 | | ||||||
| |||||||
| Welcome to German Car Zone. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions, articles and access our other FREE features. By joining our free community you will be able to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload your own pictures and access many other special features. You will also gain access to our Member's Only Forums, including Car Picture Threads, Automotive Sales and Business News and many more. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. |
 | |||||||
| The Pit - General Discussion General automotive topics. Since each manufacturer forum has its own section below, use this forum for all those miscellaneous, non-manufacturer-specific topics here. |
 |
| | LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
(#1 (permalink))
  |
| Enthusiast   Posts: 206 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Thanks: 19
Thanked 45 Times in 31 Posts
 |  Metal fuel - the way of the future? -
11-16-2005, 03:12 AM
 - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Forget hybrids and fuel cells. Some scientists in the US think cars of the future could run on powdered-metal fuel, reports KURT KLEINER. Sorry if it's already been posted, pretty interesting.. |
| |      |
|
(#3 (permalink))
|
| Fanatic  Posts: 1,201 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Thanks: 0
Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts
| Re: Metal fuel - the way of the future? -
11-16-2005, 09:31 AM
Yeah, just read that myself a bit before. Sounds good - despite the moderate weight disadvantages, it has potential - the waste is contained, and could be re-processed at a time and location convenient for all. Hydrogen must be processed from water, making it a rather more open system. Battery power must be stored in batteries that lose charge, as well as power lines that lose charge over distance. Powders are much more stable and can be transported in trucks and the like quite easily. The main advantage over hydrogen would be that you can just store it in a normal fuel tank or container - no cooling or pressure tank necessary. |
| | |
|
« Previous Thread
|
Next Thread »
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
Linear Mode
| |
Similar Threads | ||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Buggy version of Hummer reportedly in GM's future | Just_me | American Cars | 0 | 11-07-2005 04:16 AM |
| The eternal battle... | Deutsch | The Mercedes-Benz Lounge | 11 | 10-13-2005 12:11 PM |
| Interview with Mr. Bruhnke about future M-cars and more | Just_me | The BMW Lounge | 0 | 09-27-2005 05:39 AM |
