An eco-car that can travel the world using a fraction of the electricity it takes to power a light bulb, has been unveiled by its British creators.Just get it up to about 50 or 60 mph. That's really all I need--my current car tops out at 80, and while that would be nice, ultimately the majority of my driving takes place in a more reasonable range. So 50, 60 mph is fine. I would totally buy one.
According to the British gas firm BOC, its hydrogen-powered BOC Ech2o needs just 25 Watts -- the equivalent of less than two gallons of petrol -- to complete the 25,000-mile global trip, while emitting nothing more hazardous than water.
But with a top speed of 30mph, the journey would take more than a month to complete, even if the car was driven flat out with no pit-stops.
Monday, July 4, 2005
Fuel cell-powered car runs on less energy than a lightbulb
Dude.
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Picky picky. You gotta have high spped. It's not as if 12500 miles per gallon is bad :)
I don't want to spend my life in the car, though :P
You know, Jules Verne was impressed with getting 'round the world in 80 days. One would think that doing it in 30 would be progress, especially for fuel costs of just $4.50 or so.
I'd have though the real downside would be the total lack of storage space. You couldn't get a happy meal in that thing.
Have you seen my current car? ;P
And I don't care about getting around the world, I just care about getting to (my currently hypothetical) work. We're talking commute time here.
Hmmmm.
A Prius would probably make more sense . Or, if you want more room, an Accord Hybrid. :?
I mean, this "car" maxes out at a whole 25 watts. I imagine the accelleration is probably something like 0-30 in 3 minutes. Even if they could get up to 60mph odds are you'd get screwed by the first read light you hit.
OTOH, 12500 mpg is good. You could easily go to and from work for a year or two on 2 gallons. Even the odd 2 day road trip to Kentucky wouldn't put a dent in it. You'd be slow, but you'd save a lot of money :)
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