Dude, some of us have to read this at work. I mean even though I am the one who would run the "what ya been up to on the web" report. Damn, makes me feel stupid to keep reading this slashdot site when literal crap like this gets through.
Can we have a little moderation around here?
I think we are missing the point.
This is perfect because the world needs to switch over to solar powered cars. Isn't lithium a big part of the batteries needed for these types of vehicles?
The large companies can go in, build roads, a decent electric grid and basically start a civilization for these folks.
This could be good for the Afghans in the long run.
Oh, it's easy. Over here in the states, yes I'm a Yank, we may not know how far we need to go. Or more importantly what's going to be there when I arrive. So, telling me that I can go 100 km if I had a certain amount of fuel does not help. I, and my fellow Americans need to know what we can do with what we have. Mainly because we had to recently build this country and the car came along before we were done building it.
The point I am trying to make is subtle.
Telling me how much petrol I need to go an arbitrary 100 km don't help at all.
I only know how much I have right now. There may not be a gas station around the corner. Hell, I may have to build the damn thing when I get there.
The logic goes something like this, If I had 5.5 litres I could drive this thing 100 kilometers. Fine, but say I only have a gallon or so. Now, I got to stop and figure out how many English King's feet it takes to measure the damn European Swallow's wingbeat, convert that back to grains of sand in my last bagel and then divide to know if I am gonna make it to Grandma's house.
Where as if I know I get about 30 MPG in my 15 year old Camry and I know I got 10 gallons in the tank I can get about 300 miles on down the damn road. This works nicely cause most of the signs on the freeway tell you how far it is to the next exit.
Now all European members need to say how much they like this post because I used the word petrol instead of gas.:)
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Yeah, and if it does crash just think about all those folks wandering around talking in really high pitched voices.
Dude, some of us have to read this at work. I mean even though I am the one who would run the "what ya been up to on the web" report. Damn, makes me feel stupid to keep reading this slashdot site when literal crap like this gets through. Can we have a little moderation around here?
I think we are missing the point. This is perfect because the world needs to switch over to solar powered cars. Isn't lithium a big part of the batteries needed for these types of vehicles? The large companies can go in, build roads, a decent electric grid and basically start a civilization for these folks. This could be good for the Afghans in the long run.
Oh, it's easy. Over here in the states, yes I'm a Yank, we may not know how far we need to go. Or more importantly what's going to be there when I arrive. So, telling me that I can go 100 km if I had a certain amount of fuel does not help. I, and my fellow Americans need to know what we can do with what we have. Mainly because we had to recently build this country and the car came along before we were done building it. The point I am trying to make is subtle. Telling me how much petrol I need to go an arbitrary 100 km don't help at all. I only know how much I have right now. There may not be a gas station around the corner. Hell, I may have to build the damn thing when I get there. The logic goes something like this, If I had 5.5 litres I could drive this thing 100 kilometers. Fine, but say I only have a gallon or so. Now, I got to stop and figure out how many English King's feet it takes to measure the damn European Swallow's wingbeat, convert that back to grains of sand in my last bagel and then divide to know if I am gonna make it to Grandma's house. Where as if I know I get about 30 MPG in my 15 year old Camry and I know I got 10 gallons in the tank I can get about 300 miles on down the damn road. This works nicely cause most of the signs on the freeway tell you how far it is to the next exit. Now all European members need to say how much they like this post because I used the word petrol instead of gas. :)