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The P-manator
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What will replace the gasoline ICE? Personally I go with Hydorgen Fuel Cells, but each his own opinion...
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Will Hydrogen Fuel Cells Replace Gasoline Engines?
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Discussion Overview
The discussion revolves around the potential replacement of gasoline internal combustion engines (ICE) with alternative technologies, particularly focusing on hydrogen fuel cells, electric vehicles, bicycles, and other modes of transportation. Participants explore various viewpoints on the feasibility and efficiency of these alternatives.
Discussion Character
- Debate/contested
- Exploratory
- Conceptual clarification
Main Points Raised
- Some participants advocate for hydrogen fuel cells as a viable replacement for gasoline engines, while others express skepticism about their practicality.
- Electric cars are presented by several participants as a superior alternative to hydrogen, with claims about their performance and efficiency.
- There are humorous suggestions of bicycles and rickshaws as alternatives, with some participants questioning their practicality for long-distance travel.
- A participant humorously proposes a water-powered electrolysis and cold fusion car, highlighting the imaginative nature of some contributions.
- Concerns are raised about the efficiency of hydrogen as a fuel source on Earth compared to its abundance in space.
- One participant questions how hydrogen combustion engines could outperform fuel cells, indicating a lack of clarity on the comparative advantages of these technologies.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants express a range of competing views on the future of transportation technologies. There is no consensus on whether hydrogen fuel cells, electric vehicles, or other alternatives will prevail, and the discussion remains unresolved.
Contextual Notes
Some statements reflect humor and speculative ideas, which may not be grounded in current technological realities. The discussion includes varying assumptions about the capabilities and efficiencies of different transportation methods.
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Chi Meson
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A low-energy molecule in it's lowest energy state? I doubt it.[That was a joke, if you notice the edit of your OP]The P-manator said:
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The P-manator
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What do you mean? I meant the Internal Combustion Engine.
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Bikes.
long enough. ]
long enough. ]
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Chi Meson
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ICE.The P-manator said:
As in ice. Frozen water? No energy there? Ha Ha, eh.
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cronxeh
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Electric cars, of course! Hydrogen? Are you freaking high 
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Mk
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Electric cars! Hydrogen will never work.
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Who voted for bicycles? I don't think so! In a car you can drive from Orlando to Tampa. With a bike... you can't, and even if you are chroot, than it will take you more than a few hours.
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Mk said:
With a car i can move cross country in a matter of days. Can't with a bike.
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Cyrus
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Rickshaws, millions of them.
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personally. electric sounds the best to me. The only thing people have against electric is that it doesn't have the same amount of power. Which is kinda odd. there is one guy who has a completely electric car and it accelerates faster then most stock porsche cars. and the batteries last very long apparently when using laptop battery technology.
Though a water powered electrolysis then cold fusion car would be definitely interesting.
You simply put the garden hose in the gas tank. and on one tank it lasts roughly 60 years. The stored electricity uses electroloysis to separate the hydrogen and oxygen. Then the cold fusion engine(that I am hiding in my basement ) will fused a little hydrogen and oxygen together. making helium and such. we then capture the bunch of energy and stuff and zoom zoom zoom. ZOOM ZOOM?
Though a water powered electrolysis then cold fusion car would be definitely interesting.
You simply put the garden hose in the gas tank. and on one tank it lasts roughly 60 years. The stored electricity uses electroloysis to separate the hydrogen and oxygen. Then the cold fusion engine(that I am hiding in my basement
) will fused a little hydrogen and oxygen together. making helium and such. we then capture the bunch of energy and stuff and zoom zoom zoom. ZOOM ZOOM?- #12
wolram
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You missed out Horses in your poll, that would be my choise.
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cyrusabdollahi said:Rickshaws, millions of them.
Oh I do hope so. I do hope so
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Mk
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Hey, rickshaws have only minimal greenhouse gas emissions.
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Mk said:
Oh so many things that shouldn't be funy are side splitting tonight. *heavy sigh*
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Do you think they realize that if they just got out and walked, (I mean hey, the guy pushing the rickshaw can't go any faster than they can walk right?) that there would be no traffic on that road, and that white van could get to wherever he needs to go to? Oh yeah, not to mention the confetti of power lines going over all those people, that can't be good. They should at least get a tuk tuk (Gokul knows what I am talking about)
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cyrusabdollahi said:
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cronxeh
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More efficient solar panels coupled with a bioreactor that generates electricity is one of the future possibilities, in my opinion. I laugh at the idea of anything-hydrogen for fuel or fuel-related anything on this planet. Perhaps out there in the vastness of space where its the most common gas laying around stars it is the fuel of choice, but not on Earth.
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Rach3
How the heck would hydrogen CE's outperform fuel cells? (why is that an option?)
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