OT: Real Cost of Alternative Fuels...

[Thomas Rogers]

If you are wondering, well, Popular Mechanics has a nice chart that shows you (requires Adobe Acrobat)...

 

[Thomas Rogers]

Oh, and the chart came from this article:

 

[T Adams]

Or try:

 

[Bill V]

Very interesting--and very important to read the fine print. Such as the fact that the hydrogen vehicle, while prohibitively expensive now, would become quite practical as the supply chain gets set up, allowing prices to drop.



Another point I found of interest--the hydrogen vehicle will have a tank pressure of 10,000 psi. Anyone else curious about what happens when you get in a car accident with one of those and you impact the fuel tank???

 

[C W]

BOOM!









-actually have no idea, but that was the first thing that came to mind.

;-)

 

[Thomas Rogers]

That is one of the engineering challenges for hydrogen, BillV. The need for a very safe tank that can't get punctured during an accident.

 

[TomT]

I'm holding out for a nuclear powered vehicle.

 

[Bill V]

TomT--Powered by a "Mr. Fusion"?

 

[Deleted deleted]

Hydrogen makes me think of the Hindenberg disaster.

 

[Thomas Rogers]

I have heard that the Hindenberg disaster was worse than it might have been not because of the use of hydrogen (which is bad), but moreso because of the highly flameable mettalic paint covering derrigible. If you watch the footage, that covering goes up like tissue paper.