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Old 03-26-2014, 12:05 PM   #50 (permalink)
RustyLugNut
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You make a good point.

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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic View Post

I don't think the technology is a dead end. I do think that if it offered a realistic, cost effective alternative, there would have been more work done. It wasn't worth it in the immediate post war oil boom when a gallon of refined gasoline sold for 13 cents at the pump.

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Mech
When oil was plentiful and cheap, it made no sense to pursue such technology other than for interest. At this point in the Hubert Curve, it makes sense to look into it at the very least to bridge what fuel sources we do have until another solution presents itself.

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