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Most ideal source of energy for cars in the future?

September 1st, 2004 08:25 PM

As we all know the world will run out of oil in about 50 years time, and although we already have solar powered cars, it does have its major problems like being too expensive and can only be used in daytime...so really, what would be the best choice to replace petroluem and oil used for vehicles in the future?

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Re: Most ideal source of energy for cars in the future?

September 1st, 2004 08:28 PM

Hybrids will cut down on fuel usage until then.
But people don't like them, as they are slow and ugly ATM.

1378692

Re: Most ideal source of energy for cars in the future?

September 1st, 2004 08:30 PM

Power most likely. That or another resource we have yet to think of.

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Re: Most ideal source of energy for cars in the future?

September 1st, 2004 08:43 PM

Why wouldn't people invent some car that runs on batteries or something like that?

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Re: Most ideal source of energy for cars in the future?

September 1st, 2004 08:44 PM

Umm there already are.

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Re: Most ideal source of energy for cars in the future?

September 1st, 2004 08:45 PM

You know how heavy and slow it would be?
And have to recharge it all the time.
Oh man I hope I am dead by the time we run out of fuel.

Toyota Hybrid:
http://prius.toyota.com/technology/hybrid.html
52 mpg city*
45 mpg highway*
48 mpg combined*

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Re: Most ideal source of energy for cars in the future?

vladtemplar

September 1st, 2004 09:08 PM

Nuclear Fission

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Re: Most ideal source of energy for cars in the future?

Anlushac11

September 1st, 2004 09:51 PM

I like the work being done on hydrogen fuel cells, especially the new plastic permeable membrane cells.

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Re: Most ideal source of energy for cars in the future?

September 2nd, 2004 01:36 AM

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Re: Most ideal source of energy for cars in the future?

September 2nd, 2004 01:58 AM