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Old 06-23-2008, 02:53 PM   #123
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Originally Posted by worth View Post
can the car run on salt/ocean water?

If not, it's pretty much a complete waste of time IMO.

I'm sure they could use salt water, they just need a way of generating electricity close by so they don't have to transfer along the grid. Basically they need a "private" source of electricity. Might work for wind power or thermal generation near the ocean but realistically, short of building a nuclear reactor near the ocean, hydroelectric is the best we've got. I guess it doesn't have to be that close, but the closer the more efficient the conversion.

Would be very simillar to driving around on propane.
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