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**DailyRingtone** · 09-16-2010, 09:24 AM

But I believe the hydrogen from fossil fuels will actually create more hydrocarbon than burning gasoline. If the water is separated by electricity generated by solar or wind it would be as near to zero pollution as possible at this time. Just remember one thing, the exhaust from the car is (wait for it)... water.

"Separated by solar or wind" is sort of a red herring. If 1000 KW of solar energy is used to replace an equivalent amount of gasoline for cars, then other things that would have gotten that 1000 KW, say home lighting, would have to use energy from non-solar/wind generation instead. It isn't like there is a surplus of wind/solar energy generation.

The argument is that energy can be produced more efficiently in generation plants rather than in combustion engines. The idea of mass produced hydrogen is that you are shfting the energy creation from the tank to the grid.

09-16-2010, 09:24 AM	#11
DailyRingtone Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 690 Senior Member	But I believe the hydrogen from fossil fuels will actually create more hydrocarbon than burning gasoline. If the water is separated by electricity generated by solar or wind it would be as near to zero pollution as possible at this time. Just remember one thing, the exhaust from the car is (wait for it)... water. "Separated by solar or wind" is sort of a red herring. If 1000 KW of solar energy is used to replace an equivalent amount of gasoline for cars, then other things that would have gotten that 1000 KW, say home lighting, would have to use energy from non-solar/wind generation instead. It isn't like there is a surplus of wind/solar energy generation. The argument is that energy can be produced more efficiently in generation plants rather than in combustion engines. The idea of mass produced hydrogen is that you are shfting the energy creation from the tank to the grid.
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