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Originally Posted by Arctic Fox
Personally, I think Hydrogen would be considered my "perfect" future fuel, but until that technology catches up with the small space in my car, I need to make what adjustments I can to remove 'oil' out of my equations. I just was wondering if taking a step backwards (efficiency) for three steps forward for oil dependency / environmental awareness / renewable options, was accepted by those here who may think the same way as myself.  |
I think any reduction in petroleum use is good, IMHO, it's worse than ethanol from fermentation. I'd like to see ethanol production from cellulose, then I would be more supportive of it.
But hydrogen? That is the fuel of the present, contained in petroleum, vegetable oils and alcohols. That is ICE fuel, and is the root of all the current problems - renewable is good, but electrical or mechanical transportation energy gives us the reduced/zero emissions, control of pollution and greater efficiencies we need to move forward in a positive way.
What you may be referring to with "hydrogen" is gaseous, and it flat sucks as a medium for energy storage. It leaks, it explodes, it has horrible energy density and requires stout heavy hardware (high pressure and cryo) to use effectively. It's a costly boondoggle, supported only by petroleum interests because it's cheap to make hydrogen from coal and natural gas. The best way to use hydrogen is bound with carbon in renewable liquid fuels.