Comments on: BMW to offer hydrogen car in two years? http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:17:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: The soft science stare at Definitive Reference http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-208088 The soft science stare at Definitive Reference Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:16:28 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-208088 [...] Lots more sustainability information. I read an article in, well, this is stupid, but I think it was Entertainment Magazine (which is sorta dull if you ask me, though filled with cool useless/bored information). Back to the topic though, the article was about Al Gore, and that power-point-presentation ‘An Incovienent Truth’. It described sustainability as hip, and Al Gore as becoming hip. I don’t know about that, but all over the news streams and blogs are increasingly large amounts of ‘green’ information. Mostly I just saw this on metafilter, a talk on YouTube about what he deems ‘The Next Industrial Revolution’. And that fully electric sports car from Tesla Motors (which is so much money it makes it not worthwhile to buy, naturally [much comparable to the BMW hydrogen powered car). For a change of topics, though, a few articles about over drinking, eating, and smoking recently came to my attention. [...] [...] Lots more sustainability information. I read an article in, well, this is stupid, but I think it was Entertainment Magazine (which is sorta dull if you ask me, though filled with cool useless/bored information). Back to the topic though, the article was about Al Gore, and that power-point-presentation ‘An Incovienent Truth’. It described sustainability as hip, and Al Gore as becoming hip. I don’t know about that, but all over the news streams and blogs are increasingly large amounts of ‘green’ information. Mostly I just saw this on metafilter, a talk on YouTube about what he deems ‘The Next Industrial Revolution’. And that fully electric sports car from Tesla Motors (which is so much money it makes it not worthwhile to buy, naturally [much comparable to the BMW hydrogen powered car). For a change of topics, though, a few articles about over drinking, eating, and smoking recently came to my attention. [...]

]]> By: JohnM http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-11339 JohnM Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:26:45 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-11339 The problem is that hydrogen does't occurn in an abundantly available pure form, therefore it must be harvested. The best way to do this currently is by extracting it from methane gas. So as long as we have natural gas, we can harvest hydorgen to the best efficiency. Sadly, it now takes slightly more energy to harvest hydrogen than it does to burn it. This, and the necessity for a non-renuable resource to harvest it, make hydrogen not an energy transfer rather than a savings. Fuel cells are still the way to go. The problem is that hydrogen does’t occurn in an abundantly available pure form, therefore it must be harvested. The best way to do this currently is by extracting it from methane gas. So as long as we have natural gas, we can harvest hydorgen to the best efficiency.

Sadly, it now takes slightly more energy to harvest hydrogen than it does to burn it. This, and the necessity for a non-renuable resource to harvest it, make hydrogen not an energy transfer rather than a savings. Fuel cells are still the way to go.

]]> By: tumbstone http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-9498 tumbstone Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:36:35 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-9498 i love the idea..bmw could save the world, just dont zhing zhong it.(make it durable) i love the idea..bmw could save the world, just dont zhing zhong it.(make it durable)

]]> By: manny http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-7347 manny Fri, 17 Mar 2006 02:49:23 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-7347 yeah, we actually learned that in chem class today... but im pretty sure its like superheated water (steam)... because when you see normal gas cars drive by and theres water pourin out the pipes, something is seriously wrong yeah, we actually learned that in chem class today… but im pretty sure its like superheated water (steam)… because when you see normal gas cars drive by and theres water pourin out the pipes, something is seriously wrong

]]> By: bloqy http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-7062 bloqy Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:03:42 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-7062 @Manny I'm pretty sure the internal combustion with hydrogen does produce water. In chemistry its a combustion reaction which always produces H20. @Manny

I’m pretty sure the internal combustion with hydrogen does produce water. In chemistry its a combustion reaction which always produces H20.

]]> By: meneame.net http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-7049 meneame.net Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:01:34 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-7049 <strong>BMW lanzará coches de "combustión de hidrógeno" en 2 años</strong> BMW los comercializará en 2 años y están llamados a revolucionar el mercado, se comentó el proyecto hace un tiempo en meneame, http://meneame.net/story.php?id=661 , no podemos confundir estos coches con los conocidos de hidrogeno, pues estos utiliz... BMW lanzará coches de "combustión de hidrógeno" en 2 años

BMW los comercializará en 2 años y están llamados a revolucionar el mercado, se comentó el proyecto hace un tiempo en meneame, http://meneame.net/story.php?id=661 , no podemos confundir estos coches con los conocidos de hidrogeno, pues estos utiliz…

]]> By: Wilco Niessen dot com » Blog Archive » BMW to sell hydrogen-burning car in two years http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-7044 Wilco Niessen dot com » Blog Archive » BMW to sell hydrogen-burning car in two years Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:01:53 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-7044 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: digitalzombie http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-7024 digitalzombie Wed, 15 Mar 2006 07:50:50 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-7024 ooooooooo thx manny. I think some old white geezer patent a technology where these thin sponge act like a sponge that absorb the hydrogen. I believe that will stop it from exploding. ooooooooo thx manny. I think some old white geezer patent a technology where these thin sponge act like a sponge that absorb the hydrogen. I believe that will stop it from exploding.

