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To: Jonty30

“...the advancement promises to bring sustainable long-haul tracking closer to reality by tackling one of the most persistent technical challenges – durability..”

Targeting BIG TRUCK-TRACTORS, but smaller trucks would be no problem.........


9 posted on 04/30/2025 2:07:03 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Towing 1000lbs might cause a truck to lose 15-25% efficiency.
Much more as you load up a semi with 40,000lbs.


10 posted on 04/30/2025 2:18:17 AM PDT by Jonty30 (If the life of a fish is as valuable as a human, why can't humans eat fish when fish eat fish?.)
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To: Red Badger

Longer life catalyst is good, it is applied to the membrane. But have there been significant advances in membrane life? Sixteen years ago the membrane’s life was the issue. It became brittle in just a few hundred hours at most. Little holes allowed thr hydrogen on me side react with the oxygen (air) on the other side creating little fires within the realm that quickly degraded the call .


12 posted on 04/30/2025 2:23:52 AM PDT by Donbue
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