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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jun 26, 2019 13:07:16 GMT
For those with the means, distilling fuel from various sources might just be workable. Bio gas is certainly a method that could be used by farms etc to produce fuel for ICE power for some time to come, perhaps cleaner than current fuels. It depends on how much effort folk want to put into it. Is there a solid case for a localised business? Possibly. I'm not sure something that requires Shell V-Power is going to run on converted pig shit. Personally, I'd hope that Mr.Fusion kits like the one added to the DeLorean in Back to the Future 3 become available in the next 20 years.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2019 14:00:11 GMT
Unlikely I admit but, it would allow more modest ICE power to continue for a while, during which time those who want absolute power can drive their Tesla's etc as much as they want. Chances are I will not want to drive in 2040 anyway but the chance for some folk to thumb a nose at the moronic rule makers would be nice to see.
A De Tomaso Pantera running on pig shit gas, right by the houses of common idiocy would be bloody brilliant.
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Post by PG on Jun 26, 2019 19:22:52 GMT
BMW played for a while with 7 series that ran on hydrogen. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Hydrogen_7So I guess that if hydrogen takes off as a fuel at some point, highly modified ICE engines may be able to utilise it. Although judging by the tech in that BMW, it would be cheaper to refine your own petrol most probably!
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jun 26, 2019 20:34:44 GMT
We’re getting a hydrogen filling station round the corner from us at work in Middlesbrough and another across town.
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Post by LandieMark on Jun 26, 2019 20:42:02 GMT
I was under the impression that any ICE could run hydrogen, it was just the storage that was the issue due the fact its a little explosive and volatile.
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Post by Roadrunner on Jun 26, 2019 20:43:40 GMT
I was under the impression that any ICE could run hydrogen, it was just the storage that was the issue due the fact its a little explosive and volatile. Indeed...
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Post by LandieMark on Jun 26, 2019 20:53:13 GMT
One of the best school memories is a chemistry teacher setting fire to a balloon filled with hydrogen! Boom! 😂
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jun 26, 2019 22:02:23 GMT
Because hydrogen disperses so rapidly and upwards, hydrogen powered vehicles are actually less likely to explode and catch fire than petrol ones.
The Hindenberg's sister airship, the Graff Spree travelled over a million trouble free miles before being decommissioned. It was not the hydrogen that was the problem.
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Post by grampa on Jul 15, 2019 9:48:34 GMT
Petrol goes off, doesn't it? That's why a lawnmower refuses to start after a winter in the shed. I've often read that, but I have a small rarely used outboard motor that starts first pull on two year old fuel and our Morris Minor is also happy to run on 2-3 year old petrol during periods of little use.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jul 15, 2019 9:58:56 GMT
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Post by grampa on Jul 15, 2019 12:32:15 GMT
That's the kind of thing I've read many times - if you own a boat, fuel life can be a constant concern - but my own experiences don't equate to what they say.
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Post by Boxer6 on Jul 15, 2019 21:27:31 GMT
Petrol goes off, doesn't it? That's why a lawnmower refuses to start after a winter in the shed. I've often read that, but I have a small rarely used outboard motor that starts first pull on two year old fuel and our Morris Minor is also happy to run on 2-3 year old petrol during periods of little use. Similar idea to glow engine fuel. I've been told it 'goes off' after a year or so, but I have some 10% fuel I use for my heli which is >5 years old and still fires up no problem (I don't fly it very often!)
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