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Submitted by William Thompson, Dec 3, 2007 15:21

Make the vehicles hybrids with a smaller battery pack and RP's suggested wankel genset, but use ammonia as the fuel of choice for the genset instead of gasoline for long trips. Use solar concentrators/steam generators to create the extra electricity needed for the majority short trips and to electrolyze sea water for the hydrogen to make the ammonia rather than using natural gas. ITM out of England, and SHEC out of Canada have come up with unusually efficient hydrogen production for this purpose.

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I have nothing but admiration for the Israelis for taking on such an ambitious endeavor. With advances in batteries and ceramic... [MORE]	Gary Miller	Jan 21, 2008 13:23
This is not the way to go...ripped off by gas stations..now charging stations?? do not think so... Solar recharge as you... [MORE]	r wells	Dec 3, 2007 16:24
gentlemenIsrael's Electric Revolution is nothing new check my web site of the 1990swww.angelfire.com/nj4/streetrag/index3.htmlalso some of the patent listed are dating... [MORE]	Jack Marchand	Dec 11, 2007 22:53
You also might want to consider Apollo Energy System's Tri Polar lead cobalt battery, much less expensive to buy and... [MORE]	William Thompson	Dec 3, 2007 16:04
Battery replacement for batteries weighing 500-1000 lbs to be done every 100 miles would be highly impractical. So would be... [MORE]	Roger Pham	Dec 2, 2007 03:14
When you can charge up in less than 10-minutes with Altair's Li-Ion batteries? With a proper charging station, which I'm sure... [MORE]	BJD	Nov 30, 2007 13:38
Battery technology is not as good as people think. Altairnano delivers more hype than real accomplishment. Phoenix Motorcar is bust. Agassi... [MORE]	ED	Nov 30, 2007 15:08
There already is a battery known as NiMH which is what's powering all those RAV4 EVs you see in California,... [MORE]	Roy	Nov 30, 2007 15:24
For the Altair battery to take a 10 minute charge, the power of a small electrical substation is required. Agassi's... [MORE]	RP	Nov 30, 2007 17:06
His idea to swap batteries is based on the assumption that it takes at least 3 hours to charge a... [MORE]	EV Enthusiast	Nov 30, 2007 18:41
Why not test market the concept, in larger cities, with rental cars that can replace an expended battery vehicle with... [MORE]	Ken Bond	Nov 13, 2007 13:56
Israel invests a small fraction of its economy on a technology that could stop it from assisting in the funding... [MORE]	matthew veal	Nov 13, 2007 09:41
The naysayers are enamored with paying $100 plus for a barrel of oil ad infinitum. It would seem to me... [MORE]	Paul B. Evans	Nov 13, 2007 07:51
Make the vehicles hybrids with a smaller battery pack and RP's suggested wankel genset, but use ammonia as the fuel...	William Thompson	Dec 3, 2007 15:21

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