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Patch86
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Posted - 2008.05.10 12:34:00 -
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That car does look pretty hot. Environmental issues aside, its a great car. 0-60 in 3.9, and a (safety limited) top speed of 125mph; thats similar acceleration to a Porsche 911, and a top speed far above anything else the electric car market has come up with. The range is a bit of a bugger, but all sports cars have a crappy range.
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 Originally by: Dark Shikari
The problem with killing Jesus is he always just respawns 3 days later anyways.
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Patch86
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Posted - 2008.05.10 21:17:00 -
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Originally by: Mitch Manus
Isn't hydrogen fueled cars just as bad for atmosphere though? In top gear mag there was a write up on the water vapour given off from hydrogen fuel cells contributes to greenhouse effect same as carbon dioxide, so it's rather pointless tbh  Not as fast as petrol, and sounds alot ****ter to 
As much as I do love Top Gear, they've not exactly got a good record for accuracy on environmental issues. A reliable source with that would be nice.
Water vapour can, technically, act as a green house gas. But it almost never does. One of the big reasons carbon dioxide and methane and such are so bad is that, once they're up in the atmosphere, they take a very long time to come back down again. Water vapour doesn't have that problem- once it goes up, it forms clouds, condenses, then rains back down again. There would have to be some serious evidence to show that the temporary green house effect caused by hydrogen cars' water vapour would be anywhere near as dramatic as the effect caused by carbon emitting oil-based cars.
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Originally by: Dark Shikari
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Patch86
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Posted - 2008.05.10 21:53:00 -
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Originally by: Malcanis
Originally by: Mitch Manus
Isn't hydrogen fueled cars just as bad for atmosphere though? In top gear mag there was a write up on the water vapour given off from hydrogen fuel cells contributes to greenhouse effect same as carbon dioxide, so it's rather pointless tbh Not as fast as petrol, and sounds alot ****ter to
Breaking news: hydrocarbon fuels combust to:
Carbon Dioxide
Water
For the record (before anyone gets the wrong end of the stick), there is a difference between a hydrogen fuel cell and a hydrocarbon fuel cell. A "perfect" hydrogen fuel cell produces water waste and nothing else.
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Originally by: Dark Shikari
The problem with killing Jesus is he always just respawns 3 days later anyways. |
Patch86
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Posted - 2008.05.10 22:27:00 -
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It's also worth pointing out that, if it did become apparent that the increase in humidity caused by hydrogen cars was causing trouble, it'd be a relatively simple process to fit a water-condensing piece of kit on the exhaust, turning the water back in to a liquid and potentially collecting it, for future controlled draining away.
But thats a big "if". I've not seen any reliable evidence yet that water vapour caused by fuel cells would cause an even slightly comparable effect to the emissions from a standard car.
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Originally by: Dark Shikari
The problem with killing Jesus is he always just respawns 3 days later anyways. |
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