More 'green' efforts.

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Samray · #1 Post by **Samray** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:36 pm

Fuel cells make power for homes in Japan

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080303/ap_ ... _cell_home

#2 Post by **Kwackerz** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:42 pm

Quite expensive though. Admittedly it's probably cheaper than UK gas and electricity is, but I cant see it being that cheap if introduced into the UK market.. it never is, is it! Everything tends to get supertaxed over here if you even think of mentioning 'fuel' anywhere in it's title..

Samray · #3 Post by **Samray** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:59 pm

Costs would come down but Health and Safety would doubtless jump all over it.

Samray · #4 Post by **Samray** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:34 pm

How about F1 Prius' then?

http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?ar ... ferrer=RSS

Boeing 747s burn fuel at roughly four litres per second, or 1 200 litres per 100km, while Formula One cars sip the stuff at the rate of about 75 litres for the same distance. Yet those bastards want to turn our sport into a glorified Scalectrix slot-car game because we're ruining the planet. Go figure.

#5 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:26 pm

Boeing 747s burn fuel at roughly four litres per second, or 1 200 litres per 100km, while Formula One cars sip the stuff at the rate of about 75 litres for the same distance. Yet those bastards want to turn our sport into a glorified Scalectrix slot-car game because we're ruining the planet. Go figure.

An F1 F2008 Ferarri car weighs in at (with water, lubricant and driver): 605 kg

Compared to the weight of a 747 which comes in at 970,000 lb
(439,985 kg) when it is at it's max takeoff weight..

I'd say the 747 is more fuel efficient given the size and weight.. with emissions per kilogramme going in favour of the 747!

Ban F1... it's crap anyway.