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Question of the Month: Which technology will power automobiles in 20 years?

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dychen over 2 years ago

e14 Question of the Month

The future of transportation is renewable energy. Electric vehicles are growing in popularity, and more resources are being invested into the development of hydrogen-powered vehicles. Take the poll and let us know what technology will power cars in the near future, and please elaborate in the Comments section below!

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  • michaelkellett
    michaelkellett over 2 years ago in reply to Ronald777 +5
    This is not correct. Hydrogen used as fuel is (usually) made by electrolysis of water, splitting it up into oxygen and hydrogen by using electrical energy. The oxygen is released to the atmosphere and…
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    michaelkellett over 2 years ago +2
    Synthetic fuel (which might be hydrogen or a mix of hydrogen, diesel, petrol and methane). The world has over 1 billion petrol and diesel vehicles and the infrastructure to get liquid fuel into them. …
  • koudelad
    koudelad over 2 years ago +2
    I recommend this video, which explains why hydrogen won't save us. Currently made mainly from fossil fuels, very complicated for storage and building the infrastructure. www.youtube.com/watch
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  • cstanton
    cstanton over 2 years ago

    Can you imagine going back to Steam in some way? Some people may immediately think of shovelling coal into your vehicle, but using some other heat source would be wild.

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    dang74 over 2 years ago in reply to cstanton

    I sense a fellow fan of Steam Punk.

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    dang74 over 2 years ago in reply to cstanton

    I sense a fellow fan of Steam Punk.

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