2006-09-29 00:43:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Hydrogen. Right now the cost of the hydrogen energy cell (that battery that converts hydrogen and oxygen to electricity) is prohibitive. Only NASA can afford it. There is an experimental car that uses this osmosis battery, but the cost is well over $100,000. The cars that just burn the hydrogen are cheaper, but less efficient. Hydrogen can easily be regenerated from water an solar energy. I predict that the first company that is successful with producing an affordable hydrogen vehicle will be blown up by some terrorist hired by MOBIL or CHEVRON.
2006-09-29 02:43:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gasoline will likely remain the primary fuel source for some time to come, if not made from oil, then made from coal gasification. The reasons for this are several: there are still pretty substantial proven oil reserves in the world; there is an enormous investment in infrastructure to distribute gasoline; and the United States is possessing of something on the order of a 500 year supply of coal that can be turned into gasoline profitably if prices rise and remain above $3.00 a gallon in today's dollars.
2006-09-29 01:36:44 · answer #2 · answered by anonymourati 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the Big Three gets smart, the major sources will be ethanol and biodiesel -- fairly easy and fairly inexpensive to produce, and we have plenty of corn and soy to make them. Cars that run on hydrogen (fuel cell technology) or electricity/solar are VERY expensive to produce and not very efficient. You can get every bit as much horsepower and torque out of an engine (in some cases more) with ethanol or biodiesel as you can with conventional gasoline or diesel engines, but hydrogen and electricity-powered engines can't produce that kind of power or torque.
2006-09-29 00:53:47 · answer #3 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your car will have a selection switch. You will have a choice of using garbage, solar power or moonshine (AKA, ethyl alcohol) as fuel for your vehicle.
2006-09-29 01:01:13 · answer #4 · answered by quizkid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In America, maybe bio-diesel. We eat at lot of fried foods so supply shouldn't be a problem..... or fuel made from corn.
2006-09-29 00:54:32 · answer #5 · answered by dark_firmament 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. Hydrogen maybe? Otherwise batteries recharged by solar electric?
2006-09-29 00:46:11 · answer #6 · answered by tarro 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ethanol. Check out what Brazil does already....
2006-09-29 00:55:22 · answer #7 · answered by Nojunk N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i reckon veggie oil
2006-09-29 00:56:34 · answer #8 · answered by tirebiter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everything will probally be running off of a battery no gas
2006-09-29 00:48:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