Re: Viable hydrogen vehicle by 2010

From: John Larkin (jjlarkin_at_highlandSNIPtechTHISnologyPLEASE.com)
Date: 09/18/04 

Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 11:42:24 -0700

On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 13:02:31 -0500, "charliew2" <charliew2@ev1.net>
wrote:

>
>I see that you largely missed the point. If you have the electricity to
>generate hydrogen, wouldn't it make sense to develop a good battery powered
>car and use that electricity to charge car batteries?
>

So far, there aren't any good batteries. A ton of the best batteries
will run a car for 80 miles, require hours to recharge, and have to be
replaced every couple of years for more than the price of a new gas
powered car. That doesn't appeal to many people.

John

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