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A HERETIC I AM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-25-07 01:51 PM
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37. Please tell me how Hydrogen is acquired.
Where does it come from? How is it collected?
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  -I just rented and watched "Who killed the Electric Car". If you haven't seen it, you should. A HERETIC I AM  Feb-25-07 11:33 AM   #0 
  - Good movie! I second that.  ClassWarrior   Feb-25-07 11:35 AM   #1 
  - Whole Foods in Sarasota has been playing it over and over...  graywarrior   Feb-25-07 11:36 AM   #2 
  - Wow...good on them for doing what!  nam78_two   Feb-25-07 12:25 PM   #14 
  - It's in my queue and I'm already pissed off. nt  poverlay   Feb-25-07 11:37 AM   #3 
  - I haven't seen the movie but  gravity   Feb-25-07 11:39 AM   #4 
  - I've heard stories that people offered huge sums of money to GM  MindPilot   Feb-25-07 11:43 AM   #5 
  - That doesn't explain why they took them all back and crushed 'em...  gilpo   Feb-25-07 11:45 AM   #8 
     - There are plenty of reasons, none logical, all economic.  A HERETIC I AM   Feb-25-07 11:53 AM   #10 
     - I saw it. I did get pissed  gilpo   Feb-25-07 01:34 PM   #27 
     - It could be for liability reasons  gravity   Feb-25-07 11:57 AM   #11 
        - Nonsense  wtmusic   Feb-25-07 01:02 PM   #16 
  - I think Henry Ford killed it. link  B Calm   Feb-25-07 11:44 AM   #6 
  - It is also in the On Demand movies you can rent through your cable company, along  Pirate Smile   Feb-25-07 11:44 AM   #7 
  - Jay Leno has a 1909 electric  Rosemary2205   Feb-25-07 11:51 AM   #9 
  - Check out the link above. Interesting history of the electric car..  B Calm   Feb-25-07 11:58 AM   #12 
  - Yup good movie  nam78_two   Feb-25-07 12:22 PM   #13 
  - Electric cars are just impractical  gravity   Feb-25-07 12:30 PM   #15 
  - Where do I start.  wtmusic   Feb-25-07 01:09 PM   #17 
  - I agree some  gravity   Feb-25-07 01:23 PM   #20 
     - Most couples/families have at least two cars anyway  wtmusic   Feb-25-07 01:32 PM   #25 
     - It doesn't take away income from car companies  gravity   Feb-25-07 01:40 PM   #29 
        - It's not profitable  wtmusic   Feb-25-07 01:48 PM   #34 
     - The movie discusses "Plug-In Hybrids"  A HERETIC I AM   Feb-25-07 01:40 PM   #30 
        - The technology hasn't changed much in the past 100 years  gravity   Feb-25-07 02:00 PM   #40 
           - You have no idea what you're talking about  wtmusic   Feb-25-07 02:06 PM   #42 
  - They are impractical for one reason: They don't work for everybody. Just 90% of us.  A HERETIC I AM   Feb-25-07 01:14 PM   #18 
     - Chevron/Texaco owns the patent on NiMH technology  wtmusic   Feb-25-07 01:22 PM   #19 
     - Yes...discussed in the movie...thanks for the reminder...  A HERETIC I AM   Feb-25-07 01:27 PM   #23 
     - Eh?  cyborg_jim   Feb-25-07 01:26 PM   #22 
     - Current methods of generating electricity include Solar and wind...  A HERETIC I AM   Feb-25-07 01:36 PM   #28 
     - Meh  cyborg_jim   Feb-25-07 01:43 PM   #32 
        - Please tell me how Hydrogen is acquired.  A HERETIC I AM   Feb-25-07 01:51 PM   #37 
           - Electrolysis of water is the simplest mechanism  cyborg_jim   Feb-25-07 01:54 PM   #38 
              - Exactly  A HERETIC I AM   Feb-25-07 02:01 PM   #41 
                 - Electrolysis is extremely energy efficient ~85%  jpak   Feb-26-07 02:07 PM   #50 
     - No, the $1M price tag for hydrogen is the bitch of a problem  wtmusic   Feb-25-07 01:42 PM   #31 
        - What price tag is that then? Cite please.  cyborg_jim   Feb-25-07 01:44 PM   #33 
           - Li-Ion batteries have a lifespan longer than the rest of the car  wtmusic   Feb-25-07 01:58 PM   #39 
     - No, 90% of the time  gravity   Feb-25-07 01:33 PM   #26 
        - Your car would be useless to you because you couldn't make 2 trips a year?  A HERETIC I AM   Feb-25-07 01:49 PM   #36 
           - I read all of Gravity's posts and is it just me or does this person sound like  Javaman   Feb-26-07 11:22 AM   #46 
              - Its just the facts  gravity   Feb-26-07 12:05 PM   #47 
                 - "using energy off the grid still uses coal power, which pollutes more than gasoline." Wrong.  IDemo   Feb-26-07 12:56 PM   #48 
  - You're speaking of Davis, CA - re: electric Rangers  gulfcoastliberal   Feb-25-07 01:24 PM   #21 
  - Thats it, thanks.  A HERETIC I AM   Feb-25-07 01:30 PM   #24 
  - We rented it one night.  laundry_queen   Feb-25-07 01:48 PM   #35 
  - I watched it yesterday, and it wasn't' just GM  MindPilot   Feb-26-07 08:47 AM   #43 
  - It was a two-seat car that cost $40,000  jmowreader   Feb-26-07 10:01 AM   #44 
     - And the Aston-Martin is a two-seater that costs $100,000...so what?  MindPilot   Feb-26-07 10:25 AM   #45 
        - You're comparing Aston Martin to GM...  jmowreader   Feb-26-07 01:25 PM   #49 
           - "You're comparing Aston Martin to GM..." LOL!  MindPilot   Feb-26-07 03:15 PM   #52 
  - It's sitting on top of my DVD player. I've been arguing  Notorious Bohemian   Feb-26-07 02:11 PM   #51 
  - based on number of copies, the waitlist for this at my library is even longer ...  Lisa   Feb-26-07 11:47 PM   #53 
 

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