Re: Alternative fuels (was Hybrids (was: Hybrid Escape))

From: Jeff Durling (jdurling@bellsouth.net)
Date: Fri Jun 04 2004 - 23:38:38 EDT


On Jun 4, 2004, at 8:30 PM, Tom "Slick" North wrote:

>
> Speaking of alternative fuels and power sources...
>
> We are working on a 2nd Generation Liquid Nitrogen powered vehicle in
> the
> Engineering Technology Department at UNT...
>
> news article on it:
> http://www.ntdaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/03/24/40612a4096c09?
> in_archi
> ve=1
>
>
> Will be the 3rd built in the world... The first one was fun to drive
> and got
> lots of looks... not much on range though... but then again, it was
> the
> first try...
>
> The webpage about the original: http://www.mtsc.unt.edu/CooLN2Car.html
>
> Liquid Nitrogen is a byproduct from producing liquid oxygen, and is
> very
> abundant and cheap... plus our vehicles leave the environment just as
> clean,
> if not cleaner than it was...
>
> We've also been building some air-powered bicycles... he he he
>
>
> Later!
> Tom "Slick" North
>
>
Now there is an alternate source of fuel I like to hear about. Clean,
inexpensive, and a by-product of making something else. Direction that
research should be going toward.

Jeff Durling



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