(A serious post, that I will try to keep short)
This is nothing new, the basic idea: burning fuel to move a car. The fuel you choose is arbitrary,
and safty concerns are more or less moot with modern technology. I personally perfer hydrogen to nitrogen, simply because when you "burn" hydrogen you get water, which can than be electrolyzed (via solar power) back into hydrogen and oxygen.
The reasons that hydrogen is not currently used as a primary fuel source is becuase of the hindenburg, and the space shuttle challenger, BUT I am willing to wager that no more people will be killed/injured with hydrogen powered cars than with petroleum powered cars (read about it and you will agree). The other reason is because of "big Detroit money" (you know what I mean)
One last point: If you think this has never been tried, then you should do a web/library search for "hydrogen power." Anyhoo I could go on for hours but I won't.
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(A serious post, that I will try to keep short)
This is nothing new, the basic idea: burning fuel to move a car. The fuel you choose is arbitrary, and safty concerns are more or less moot with modern technology. I personally perfer hydrogen to nitrogen, simply because when you "burn" hydrogen you get water, which can than be electrolyzed (via solar power) back into hydrogen and oxygen. The reasons that hydrogen is not currently used as a primary fuel source is becuase of the hindenburg, and the space shuttle challenger, BUT I am willing to wager that no more people will be killed/injured with hydrogen powered cars than with petroleum powered cars (read about it and you will agree). The other reason is because of "big Detroit money" (you know what I mean)
One last point: If you think this has never been tried, then you should do a web/library search for "hydrogen power."
Anyhoo I could go on for hours but I won't.