Re: [DMCForum] Gas alternatives, then?
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Re: [DMCForum] Gas alternatives, then?



Untrue. It's very cheap to convert a car. Something in the ~$1,000
range. And you can still run them on regular diesel, too. So when you
get some free veggie oil, dump it in and your fuel cost is $0. When
you don't have any, use normal diesel.

-Ryan

On 8/15/05, timnagin <timnagin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From some of my readings, and this is from memory, the return on investment
> (ROI) to convert a car makes it infeasible.
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> Greg
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Ryan Wright
> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 2:56 PM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DMCForum] Gas alternatives, then?
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> So, with the current gas situation, and with oil companies being Evil
> (TM), what alternatives, if any, exist?
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> I read somewhere that one could (build, buy?) a device to produce
> hydrogen cheaply. It would run on solar power and household water
> during the day; at night, you'd come home to a full tank of hydrogen
> for refueling your car. Is this viable?
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> What about other options? It seems converting a DeLorean (any car, for
> that matter) to run on electric motors is easy and relatively cheap;
> the problem is getting the power onboard. Today's batteries just don't
> cut it. Is hydrogen the answer? If not, what is?
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