They have done it,the basterds have done it.

Hmm, interesting article. However, the part that is overlooked here is that the entire hypothesis is based on existing ways to produce hydrogen. If (and this is a big IF) the cost of production is reduced to an almost negligable point, then most of this goes out the window. To go a bit further on it, if the cost of production is lowered to the point of a household being able to produce it with solar cells, and the refueling stations are just for when that isn't available, then the primary arguments of transportation become invalid. One of the big issues of course, is the range of such a vehicle, for a cross country commute, if the effective range of the hydrogen powered car is reduced by half compared to an existing auto, then the number and frequency of the stations must be increased by a large number. However if the cost is low enough, there would definitely be a large enough market to support it regardless.... My $.02
 
Oh, and one more thing- using methanol as an energy solution, unfortunately would require almost 60% of our current farming production in the states- the cost of food would skyrocket, be it vegetables or meat (since the grains/corn used to feed the animales would be more profitable as an energy source)
 
shaneMazda2000P said:
Mazda Has already made a Hydro rx8 ... the rotarty needs very little modification to run on hydrogen..
http://www.mazda.co.jp/motorshow/english/concept/hydorogen/index.html
Yeah, there was a good write up in car&driver on several alternative fuel cars, the rx-8 is the closest to reality, and it's dual fuel- makes me wonder how difficult it would be to adapt an old rotary engine, since the C&D article made it sound about as simple as drilling a new port for the rx-8
 
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