What is too close? Does this distance assume that the car ahead is going the speed limit? Is it a worse-case scenario in which the car comes to a complete stop instantaneously? Is the stopping capability of the car behind taken into account? If I'm driving a Lotus Elise and someone else is driving an old VW Beetle towing a camping trailer, does that mean that they aren't allowed to follow as closely as me? If so, why should I be discriminated against based on what car I drive (and therefore my socio-economic status)? Huh? Huh???
If someone is driving badly, it doesn't matter if it's because they're high, drunk, on their cellphone, distracted by their kid, had a bad day at work, or any other of a million different reasons. They should be held accountable and punished. It's called personal responsibility.
I remember waybackwhen I last consumed a Hostess Twinkie. It wasn't very edible and I never thought it was very satisfying - neither the breading nor the creamy center. It always felt like a triumph of sales over cooking. I was amazed what the labor unions wanted from the company when Hostess went under. Maybe this is something different, but somehow it rings true.
Capacity degeneration in a battery electric is equivalent to range degeneration. And in a type of car that needs to squeeze every ounce of range that it can (because of the aforementioned charging limitation), I would argue that this is skirting the issue -- the battery will eventually die enough to become useless, at which point it becomes waste and costs money to replace. Even Tesla's FAQ states a battery life of 5 years -- I'm not sure on what basis you are making your claims.
Once the electric car is built, it still has an environmental impact. Most of the electricity currently generated in the US comes from hydrocarbons (coal & natural gas.)
From the point of view of currently available technology, yes, the battery route is the one that requires less investment. But that doesn't mean it's better. If the goal of developing new technologies is protecting the environment, I think Hydrogen fuel cells have more potential. I think the problem is that battery electrics are being marketed as more environmentally friendly than they really are. People should understand the tradeoffs. I'm just arguing that in addition to developing battery technology, we should be investing money in figuring out how to produce and store Hydrogen.
The point at which battery electrics become "good enough" is the point at which battery technology gets good enough so that batteries last as long as the cars do, AND we start sourcing our electricity from non-hydrocarbon sources, AND people decide they don't need to drive more than the car's max range without a recharge break. I can see #1 and #2 happening down the road, but #3 seems like asking too much. Maybe supercapacitors that can be recharged quickly?:-)
The battery in a hydrogen vehicle is not the same type of energy storage device as in a full battery electric vehicle - the bulk of the energy is stored in the fuel cell, and so the battery is very small, and very cheap, and very environmentally friendly in comparison. Without order of magnitude advances in battery technology, battery electrics are heavy, environmentally unfriendly (battery waste), and expensive when you have to replace the battery every 5 years.
Perhaps you didn't understand my comment. If I want to take a 500 mile road trip in a single day, even in a regular car with a 50 mile range, I can do it by filling up 10 times. In a car with a 250 mile range that has to recharge overnight, I can only get halfway to my destination in one day. I hope you understand now.
I could get by on 50 miles range, if the damn thing didn't take 6 hours to recharge.
Top Gear had figured this out years ago when they talked about the Hydrogen powered Honda FCX Clarity - It will work better because it fits our paradigm of driving and filling up and driving some more, not necessarily because it gets good mileage.
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What is too close? Does this distance assume that the car ahead is going the speed limit? Is it a worse-case scenario in which the car comes to a complete stop instantaneously? Is the stopping capability of the car behind taken into account? If I'm driving a Lotus Elise and someone else is driving an old VW Beetle towing a camping trailer, does that mean that they aren't allowed to follow as closely as me? If so, why should I be discriminated against based on what car I drive (and therefore my socio-economic status)? Huh? Huh???
Or "Worms," if you are from a younger generation.
Super Ghouls n Ghosts. Damn that game was awesome? Anybody ever beat it though?
Isn't this the opposite of "brute force?"
