Comments on: Rotary Engines go Eco-Friendly? The Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE http://www.ridelust.com/rotary-engines-go-eco-friendly-the-mazda-rx-8-hydrogen-re/ - Motion + Mobility Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:26:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Geoff Scheusner http://www.ridelust.com/rotary-engines-go-eco-friendly-the-mazda-rx-8-hydrogen-re/#comment-3513 Geoff Scheusner Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:45:33 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=3493#comment-3513 Taking it one step further. I don't know why this country, which is highly dependent on trucking has not even BEGUN to utilize hydrogen for the large number of over the road trucks. I would think that many industries that rely on large fleets of semis and have the capital have not invested money to privately build their own refueling stations dotted along their routes. Not only is diesel now ridiculously expensive, but the engineering behind hydrogen is exponentially easier when applied to larger vehicles. Iceland, for instance, uses Hydrogen buses. I wonder what the impact would be if just public transportation alone were switched off of gas. It is frustrating to hear from nay sayers that the cost is the only thing preventing this from happening. When not only our nation's security, but our environment is at stake, what a petty reason. Taking it one step further. I don’t know why this country, which is highly dependent on trucking has not even BEGUN to utilize hydrogen for the large number of over the road trucks. I would think that many industries that rely on large fleets of semis and have the capital have not invested money to privately build their own refueling stations dotted along their routes. Not only is diesel now ridiculously expensive, but the engineering behind hydrogen is exponentially easier when applied to larger vehicles. Iceland, for instance, uses Hydrogen buses. I wonder what the impact would be if just public transportation alone were switched off of gas. It is frustrating to hear from nay sayers that the cost is the only thing preventing this from happening. When not only our nation’s security, but our environment is at stake, what a petty reason.

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