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Old 01-28-2011, 02:07 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Gasoline has an energy density of about 45 megajoules per kilogram (MJ/kg)
Coal has energy content of 15 to 19 KJ/gram
lpg is 24.9mj per litre
diesel is a little higher than petrol in energy density

pure ethanol is about 26.8 mj/kg


heres some more
File:Energy density.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 'repackaged' hydrogen has specific energy density of 14MJ/Kg,

14mj/kg os pbviously very low, your better off running pure ethanol or anything but that.

p.s i quickly googled these numbers so correct me if i am wrong or not factoring in something.
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