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British scientists 'invent artificial petrol'
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:32 am
by Seven Of Nine Firestorm
British scientists 'invent artificial petrol' that could cost just 90p per GALLON (and there's no carbon)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... -cars.html
Re: British scientists 'invent artificial petrol'
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:30 pm
by sirch345
SONF, I can't see our oil giants allowing that myself, think of all the money they'd lose if it took off. May be when the oil finally runs out
Chris.
Re: British scientists 'invent artificial petrol'
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:38 pm
by Fireman on a Storm
The government will just tax it off the forecourt!
Re: British scientists 'invent artificial petrol'
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:01 pm
by Seven Of Nine Firestorm
Yeah I know will be taxed right up there, they are loving it at the mo getting near £1.50 P/L more income for them greedy barstards.
Re: British scientists 'invent artificial petrol'
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:34 pm
by benny hedges
tbh most places ive seen locally its back down to 1.25 - 1.28 atm with diesel a few p dearer as usual.
Re: British scientists 'invent artificial petrol'
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:04 pm
by BigVeeGrin
load of bollox and typical Mail, sacrifice decent journalism for headlines that appeal to the unaware
hydrogen as a potential fuel has been known about for decades, problem is the energy required to make the hydrogen in a form that's usable is greater than the output, so until free renewable energy is available on an industrial scale then it's a pipe dream still.