAT economical? Please do some homework.
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Transporting hydrogen is a lot more difficult than moving same amount of energy contained in oil-based products. Liquid H2 is just too high tech and dangerous like any extreme cryo technology. In gaseous form, it takes way too much space, and keeping it in steel bottles isn't even trivial since it tends to leak through the metal if it's sufficiently thin.
Originally posted by Freezer
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Interesting. Do you think it's THAT easy? And THAT economical? Please do some homework.
So I guess making my own electrolyzer and hydrogen at home doesn't constitute as homework? Have you ever built an electrolyzer and produced hydrogen?
You talk like you are an expert, so surely you can enlighten us on your system and your results, and how you concluded it isn't practical.
The drawbacks of hydrogen use are low energy content per unit volume, high tankage weights, very high storage vessel pressures, the storage, transportation and filling of gaseous or liquid hydrogen in vehicles, the large investment in infrastructure that would be required to fuel vehicles, and the inefficiency of production processes.
Just as you say it isn't economical, how much does Lazar pay for his fuel?
Originally posted by buddhasystem
en.wikipedia.org...
Originally posted by Freezer
Originally posted by buddhasystem
en.wikipedia.org...
Wikipedia.. lol, who needs hands on knowledge when we have wikipedia to tell us how it is.
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Originally posted by Freezer
Originally posted by buddhasystem
en.wikipedia.org...
Wikipedia.. lol, who needs hands on knowledge when we have wikipedia to tell us how it is.
In some cases, Wikipedia will do. By the way, feel free to join Wiki and correct the info if you think it's lacking, document your own experiences, total mileage on tank, actual costs of the system etc.
Originally posted by Freezer
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Originally posted by Freezer
Originally posted by buddhasystem
en.wikipedia.org...
Wikipedia.. lol, who needs hands on knowledge when we have wikipedia to tell us how it is.
In some cases, Wikipedia will do. By the way, feel free to join Wiki and correct the info if you think it's lacking, document your own experiences, total mileage on tank, actual costs of the system etc.
You can sit there and try to get people to type in circles, but I have better things to do. If you don't think hydrogen is a viable source of power, then just argue that with the people who build the shuttle system for NASA.
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Saying that you "have better things to do" is a pathetic cop-out, as you showed no info and a lot of puff and huff.
Again, if you object to Wikipedia, go ahead and correct it. Otherwise your posts are completely worthless.
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