Group: sci.energy.hydrogen
From: dlzc
Date: Friday, April 11, 2008 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: So let me get this straight.

Dear Michael Ejercito:

On Apr 11, 10:35=A0am, Michael Ejercito wrote:
> On Feb 29, 11:09 am, Bill Penrose wrote:> On Feb 29, 11:=
02 am, "N:dlzcD:aol T:com \(dlzc\)"
> > wrote:
>
> > > WIki has the losses near 7%. =A0Not an enormous fraction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_power_transmission#Losses
>
> > And the break-even distance is 7000 km.
>
> > Okay, I'm a nuclear advocate again(1). Always was, but we
> > do have to do something about powering transportation, too.
>
> =A0 =A0Nuclear-powered cars.

Too heavy. Will win a collision, but too much risk.

David A. Smith