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Unread 19-08-2004, 09:00
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Re: Gas powered engine horsepower equivalent to electrical motor horsepower?

Is the ONLY reason that gas is better than electric motors because it is easier to carry around gas power? If there was an easier and more efficient (more energy per weight or something) way to carry around electricity, would electric motors replace gas? Maybe one idea is to have a nickel-metal hydride fuel cell to power the electric motor. That may last a while, and you can recharge it. I am looking into an idea like that myself. The distance from my school to the Purdue math building is about 1 mile, and it will be tough when it starts snowing. There is also no parking anywhere near the math building (C Permit). So maybe I can make a NiMH Fuel Cell mobile that folds up like a bike and ride it to math. Or maybe not...
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