The BMW Hydrogen 7 may prove to be the most significant technological advancement since the iConcertCal application for iTunes. Fusing a traditional combustion engine with the power of liquid hydrogen, BMW has manufactured the world's first vehicle that emits nothing but fucking water vapor. The overall ecological advantage of the Hydrogen 7 depends entirely upon the means of creating liquid hydrogen. If liquid hydrogen is created using coal powered electricity, then there is no significant advantage. If, however, liquid hydrogen can be harvested by renewable energy resources, then it looks like we may be on the cusp of an technopolitecological (sp?) revolution!
The Hydrogen 7, of course, has many flaws including high liquid hydrogen costs and inefficient storage technology. Germany's top engineers and ecologists have pointed this out repeatedly (though for some reason they all seem to work for Volkswagen, BMW's main competitor in the European car market). Still, I think BMW has its head in the right place.
Peace,
-MF
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