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Americans Refusing To Wait For Mainstream EVs
hazehead writes "The growing trend of folks refusing to wait for big-car manufacturers to deliver mainstream electric vehicles is starting to get some press. From DIY tinkerers in Atlanta trying to keep money from going overseas (or simply from leaving their wallets) to a guy in Oregon building an open source Civic conversion kit, Americans are taking energy policy in their own grease-stained hands."
Exactly. It's like getting a hydrogen powered car. Totally crazy.
Decoupling transportation from energy generation through use of electrical storage ... yeah separating systems couldn't possibly have any benefits.
Other components such as a fuel injector were replaced with their electric counterparts
What's the electric counterpart to a fuel injector? A... wire?
--sabre86
Actually, cars are hydrogen powered already - liquid hydrocarbons.
Excuse me, but please get off my Pennisetum Clandestinum, eh!
I can't build a gasoline refinery in my yard.
I've been told that many people, especially in the deep south, operate devices called "stills" which can produce an ethanol based fuel.
When our name is on the back of your car, we're behind you all the way!
Americans are taking energy policy in their own grease-stained hands."
How dare they??? I want government oversight of this dangerous endeavor immediately! I want it taxed, and regulated and I want government subsidies.
How dare people do things without asking for government permission!
They need to make sure that these vehicles can pass all the safety regulations. You know, to protect the children. Do it for the Children! Won't anyone think of the children????
OMG This is crazy. These people are Terrorists! They are out to destroy America! How dare they!
And don't forget Illegal Aliens. I know they are involved somewhere.
Agent K: A *person* is smart. People are dumb, stupid, panicky animals, and you know it.
Stealing precious tax dollars from fuel tax so they can drive their tax free electric vehicles all over town on road they haven't paid for!!!
Someone contact the MPAA (Motorcar Pavement American Association) and the RIAA (Roadway Improvement Advancement Association).
Tsukasa: All I really want, is to be left alone...
I *so* wanna hug you!
Nukes! Nukes! Nukes! Nukes!
"So what am I supposed to do about that?"
Use one of these?
Every 80s Camaro I've ever seen outside of a junkyard looks like its owner lives in it, along with a family of rats.
My electricity is nuclear and my BBQ is natural gas..
Oh yeah? In my neighborhood, it's the other way around!
(try my Cs-137 Chili some time - yum!)
Burning a gallon of has in a similarly sized care would get you around 25mpg city, the Volt will get ~60mpg when burning ...
I think that, similar to electric recharge stations, we won't see this sort of technology take off until a large number of gas stations in the US are also offering hasoline.