Autoweek 1Nov11, "Reviving the Rotary"
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No, there's a huge difference between the two. Burning H2 in an ICE is still stuck with the limitations of the Otto Cycle plus all the other hardware needed to get power to the wheels. Fuel cell "burning" creates electricity directly and the electric drive is vastly more efficient. Probably a factor of 10 gain in net efficiency (and easily a factor of 100 more expensive).
If we're talking about hydrogen as a potential fuel source of the future then why should we distinguish the two different methods?
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By the way, Toyota claims they will have a fuel cell model available in 2015 - for a mere $140,000 (and will probably lose money at that price).
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...e-price-point/
Anyone putting in a deposit?
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For the doubters of EV and performance.
John "Plasma Boy" Wayland and his White Zombie Datsun have cracked the 11-second quarter-mile plateau, with a record time of 10.258 seconds and a speed of 123.79mph.
Wayland says his Zombie can go 100 miles on a charge. "We have the same range as a Nissan Leaf, but we have acceleration that's better than the Bugatti Veyron," he said, referring to the vehicle known as the fastest road-legal car in the world.
He attributes the faster times and longer range to a new lithium manganese cobalt polymer pouch battery from Dow Kokam. He also has boosted the size of the White Zombie's electric motors from 772lb-ft of torque in 2009 to 1,250 today.
"We are still the world's quickest-accelerating street-legal electric car," Wayland says. "And we plan to run a nine-second quarter-mile."
John "Plasma Boy" Wayland and his White Zombie Datsun have cracked the 11-second quarter-mile plateau, with a record time of 10.258 seconds and a speed of 123.79mph.
Wayland says his Zombie can go 100 miles on a charge. "We have the same range as a Nissan Leaf, but we have acceleration that's better than the Bugatti Veyron," he said, referring to the vehicle known as the fastest road-legal car in the world.
He attributes the faster times and longer range to a new lithium manganese cobalt polymer pouch battery from Dow Kokam. He also has boosted the size of the White Zombie's electric motors from 772lb-ft of torque in 2009 to 1,250 today.
"We are still the world's quickest-accelerating street-legal electric car," Wayland says. "And we plan to run a nine-second quarter-mile."
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