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willottica-246 months, 1 week ago

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2,500 pounds per year??

My 1990 Honda Accord costs less than that (fuel and maintenance included). This doesn't sound like a promising technology. Why would anyone give up the convenience of longer range, more filling stations, higher top speed (yes, my daily commute is on a road with a 60mph limit), for a car that costs MORE?

I'm still looking at electric cars as being the most viable alternative. Once they hit market, competition should bring battery technology up in a big way, and drive down its costs. Current hydrogen technology involves burning something to generate electricity, using the electricity to separate the hydrogen, burning the hydrogen to re-generate electricity to power the car. It adds the benefit of quicker fill-ups, but energy is lost with each conversion.

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  You have it backwards. The battery is what hold back the sales. Better batteries are needed first. They have been working on that for many years and keep making small but consistent progress every year or two..
  
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