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To: Liberty1970

I’m all for the E-Cat but I can’t see how these heating units will make my car go, not anytime soon. Now, for anything using boilers or requiring hot water/steam, like a ship, a yacht, industrial plants and of course, power plants, the E-cat looks promising.

For a car, I am imagining using a refined, specialized miniature E-cat electrical generating system powering the electrolysis of water for hydrogen. Or for charging batteries, maybe.


25 posted on 07/20/2011 11:14:43 AM PDT by citizen (Romney+Bachmann: Economic guy+Tea Party Values gal. I like it a lot!! No more Dick Obama in 2012!)
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To: citizen

Let me clarify on the E-cat steam powered car: Sure, a steam engine could probably be cobbled together relatively easily. But I don’t think using steam as the motive power gets it done today. 1920, ok. Today, no. Steam isn’t going to be a ‘start and go’ engine, it will need to build up pressure, especially on a cold morning. Nor will it get you the instant, massive energy needed to go 0-70 in a few seconds getting on the freeway. Or anytime when maximum acceleration is either necessary or desired. jmho


26 posted on 07/20/2011 1:21:44 PM PDT by citizen (Romney+Bachmann: Economic guy+Tea Party Values gal. I like it a lot!! No more Dick Obama in 2012!)
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