Gas price control

[Greg Hermann]

At 8:30 PM 4/30/01, Shannen Durphey wrote:
>Hydrogen fuel cells are being used in electric cars right now.  Ford had a
>couple
>on display in Boston recently.  The other way that hydrogen's being made
>is from
>fuel reformers.

And burned in a fuel cell to make electricity to re-charge the battery.
Only reason they are doing it this way is because they are still puzzling
over ways to keep the catalysts in the fuel cells from coking up when they
put hydrocarbon fuels through them!

BUT--progress is being made, and then, as per usual, liquid hydrocarbon
fuels will STILL offer the best overall energy density and efficiency!

Those fuel reformers are _FAR_ from 100% efficient!

Greg

 Pour in a tankfull of gas, out comes hydrogen to burn and liquid
>waste to dispose of.  That's one approach that Honda's using.  Basically they
>extend the life of a battery electric vehicle with a hydrogen powered
>generator.
>
>Hydrogen engines are low compression engines AFAIK.  It's alky and propane
>that do
>well with more compression.  Too much squeeze in a hydrogen engine and
>you've got
>autoignition.
>
>Shannen


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