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Alternative Fuels Expert Plans Coast-To-Coast U.S. Trip On 10 Gallons of Gas or Less

Science Daily -- Alternative fuels expert Dr. Cliff Ricketts of Middle Tennessee State University firmly believes he can go coast-to-coast on l0 gallons of gasoline or less.
Ricketts, a 35-year agriscience professor at MTSU, plans to put his research to the test in both 2012 and 2013.
Ricketts' first quest to travel the approximately 2,532-mile distance from Savannah and Tybee Island, Ga., to Long Beach, California, will begin this Saturday, March 3.
Using two alternative-fuel vehicles in the first 916 miles of the journey from Savannah to Fort Smith, Ark., Ricketts' fuel sources will be the sun (solar) and hydrogen from water in a 2005 Toyota Prius and 1994 Toyota Tercel.

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Submitted Mar 02, 2012 By: fowlcan

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blupupher Champion Author Houston Posts:3,566 Points:750,970 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 3, 2012 11:05:48 PM Ignore blupupher Report Abuse Interesting
SammyAdams Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:3,071 Points:795,710 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Mar 3, 2012 10:33:23 PM Ignore SammyAdams Report Abuse We already know that the technology is there, but most Americans don't have the luxury given to Dr. Cliff Ricketts of multiple vehicles, etc. ready for travel. I like the quest for improving the many faceted means of achieving independence from OPEC, oil or any single means for transportation. I do have a major problem with a government which is responsible for CREATING the problems that we now face and then forcing us to adopt one of their solutions. That the Federal government is mostly responsible for the financial problems which we face is easily proved. If we just took away the legalized counterfeiting operation by the Federal Reserve, we will have stopped the Establishment from further erosion of the dollar. Over 98% of the dollar's value since the creation of the FED in 1913 has been lost. The spiraling of prices now is just a RESULT of the inflation and spending caused by our Federal government. If it is illegal for you and I to print money out of thin air, how is it okay for the Federal Reserve to do this? Call Congress at (202)224-3121 and urge your representative and senators to support and work for roll call votes on the Audit the Fed bill (H.R. 459/S. 202).
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:6,978 Points:2,120,315 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Mar 3, 2012 2:47:18 PM Ignore remay Report Abuse Needs to be publicized more/better, to get people's attention!
ObieDog Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,976 Points:854,595 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Mar 3, 2012 1:30:10 PM Ignore ObieDog Report Abuse Interesting.
dave27johnson Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,790 Points:411,010 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Mar 3, 2012 12:45:19 AM Ignore dave27johnson Report Abuse A good demonstration.
TomT2Lee Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:5,362 Points:1,599,705 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 4:55:17 PM Ignore TomT2Lee Report Abuse So what. Proves absolutely nothing. We have had the technical capability to do it for decades. The problems are centered around one or all of these issues: control, cost and feasibility.
mike1881 Champion Author Fayetteville Posts:1,311 Points:567,350 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 4:16:25 PM Ignore mike1881 Report Abuse I would love to have a car that ran on solar power.
kenji554 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:1,217 Points:515,145 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 4:15:08 PM Ignore kenji554 Report Abuse So what is the "real" cost of making this drive. Multiple vehicles, plus the fuel.
molebaby96 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:2,126 Points:507,640 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 4:02:27 PM Ignore molebaby96 Report Abuse Just don't do away with gas.
Cakes77 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:5,176 Points:1,655,670 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 3:29:39 PM Ignore Cakes77 Report Abuse Nice article.
qwerty17 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:3,660 Points:1,120,375 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 3:26:26 PM Ignore qwerty17 Report Abuse yikes.
mwc407 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:1,095 Points:560,185 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 3:13:52 PM Ignore mwc407 Report Abuse I look forward to the follow up report. I suspect it can be done if you CAREFULLY plan the trip and all of the logistics involved. Since he isn't relying on Propane / Natural Gas or Electricity the problem of there being too few filling stations too far away from one another is removed. The bigger question is are solar and hydrogen power reliable enough to get one all the way across the country??
buckets42 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,690 Points:329,550 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 3:13:47 PM Ignore buckets42 Report Abuse Seems pretty silly.
bandannaman Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,849 Points:365,610 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 3:01:58 PM Ignore bandannaman Report Abuse Who's footing this junket?
Rockyguitar Champion Author Tampa Posts:2,577 Points:1,205,495 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 2:55:27 PM Ignore Rockyguitar Report Abuse He should go from west to east to take advantage of the prevailing winds.
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,089 Points:1,451,250 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 2:46:14 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse What a great way to take a trip around the country, and put your research to task.
eye-spy Champion Author Quebec Posts:4,603 Points:2,420,770 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 2:33:12 PM Ignore eye-spy Report Abuse The results should be very interesting. Hope that we get them.
TerrySawchuk All-Star Author British Columbia Posts:850 Points:305,395 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 2:16:38 PM Ignore TerrySawchuk Report Abuse Interesting.
Cothrom Champion Author South Carolina Posts:1,769 Points:728,465 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 1:31:54 PM Ignore Cothrom Report Abuse Sounds to good to be true!
schatzila Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,964 Points:1,019,545 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 1:31:14 PM Ignore schatzila Report Abuse do it.
kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:5,269 Points:1,022,685 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2012 1:24:57 PM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse no way is it so.!