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packman

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4. BULLPUCKEY-you say

Reply to kristopher (Reply #3)

Thu May 15, 2014, 10:04 PM

May 2014

Now, an article about it says it will-so it must be true.

"Current models of the engine weigh 500 pounds, easily fitting into the engine area of a conventionally-designed vehicle. According to CEO Charles Stevens, just one gram of the substance yields more energy than 7,396 gallons (28,000 L) of gasoline and 8 grams would power the typical car for a century.

The idea of using thorium is not new. In 2009, Loren Kulesus designed the Cadillac World Thorium Fuel Concept Car. LPS is developing the technology so it can be mass-produced.
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