Name: THE THORIUM CAR RUNS FOR 100 YEARS WITHOUT REFUELING
Uploaded: 2023-07-15T13:49:28+00:00
Duration: 5 min 26 s
Description: If your car was powered by thorium, you would never need to refuel it. The vehicle would burn out long before the chemical did. The thorium would last so long, in fact, it would probably outlive you.

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If your car was powered by thorium, you would never need to refuel it. The vehicle would burn out long before the chemical did.

The thorium would last so long, in fact, it would probably outlive you. That's why a company called Laser Power Systems has created a concept for a thorium-powered car engine.

The element is radioactive, and the team uses bits of it to build a laserbeam that heats water, produces steam, and powers an energy-producing turbine.*" Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks discuss.

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