02-13-2008, 04:21 AM
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Perry,
I read about the home hydrogen system some time ago and the thing I see as a major drawback is the 100 mile limit. In places like here where people have to drive 200 miles and more to work or locations, that would just not work. Same problem with some of the electric hybrids they have tested in this area. The mountains are so steep that even the little gas engine can barely haul all that weight up to the top of the passes and it doesn't
charge the batteries as it is using everything it has to pull the car. Same for the electric motors that will go 50 miles on a charge. Here they are lucky to make it 10 miles. That could be a short term solution for the cities, but it won't work for outlying areas. Maybe the cities should have a fleet of them at the city limits and have a big parking area for people to park in and then use an electric or hybrid while they are in the city.
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