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Environment & Energy

kristopher

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5. Yep. I intended to put quotes around zero emissions and forgot.

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 2, 2016, 10:30 PM

Nov 2016

I was a bit pressed for time at that moment.

ETA, but even with the standard grid mix, the straight electric is most certainly cleaner since the round trip penalty for hydrogen is so high. The best onboard fuel would be biodiesel.

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The world's first zero-emissions train could be running by 2017 [View all] nationalize the fed Nov 2016 OP

The world is filled with zero emissions trains kristopher Nov 2016 #1

I didn't write the title nationalize the fed Nov 2016 #7

It only goes 87 mph bananas Nov 2016 #2

Fast enough for the U.S. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2016 #3

It really depends on how clean the production of hydrogen is ThoughtCriminal Nov 2016 #4

Yep. I intended to put quotes around zero emissions and forgot. kristopher Nov 2016 #5

Hydrogen HYPErcars will be in showrooms by 2005. NNadir Nov 2016 #6