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Fill her up with hydrogen: a dream come true at last?

Posted Sep 25, 2006 at 6:12AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Tags: gaming accessories, Honda, Hydrogen
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350 miles on one tank of fuel is respectable, but not terribly above average - unless the fuel is free.

We first brought you news about Honda's FCX Concept Car back in June. Since then, the competition for the "green auto" market has intensified, and Honda has now announced a target date of 2008 for public release. It promises to be the first affordable hydrogen-fuelled automobile widely available to average consumer. The power generator which generates the electricity that actually runs the vehicle is 20% smaller and 30% lighter than its most recent predecessor, and allows the vehicle to travel up to 350 miles on a "fill-up."

Other companies, such as BMW, have been dabbling in hydrogen fuel-cell technology and hybrid cars. Hydrogen-powered cars are available, but at a price of almost 0,000 there haven't been many takers.

In a related story, Honda has come up with a catalytic converter for their high-tech Diesel powered vehicles. Diesel engines are far more efficient than their gasoline-powered counterparts - but historically, far more polluting as well. This particular vehicle should be available in the U.S. within the next three years. In the meantime, you might be interested to know that a Diesel engine was originally designed to run on used vegetable oil, which is far more environmentally friendly.

Your car will smell like french fries, however...



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# Jx1 2006-09-25 07:36
nice.

love the funny remark you at QJ. seem to add.

^^

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# Wait a minute!Guest 2006-09-25 15:15
"Hydrogen-powered cars are available, but at a price of almost 0,000 there haven't been many takers."

At that price I'll take it! even IF my car blows up :-p

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# lolzGuest 2006-09-26 03:49
so basically since I can get 1250 PS3's with 0,000, that means I can get....1250 CARS muahahhaha.....



funny

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# lolGuest 2006-10-01 09:49
how can they give them away for free? where do you get them from?

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