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Old 08-28-2005, 04:58 PM
Jim H Jim H is offline
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It's not all political bs, but it will be difficult engineering.

Splitting H2 from H2O is only one source of hydrogen...
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...the Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell, which can use ethanol or methanol directly as a fuel source.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct-methanol_fuel_cell
This is a good website

Also...
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With overall efficiency of 24%-32% using liquid fuels as a hydrogen source, fuel cells are in the same ballpark as the IC engine.
Fuel cells are not the only solution, but they look more promising than, say, wind or solar power.

Best Regards,
Jim
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