Submitted on April 27th, 2009 by Kurt Koehler (not verified)
The energy density for battaries is not sufficient to power a car 300 miles per tank load like gasoline does. For an electric car, why not use a fuel cell powered by hydrogen generated from aluminum and water? The energy density is less for hydrogen but the efficiency of a fuel cell completely compensates for this fact. Hydrogen from aluminum burns clean of course and is renewable unlike hydrogen from natural gas. The bauxite depostis needed for aluminum production are located in friendly countries. After the reaction, the aluminum becomes alumina which can be recharged back into aluminum using a 100 year old industry standard practice. It requires large amounts of electricity to recharge but 70% of the world's alumina is converted using hydroelectric or geothermal sources. This makes the entire process clean and renewable. Just google AlGalCo for more information.
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Submitted on April 27th, 2009 by Kurt Koehler (not verified)The energy density for battaries is not sufficient to power a car 300 miles per tank load like gasoline does. For an electric car, why not use a fuel cell powered by hydrogen generated from aluminum and water? The energy density is less for hydrogen but the efficiency of a fuel cell completely compensates for this fact. Hydrogen from aluminum burns clean of course and is renewable unlike hydrogen from natural gas. The bauxite depostis needed for aluminum production are located in friendly countries. After the reaction, the aluminum becomes alumina which can be recharged back into aluminum using a 100 year old industry standard practice. It requires large amounts of electricity to recharge but 70% of the world's alumina is converted using hydroelectric or geothermal sources. This makes the entire process clean and renewable. Just google AlGalCo for more information.