PM> I beleive such a system is, at best, a few years off???? :)
PM> Decades, more likely. I've heard that another byproduct is
PM> radioactive material.
JM> I would guess that it will be shortly after the turn of the
JM> century.  15-20 years
Interesting. I thought these fusion plants needed fision to achieve the heat 
& pressure to keep the fusion going. They must have done some interesting 
things over the past 15 years that I've never paid attention to. I guess I 
lost interest in the whole fusion thing when someone said they will barely 
produce a few percent of energy over what they consume. I should have 
continued to pay attention. :)
JM> Fuel cells running on hydrogen or alcohol are much more
JM> efficient and, IMNSHO, will be the solution to the electric
JM> auto's problem.
According to a press release I saw on the internet, Chrysler just made a big 
advance in using gasoline to produce hydrogen to run a fuel cell. Sounded 
like the power to wieght ratio would be a lot better than heavy hydrogen 
tanks.
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