Perhaps yes- but if we invested in the technology, and besides you don't need to make hydrogen it occurs naturally. Never-the-less my argument is that surely with the level of technology nowadays we could manufacture a substitute.
monaro17,
Jul 22, 10:41pm
I certainly hope not- these have not got the grunt to be able to tow my caravan ;)
bellky,
Jul 22, 10:42pm
I was under the impression that they can be very grunty - like 1000hp grunt.
monaro17,
Jul 22, 10:43pm
key phrase "can be". Not in a small enough form to fit into a car
bellky,
Jul 22, 10:45pm
We don't have to manufacture it, only refine. The problem is the infrastructure required (think gas stations) for hydrogen powered combustion engines.
Hydrogen fuel celled cars are a different story but equally if not more expensive per car.
friendly_prawn,
Jul 22, 10:46pm
I reckon. Im getting my moneys worth too before it runs out.
monaro17,
Jul 22, 10:48pm
I seem to recall seeing something on TV a couple of years ago now about a NZ man coming up with a perfectly working example of a normal car engine with a couple of mods that could run on tap water! I later heard that an a large conglomerate bought the patent off him for a decent whack of money- heard nothing more so I can only guess that 'they' have moth balled it for when oil does run out :)
HAHAHA- no no I don't need 1000hp for the caravan (although it would come in handy)It weighs about 1.8T btw
bellky,
Jul 22, 10:56pm
Oh yep, the Fisker Karma ??
monaro17,
Jul 22, 10:58pm
point taken. Now put that engine in a Yaris!
hopie,
Jul 22, 10:59pm
when oil runs out im going to run ion propulsion, powered by a 1.5-GW nuclear reactor in my commy, should get from Auckland to Wellington in about 2.42 seconds
monaro17,
Jul 22, 11:00pm
That will beat those pussy Falcons.yes I went there
hopie,
Jul 22, 11:03pm
lol, magnetically suspended gravity wheels spinning at 2 RPM would provide 1G of gravity, harness that sucker and your away.
bellky,
Jul 22, 11:04pm
I thought of that 20 years ago. Electromagnetically that is.
Oh god somebody posted a link to Ken Ring.new lows have been hit.
monaro17,
Jul 22, 11:18pm
Oh geez. I didn't read that bit
friendly_prawn,
Jul 22, 11:24pm
Google Ken Ring, he's a fruit loop. After the Christchurch earthquakes, Ken Ring predicted another bad Christchurch earthquake that had locals running scared. Of course it never eventuated.
".Russian scientists believe that oil is "a-biotic", continuing to be replaced by chemical processes in the crust of the earth."
Wow, imagine that.
monaro17,
Jul 22, 11:29pm
So does that mean that effectively we have the same amount of oil as we did 100 years ago!
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