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Renewable thoughts.

On May 23rd, 2008 Anonymous (not verified) says:

Absolutely,
There are at least ten electric commuter vehicles for less than $20,000 now. Roomier, sportier, and more fuel efficient, the 2009 Toyota Prius is reportedly getting a whopping 106mpg already on the streets of Japan. The US as well as Japan have also built fully electric sports cars that greatly out perform exotic gasoline models. An electric engine to date is capable of 300miles between charges, 220+ mph top speed, and 0-60 in under 3 seconds! The bad news: these electrics cost $100k and up, and do not have A/C!

On another note, I believe MIT has improved upon turbine technology powered by hydrogen. The size of a quarter, and a deck of cards with the fuel tank.

"Q: What sort of performance should we expect from the engine?
A: The best metric is energy per unit weight, about 120-150 w-hr/kg for current commercial Li-ion rechargeable batteries. We expect that 500-700 whr/kg can be accomplished in the near term, rising to 1200-1500 whr/kg in the longer term (for the engine and its fuel supply)." ~Alan Epstein

Source: http://www.tfot.info/articles/49/engine-on-a-chip.html 2/7/2007

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