]]> By: manny http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-7006 manny Wed, 15 Mar 2006 04:30:19 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-7006 digital, this aint a hydrogen fuel cell car... its hydrogen combustion. burnt hydrogen doesnt leave behind water. seeing as this is not a fuel-cell car, i imagine this is more viable for mass production than hondas fcx because it doesnt require complex parts that would make the car cost hundreds of thousands of dollars... though i still want some guarantee that when my car crashes the hydrogen tank doesnt go hindenburg... digital, this aint a hydrogen fuel cell car… its hydrogen combustion. burnt hydrogen doesnt leave behind water. seeing as this is not a fuel-cell car, i imagine this is more viable for mass production than hondas fcx because it doesnt require complex parts that would make the car cost hundreds of thousands of dollars… though i still want some guarantee that when my car crashes the hydrogen tank doesnt go hindenburg…

]]> By: asokrbum http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-6984 asokrbum Wed, 15 Mar 2006 02:05:45 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-6984 Another follow-up for Beavis... http://www.h2stations.org/. "Zero infrastructure" is an exaggeration... a very small infrastructure exists in certain markets. And as the market for hydrogen cars grows, so will the infrastructure. Baby steps... Another follow-up for Beavis… http://www.h2stations.org/. “Zero infrastructure” is an exaggeration… a very small infrastructure exists in certain markets. And as the market for hydrogen cars grows, so will the infrastructure. Baby steps…

]]> By: iSPY2.ORG » Blog Archive » BMW to sell hydrogen-burning car in two years http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-6981 iSPY2.ORG » Blog Archive » BMW to sell hydrogen-burning car in two years Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:57:29 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-6981 [...] BMW could offer a hydrogen-powered performance car in the next two years. This SHOULD NOT be confused with a hydrogen fuel cell, which uses an electric motor like a hybrid car. This car would actually burn hydrogen as well as gasoline in the same engine.read more | digg story [...] [...] BMW could offer a hydrogen-powered performance car in the next two years. This SHOULD NOT be confused with a hydrogen fuel cell, which uses an electric motor like a hybrid car. This car would actually burn hydrogen as well as gasoline in the same engine.read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: digitalzombie http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-6969 digitalzombie Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:29:06 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-6969 wet* wet*

]]> By: digitalzombie http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-6968 digitalzombie Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:28:32 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-6968 yay hydrogen. I wonder if the road will always be went then? since water will come out of the exhuast? maybe we can get pay to dump the clean water soemwhere? yay hydrogen. I wonder if the road will always be went then? since water will come out of the exhuast? maybe we can get pay to dump the clean water soemwhere?

]]> By: Daz http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-6958 Daz Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:58:02 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-6958 Hey Beavis, that's the attitude, guess the wright brothers were total idiots to invent the airplane when there were no airports to land them at! Go back to the couch and watch videos with Butthead! Hey Beavis, that’s the attitude, guess the wright brothers were total idiots to invent the airplane when there were no airports to land them at!

Go back to the couch and watch videos with Butthead!

]]> By: Beavis http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-6957 Beavis Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:13:06 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-6957 Great! I'll buy one and just drive on down to my local hydrogen station and fill her up! :::rolleyes::: What a waste of money by BMW. Hydrogen ain't going anywhere. There is zero infrastructure for those cars and won't be anytime soon. Great! I’ll buy one and just drive on down to my local hydrogen station and fill her up! :::rolleyes::: What a waste of money by BMW. Hydrogen ain’t going anywhere. There is zero infrastructure for those cars and won’t be anytime soon.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-6934 Anonymous Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:25:04 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-6934 Dave, I think he meant a mass-market production car. Those Mazda vehicles are one-off's and absurdly expensive. It's like a solar car... you can't just walk into a dealer and purchase one. I guess we are waiting to see who does for hydrogen-power, what Honda and Toyota did for hybrids. Dave, I think he meant a mass-market production car. Those Mazda vehicles are one-off’s and absurdly expensive. It’s like a solar car… you can’t just walk into a dealer and purchase one.

I guess we are waiting to see who does for hydrogen-power, what Honda and Toyota did for hybrids.

]]> By: S P http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-6923 S P Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:54:37 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-6923 I wish they would announce it already, so I could put my name on the list! They've been developing it for something in the neighborhood of 40 years. I wish they would announce it already, so I could put my name on the list! They’ve been developing it for something in the neighborhood of 40 years.

]]> By: Dave http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-6912 Dave Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:30:14 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-6912 Northeasterner, Mazda already offers a production vehicle (lease only) that runs off Hydrogen or gas. It's the RX-8 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11363868/ Northeasterner, Mazda already offers a production vehicle (lease only) that runs off Hydrogen or gas. It’s the RX-8
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11363868/

]]> By: JSP http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-6898 JSP Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:25:21 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-6898 Driving an electric car just doesn't have the visceral excitement of an internal combustion engine. Thankfully that BMW is going the internal combustion route for hydrogen. Driving an electric car just doesn’t have the visceral excitement of an internal combustion engine. Thankfully that BMW is going the internal combustion route for hydrogen.

]]> By: Northeasterner http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years.html/comment-page-1#comment-6891 Northeasterner Tue, 14 Mar 2006 16:18:42 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/bmw-to-offer-hydrogen-car-in-two-years/#comment-6891 Hats off to BMW if they manage to be the first automaker to offer production hydrogen cars. I know Honda is another contender. Hats off to BMW if they manage to be the first automaker to offer production hydrogen cars. I know Honda is another contender.

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