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Old 01-27-2007, 04:07 PM
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Default Re: attn peak oil fearmongers: fuel cell cars take a leap forward

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If the energy needs of the future are going to be met by wind or solar or hydroelectric, there's going to have to be some way of storing that power.

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Batteries are far, far more efficient and will require several times fewer power plants to charge the same amount of cars. Try reading the paper I linked to. The laws of physics are highly unlikely to be rewritten in the next 30 years.

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Why aren't we using them now?

Petroleum is a battery of sorts. It's an energy storage medium. So is hydrogen.

I ask you again: Has petroleum "won its fight against its own energy source"?
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