| During the old hot rodding days,oil was
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| | find a longer-range solution.
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| king. It was also only about 25 cents a
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| | What does the future hold?
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| gallon, and everyone thought there was an
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| | Using alternative energy directly in cars
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| endless supply. Then we were hit with the
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| | is not practical. What' the solution, if
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| oil shock of the seventies, and we
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| | not windmills and solar panels? Hydogen
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| realized that there was not an endless
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| | as a source of fuel for vehicles has
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| supply of oil (only of lines at the gas
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| | proven to be the most viable. Many
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| tanks) and we had to change our ways.
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| | hydrogen powerd vehicles exist today, and
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| Big, gas guzzling cars had to give way to
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| | more are being developed.
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| economy models,and many of the
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| | How do we involve alternative energy more
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| traditional car companies suffered. But
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| | in our lives? Hydrogen as a source of
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| continued hish oil usage still threatens
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| | power is extracted form a number of
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| the supply.
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| | different natural resources, such as
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| This fact has forced the world to look at
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| | water, biomass, coal and methane. The
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| alternative sources of energy to fuel our
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| | best source is water and many cars today
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| vehicles. What knd of alternatives are
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| | are being run on fuel cells that extract
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| suitable to running cars? Let's have a
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| | hydrogen from water.
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| look at the facts.
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| | There are many processes to extract
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| There are many forms of alternative
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| | hydrogen molecules. But, in general, all
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| energy, primarily from the forces of the
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| | of these processes require electricity
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| earth: water (tidal or hydroelectric),
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| | tofunction. As the world's population
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| air,waste (biomass), the sun and the
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| | grows, the demand for power and energy
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| earth itself. But currently, we only
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| | grows with it. That will help the
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| meet 10% of our energy needs through
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| | popularity of hydrogen power, but this
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| these alternative natural sources. Coal,
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| | type of alternative power will eventually
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| gas and nuclear fuel supplies 88% of our
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| | be replaced by other, more efficient
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| needs, and oil 2% For vehicles, however,
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| | types of alternative energy.
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| oil is by far the biggest source of
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| | So the quest for other, better energy
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| power. Diesel and gas oils powers most of
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| | sources for our vehicles will continue.
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| the cars, trucks and SuVs on the roads
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| | We may see the day when an extremely
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| today. Biodiesel fuel such as vegetable
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| | powerful solar cell or roof mounted
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| oil, methanol and ethanol are starting to
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| | turbine will power a car for miles.
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| be used in some buses. Using the same
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| | For now, the present problem of finding
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| logic, we should be able to make our cars
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| | alternative energy solutions to power our
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| into mini-windmills or mini solar panels.
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| | vehicles continues. The task is large,
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| But this use is limited and we nee to
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| | but it is certainly is achievable.
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