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- From: GR743@uacsc2.albany.edu (Greg Rickes)
- Subject: Re: Any info. on hydrogen power for cars??
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- Organization: University at Albany, Albany NY 12222
- References: <1992Nov17.205815.6068@engage.pko.dec.com> <1992Nov19.175417.10952@nmt.edu> <51531@seismo.CSS.GOV>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 16:22:24 EST
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- >> >Before hydrogen cars can ever be more than a "look at us, see how good
- >> >enviromentalists we are" project/publicity stunt, one major problem has
- >> >to be solved. How do you generate all that hydrogen in the first place
- >> >without generating pollution, possibly more than running the car on gasoline
- >> >or some other alternate fuel in the first place?
- As a casual reader of this list, I am hardly technically
- qualified to expand this discussion, but for your info
- and further investigation Mazda recently announced some
- potential in using the Wankel rotary cycle engine on
- hydrogen fuel; apparently the Wankel cycle and multi-
- spark ignition produces more efficient combustion than
- traditional internal combustion design technology.
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