Thorium-Fueled Automobile Engine Needs Refueling Once a Century
There are now over one billion cars traveling roads around the world directly and indirectly costing trillions of dollars in material resources, time and noxious emissions. Imagine all these cars running cleanly for 100 years on just 8 grams of fuel each.
Laser Power Systems (LPS) from Connecticut, USA, is developing a new method of automotive propulsion with one of the most dense materials known in nature: thorium. Because thorium is so dense it has the potential to produce tremendous amounts of heat. The company has been experimenting with small bits of thorium, creating a laser that heats water, produces steam and powers a mini turbine.
Well, they finally did it - http://www.industrytap.com/thorium-fueled-automobile-engine-needs-refueling-once-a-century/15649 (http://www.industrytap.com/thorium-fueled-automobile-engine-needs-refueling-once-a-century/15649)
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Dude! If they can make Steam with the thorium we can go SteamPunk!
https://www.google.com/search?q=steampunk+cars&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=0xuIUsKiBZTi4APStYDYBg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1241&bih=619 (https://www.google.com/search?q=steampunk+cars&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=0xuIUsKiBZTi4APStYDYBg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1241&bih=619)
Love Steampunk!
Cool, love this one............
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Check out...
Car Runs For 100 Years Without Refueling - The Thorium Car - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68A_HPYGdlk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68A_HPYGdlk)
That's one sweet ride. I wonder what the color options are... if they have uh, green, with some brown, uh rust coloration.
Quote from: Judd Dude on December 02, 2013, 07:22:51 PM
That's one sweet ride. I wonder what the color options are... if they have uh, green, with some brown, uh rust coloration.
Fuckin' eh, a basic dude-mobile!
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Quote from: DigitalBuddha on December 02, 2013, 08:21:59 PM
Quote from: Judd Dude on December 02, 2013, 07:22:51 PM
That's one sweet ride. I wonder what the color options are... if they have uh, green, with some brown, uh rust coloration.
Fuckin' eh, a basic dude-mobile!
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Yeah but knowin my luck fuckin Sellers would steal it, crash it, and a bum would use it as a toilet.
Quote from: Judd Dude on December 03, 2013, 08:40:42 PM
Quote from: DigitalBuddha on December 02, 2013, 08:21:59 PM
Quote from: Judd Dude on December 02, 2013, 07:22:51 PM
That's one sweet ride. I wonder what the color options are... if they have uh, green, with some brown, uh rust coloration.
Fuckin' eh, a basic dude-mobile!
;D(http://www.jonathandoctor.net/images/facebook_like_button_big-small.jpg)
Yeah but knowin my luck fuckin Sellers would steal it, crash it, and a bum would use it as a toilet.
You got any leads?