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VK2TV > FUEL 22.08.09 11:03l 58 Lines 2014 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: Fuel Cell Buses
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To : FUEL@WW
VK6BE wrote:-
> From : VK6BE
> To : FUEL@WW
> Type/status : B$
> Date/time : 22-Aug 14:30
> BID (MID) : 370071VK6BE
> Message # : 1723
> Title : Re: Fuel Cell Buses
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> From: VK6BE@VK6ZRT.#BUN.#WA.AUS.OC
> To : FUEL@WW
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> There was this from the WA trial, Ray. It does not sound like an absolute
> failure:
>
>>QUOTE:The three EcoBuses performed beyond expectations and at the conclusion
of the trial had
> travelled approximately 258,000km, consumed over 46 tonnes of hydrogen and
> carried over 320,000 passengers. 300 tonnes of tailpipe carbon emissions
> were avoided by not operating conventional diesel buses.
> The EcoBus trial received a number of awards including the 2005 Banksia
> Award for Government Leading by Example, the 2004 Chartered Institute of
> Logistics and Transport Outstanding Achievement Award and the 2004
> Sustainable Transport Coalition Government Innovation Award. UNQUOTE<
>
> There is more at: http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/greentransport/19524.asp
> Cheers,
> Bob VK6BE.
Hi Bob,
I wasn't commenting on the success or failure of the scheme, just
providing a list of trials.
The figures you provide speak volumes for the fuel used. I well remember
the front cover of Radio, Televison & Hobbies in the late 60's that showed
a red Holden straight six engine running from Hydrogen, and the
accompanying text that told of the exhaust "fumes" being water. The doubt
then was safe storage of the Hydrogen.
We had a transport system in Sydney that produced no exhaust. It was
called electric trams. They shifted more people than can ever be shifted
by bus but some Richard Cranium (Dick is short for Richard, head is
another word for Cranium) engineer or politician decided they had to go.
Full marks to Melbourne for keeping trams.
But, if we still had trams we might not have an Opera House which is sited
on an old tram depot.
Cheers ... Ray vk2tv
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