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Old 10-21-2015, 07:19 PM   #142 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
cRiPpLe_rOoStEr -- Agreed there is diesel and then there is bio-diesel. I would rank them this way:
  • Magnetic drive (it's the future)
  • Bio fuels, Vodka and hemp oil
  • Petroleum based liquids—gas and diesel
  • Compressed gases—propane,LNG, and especially hydrogen.
There's a problem of classification here--"magnetic drive" is not an energy storage medium, but the others are. And our current storage media associated with magnetic drive, including one that ranks last on your list, have their own set of problems.
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