South Carolina Ping
Posted on 09/15/2005 8:00:48 PM PDT by Gardener
Toyota has plans for cutting edge research right here in the CSRA.
Toyota along with the Savannah River National Lab hopes to find a safe and affordable way to power cars with hydrogen instead of gas. The five-year project could be worth millions to the area.
Toyota says SRS is the perfect place for hydrogen research. And the result of the project could change the way you drive.
(Excerpt) Read more at wjbf.com ...
Ok, I'll bite, what the heck is the CSRA ?
Confederate States Racing Association?
Mercedes should produce a hydrogen powered car and call it "The Hindenberg."
LOL good one
Sorry. It's Central Savannah River Area. It's the area around Augusta, GA and Aiken, SC up and down the Savannah River.
Funny you should mention that because Daimler-Benz was one of the very first companies to study hydrogen-fuelled motor vehicles back in the 1970's! The very first prototype they built was essentially a modified delivery van with most of the hydrogen hardware taking up almost all the cargo space of the van.
I wonder if Wackenhut will figure out a way for its guards to sleep in the cars at the Savannah River Site?
The H idea is a good one. I look forward to sseing it become a reality before I check out. A LOT of people need to understand the distribution / logistics in supplying th H fuel. Unfortunately, most folks are very ... stupid / ill-informed or uneducated in this area.
Besides, all of the energy companies belong to W and Veep.
Zero technical info given about the approach to solving the storage problems, and fuel cell costs. Looks like image protection PR.
A five year project worth millions to the area!! Wow - I hadn't known this - thanks so much for the ping. I'll show Mr. Peach.
More local TV news, less FNC and FR :)
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.