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Re: Commuting by train builds new friends and social contacts

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From: Mr. Precision
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 21:28
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Jack May wrote:

> BTW, the prototype cars are getting about a 150 mile range with compressed 
> hydrogen and 300 miles with liquid hydrogen.  Range is a major reason to get 
> high efficiency

Solectria Sunrise: 373 miles per charge, from Boston to NYC in 1997 
using NiMH batteries. Batteries are twice as good now.

> It should be remember that it used to take five years just to get a 
> conventional car model to market.  I think it is as low as three years now. 
> A  lot of things need to be done to produce a mass produce product.

It's going to take 10-20 years. There is no hydrogen distribution network.

> The Science article said the 5 years to market is probably a way of not 
> disclosing their actual plans.  The guess is that hydrogen ICE cars will be 
> on the market much sooner than that. 

Bet they won't.

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