Alternative Fuel
Whoa!! I just went to the gas station. Arggg…. $2.27 per gallon. I think I’ll start walking. The meter hit $35 and that was enough. I didn’t even fill up the tank on my little S-10. Nuts, I tell you. I immediately thought of an alternate fuel solution that I have been keeping my eye on…http://www.unitednuclear.com/h2.htm
This is a cool setup. They have figured out how to safely store and use hydrogen as an alternate fuel by utilizing a chemical called hydride. There are many cool aspects of this system and I encourage you to check out the details at the link above. They currently have a completed system for the Chevy Corvette and are working on a system for the Mitsubishi Endeavor. The part about this that I like the most is that it is a dual fuel system, meaning it can run on gasoline or hydrogen. The second best part about this is that there is a rig in development that will allow the owner of the vehicle to produce his own hydrogen fuel at his own home, greatly reducing the dependency of a third party fuel supplier. I can hardly wait. One estimate on a site that reviewed this was that a vehicle could get 1500 miles to the fill up on this system. I don’t know about you folks but that is akin to filling up once every 6-8 weeks for me. That, I can deal with.
If these guys have any enemies, it will probably be one of the following three: Big Oil, Big Auto, Big Brother (government). Big oil is obvious; they stand to lose billions if people stopped buying gas. Big Auto may also have issues with this as the cars burn cleaner and will last years longer, also costing them millions. Finally, there is Big Brother, you know, those suits in Washington who claim to be looking out for the little guy while at the same time are picking their pockets. With two giant lobbyists coming at them, they may well be bought off “for our own good” – not to mention the loss of tax revenue they currently collect from us at the pump. We’ll see how this plays out but I can tell you that I am more than ready for this type of fuel system and will be first in line when it hits the market for general use.
Estimates of $5 per gallon for gasoline? Enough! Bring on the H2 !!!
posted by Bonzai @ 4:00 PM
2 Comments:
$5 a gallon?? That's crazy! And I only paid $2.18/gallon when I filled up yesterday, you must be buying in Cary!
I don't work in Hicktown, USA anymore where the gas is cheap! Either way, it's too much. They just released a survey that reveals something the oil barrens over there didn't want anyone to know: There may be more than double the originally estimated amount of oil under the sand over there. So much for the "peak oil" theory. I think the only thing that we do know for certain is that we don't have a clue what is really under the sand & soil.
Regardless, gas prices are too high and they are creating an artificial market. People will develop alternative sources of fuel that are cheaper and then what do you think will happen to gas? Supply and demand, baby! The demand goes down, supply goes up, and prices bottom out. Watch the pollution meters when that happens.
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