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Green Cars Part 3- Hydrogen

DIY Electric Car

The more I delve into this topic the more detail I want to address, so rather than cover all three energy storage options in this post I’ve decided to give a more detailed look at hydrogen. Hydrogen is the darling of the media, car manufacturers and oil companies. Tags: Editorials Green Cars Alternative Fuels Hydrogen.

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Green Cars Part 4- Compressed Air

DIY Electric Car

Like hydrogen the air is not actually the source of energy, it is the storage medium, but unlike hydrogen the production of an air powered car is surprisingly cheap. This technology is honestly quite promising, but like the other ‘green’ options will this fail to stack up when it is looked at more closely?

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

Much earlier in the chapter’s history, member Otmar Ebenhoech, who would go on to create the Villa DC Motor Controller, made a strong impression on the DIY community using DC motors. Creating the hydrogen fuel at the airport eliminates the need for trucking expensive hydrogen from distant suppliers. It’s very cool."

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

Plugs and Cars

Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. Third-party and DIY converters can't muck with every system on a car. Large problems regarding hydrogen and fuel cell technology, get diminished.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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