Alternative Fuels, DIY and Hydrogen

DEED advertising pays off

Electric Auto Association

JUNE 5, 2022

I thought it would be internal combustion running on hydrogen, but then we found out it was electric vehicles.” They had hired a research firm to go talk to people who were active in alternative fuel vehicles. Dave Atherton answering questions from Toyota representatives about his DIY modified 2008 Prius.

Prius

Prius Personal DIY 2008

Green Cars Part 3- Hydrogen

DIY Electric Car

MARCH 17, 2008

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. Photo from GreenCarSite.

Green Cars

Green Cars Hydrogen Green Parts

Green Cars Part 4- Compressed Air

DIY Electric Car

MARCH 27, 2008

Conventional cars work by exploding fuel and air in a chamber to exert force on the pistons, but what if rather than using an explosion to provide that pressure on the piston, you just stored your ‘fuel’ at a constant high pressure. That’s the concept behind the air car , and it looks like a pretty promising technology.

Green Cars

Green Cars Green Parts Cars

Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2007

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.

Plug-in

Plug-in Plug Prius Highlander