Soon,
hippies people looking to reduce pollution will have an option other than a hybrid or an electric car (which really doesn't reduce pollution, it just moves the source from the car to a power plant). BMW officially announced their hydrogen powered 7 series today and the numbers on it are pretty impressive. It's got a hybrid gas/hydrogen V12 that get 260 horses that can get the ride up to 143 miles an hour. Bimmer says it's the "first hydrogen-drive luxury performance automobile for everyday use." Do any of you readers out there know of another luxury hydrogen car period? Feel free to comment.
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9-13-2006 @ 6:49PM
joe nobody said...
Just like an electric car moves pollution fromt he car to the powerplant so doen hydrogen. A reliable source of hydrogen that doesnt require a huge amount of electric power for electrolisys (to obtain hydrogen from water) is yet to be found.
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9-14-2006 @ 5:45PM
Zach said...
How do hybrids move pollution to the plant? Only plug-in electrics do that, no?
Furthermore, buying an alternate energy source car sends a strong message that consumers are willing to pay for green technology.
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9-14-2006 @ 5:46PM
Trey Evans said...
Zach, my comment was directed soley at electric cars. I'm all for hybrids, they don't have quite as much of a smug factor. Hope you got that South Park reference.
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9-15-2006 @ 5:26AM
Dave said...
Well my electric is charged by electricity provided by wind and solar power so there is no increased pollution anywhere.
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9-23-2006 @ 1:12AM
Going Bananas said...
"which really doesn't reduce pollution, it just moves the source from the car to a power plant"
Not true.
First like the previous commentor wrote, if the power comes from a solar array or wind turbines then it is pollution free.
In the case where the power is coming from a fossil fuel burning plant or nuclear (nuclear waste) the total amount of pollution being released would still be far less than internal combustion engines.
1.At powerplants the engines that turn the generators are run at their most efficient level. ICE (internal combustion engine) cars have to accelerate, idle, brake. This is highly inneficient.
Consider, just the gasoline burned idling at red lights. An electric car wouldn't require any electricity while it was standing still at a red light.
Also electric cars including fuel cells, are more efficient at using the power, so you could go farther.
2.Another issue is pollution control devices. A powerplant can have much more pollution controlling equipment.
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9-23-2006 @ 1:37AM
Going Bananas said...
another thing, electric cars would also have a system to capture the energy used in braking to charge the battery. I believe most hybrids have this system (don't remember what they call it). Regenerative Braking?...i think
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10-10-2006 @ 6:48AM
Toyota News caster said...
The much talked about hydrogen technology reduces emissions generated and minimizes emissions of carbon dioxide. When run in the hydrogen mode, the Hydrogen 7 essentially emits nothing but vapor. Well it is solely for this reason that I would commend BMW.
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