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Old 01-17-2017, 03:29 PM
 
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Peace be on you. What are latest progress and possible availability-to-public, in Nuclear / Thorium Cars - Solar Cars -- Electric Cars -- Hybrid Cars?
Are delays technical or political?
Thanks.
Nice way to lump vaporware and real technology into the same question. Why do you ask?
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Old 02-06-2018, 12:33 AM
 
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Fallout has nuclear power cars. They are not drive able but when you shoot em they blow up. Using cars for cover bad idea.
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Old 02-07-2018, 10:48 AM
 
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Electric cars will take a decent share of the market as the technology, range and refueling-issues get somewhat ironed-out.

All the other fancy technologies, doubt they will go much anywhere in the near future, as far as the general public is concerned.
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Old 02-07-2018, 11:06 AM
 
Location: San Diego
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Thorium Cars
Do thorium cars exist?

Does ANY thorium power plant exist, anywhere outside of an experimental lab???

Nevah hoid o' it.
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Old 02-07-2018, 11:13 AM
 
Location: San Diego
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Do thorium cars exist?

Does ANY thorium power plant exist, anywhere outside of an experimental lab???

Nevah hoid o' it.
Hmm, interesting....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoriu..._nuclear_power
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Old 02-07-2018, 12:14 PM
 
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Do thorium cars exist?

Does ANY thorium power plant exist, anywhere outside of an experimental lab???

Nevah hoid o' it.
Something got missed somewhere. It would not be a nuclear powered car. Instead.....

Large Thorium cycle nuclear reactor produces vast quantities of hydrogen gas. Far more than can be produced today. These reactors also produce electricity.

Hydrogen gas is then used to power a car fitted with a fuel cell.

Both are established technologies. It's just a matter of building it.


(there has never been a serious attempt beyond say the Ford Nucleon, to directly power a car by nuclear means)
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Old 01-25-2019, 01:23 PM
 
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Peace be on you. What are latest progress and possible availability-to-public, in Nuclear / Thorium Cars - Solar Cars -- Electric Cars -- Hybrid Cars?
Are delays technical or political?
Thanks.
Drivers can't be trusted to dispense their own gas without starting a fire at the pump, would you really trust them driving around something whose fuel source is the equivalent of a WMD?
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