If you're confused, why are you calling it "nonsense?" Obviously you are enlightened enough to have an opinion. Sincerely, Pedantic Internet Denizen
I read that as "Selfish OS," and I was like, "I'm already using one of those!"
If someone is driving badly, it doesn't matter if it's because they're high, drunk, on their cellphone, distracted by their kid, had a bad day at work, or any other of a million different reasons. They should be held accountable and punished. It's called personal responsibility.
I remember waybackwhen I last consumed a Hostess Twinkie. It wasn't very edible and I never thought it was very satisfying - neither the breading nor the creamy center. It always felt like a triumph of sales over cooking. I was amazed what the labor unions wanted from the company when Hostess went under. Maybe this is something different, but somehow it rings true.
Protein shake?
So, THIS is what's preventing warp drive from becoming reality. OK.
Oh wait, sorry, that's not covered. Oh well!
Did they have AppleCare coverage on them?
I never knew that I had so many 64-bit applications. Thanks, Microsoft!
Culprit? Idiot? Turkey?
Oh, and "under-performing" instead of "incompetent"? (Which is the word the article used.)
Trying to figure out if submitter is PMSing or just bad at paraphrasing.
There's a shortage of MBA's, lawyers, and doctors? ORLY?
Maybe you should have mailed this comment to /. instead of posting it then.
CLOUD = CLOUD Local Operation and Usability Debatable?
I could come up with a better one given time.
Capacity degeneration in a battery electric is equivalent to range degeneration. And in a type of car that needs to squeeze every ounce of range that it can (because of the aforementioned charging limitation), I would argue that this is skirting the issue -- the battery will eventually die enough to become useless, at which point it becomes waste and costs money to replace. Even Tesla's FAQ states a battery life of 5 years -- I'm not sure on what basis you are making your claims.
:-)
Once the electric car is built, it still has an environmental impact. Most of the electricity currently generated in the US comes from hydrocarbons (coal & natural gas.)
From the point of view of currently available technology, yes, the battery route is the one that requires less investment. But that doesn't mean it's better. If the goal of developing new technologies is protecting the environment, I think Hydrogen fuel cells have more potential. I think the problem is that battery electrics are being marketed as more environmentally friendly than they really are. People should understand the tradeoffs. I'm just arguing that in addition to developing battery technology, we should be investing money in figuring out how to produce and store Hydrogen.
The point at which battery electrics become "good enough" is the point at which battery technology gets good enough so that batteries last as long as the cars do, AND we start sourcing our electricity from non-hydrocarbon sources, AND people decide they don't need to drive more than the car's max range without a recharge break. I can see #1 and #2 happening down the road, but #3 seems like asking too much. Maybe supercapacitors that can be recharged quickly?
The battery in a hydrogen vehicle is not the same type of energy storage device as in a full battery electric vehicle - the bulk of the energy is stored in the fuel cell, and so the battery is very small, and very cheap, and very environmentally friendly in comparison. Without order of magnitude advances in battery technology, battery electrics are heavy, environmentally unfriendly (battery waste), and expensive when you have to replace the battery every 5 years.
Perhaps you didn't understand my comment. If I want to take a 500 mile road trip in a single day, even in a regular car with a 50 mile range, I can do it by filling up 10 times. In a car with a 250 mile range that has to recharge overnight, I can only get halfway to my destination in one day. I hope you understand now.
I could get by on 50 miles range, if the damn thing didn't take 6 hours to recharge.
Top Gear had figured this out years ago when they talked about the Hydrogen powered Honda FCX Clarity - It will work better because it fits our paradigm of driving and filling up and driving some more, not necessarily because it gets good mileage.
I thought it couldn't get any worse than a movie with Jar Jar in it. Now I know it will get worse - a movie with Jar Jar's offspring. Shit.
But don't we already have a decentralized social network called the internet?
Can they seek a ban on skinny jeans for men, too? Because those are really annoying. Oh, and thick-black-rimmed glasses.
One does not simply rewrite the story!