Why don't you google "payback period hybrid". Payback period on the Prius and Camry Hybrid is between 2-3 months at $4/gallon. Also, hybrids are being sold used for the same price as new with the current price of fuel. Hybrids will have an almost immediate payback when the price of gas hits $5/gallon.
NiMH aren't as prone to thermal runaway as Lithium Ion, and Lithium Polymer batteries haven't been out long enough for automakers to be able to warrant a vehicle with them.
Don't forget transportation, as we're making leaps and bounds in the first world towards electrification of transportation. If Nanosolar were to get their product down to $1/Watt, it would make sense for a large non-profit (B&M Gates Foundation) to step in and put several solar generating facilities in Africa. Give the power away at first, but than slowly raise the price to a sustainable level as the quality of life increases.
I wish I hadn't already replied to someone to mod you up. This is very true. Example: Africa. Their situation is caused by a lack of natural resources to begin with (notably, clean water) and governments that come and go.
I don't tell the gas station how much to charge me for pop, chips, etc. They charge what the market will bear. I don't tell Hollister what to charge me for shorts/shirts, they charge what the market will bear. How is this any different? If you don't like what they charge for text messaging, DON'T USE IT (or switch providers).
So what you're saying is we need a smartphone app similar to Adblock Plus for Firefox. I'd love if my phone would pull down an autodialer originating number list and refused those calls automatically.
I want a plan to have enough nuke plants online inside of five years to make electricity cheap enough to change the economics in favor of plug in electrics.
My response:
The cost of electricity is already highly in favor of plug-in electric vehicles (4 cents/mile).
You, response to me:
No it isn't. What is total cost per mile including amortized vehicle cost? Oh. You see I didn't even need to follow the link, if it were actually less expensive large fleets would have converted already.
You = retard. Either specify that the energy cost is the problem or the capital expenditure for the vehicle is the problem. Don't bitch about my response because you can't get your fucking issues straight.
You are not the target market. High-end, bleeding edge enterprise users are who this is targeted at, and those who will spend whatever it costs to get that sort of performance. Consumers are cheap, so they'll get the benefits last.
The energy dissipated in braking a 207-ton locomotive over the course of a year is enough to power 160 households for that year. The hybrid locomotive will capture that energy and use it to produce more horsepower and reduce emissions and fuel use.
It's actually pretty cool. The "battery" is made up of several thousand pound molten salt cells, which can deliver over 2,000 horsepower in under a second.
Keep in mind that Tesla started engineering their battery pack almost 3 years ago. Battery technology has advanced by leaps and bounds (specifically, Lithium-variant cells) within the last 3 years.
Synthetic oil is oil consisting of chemical compounds which were not originally present in crude oil (petroleum), but were artificially made (synthesized) from other compounds. Synthetic oil could be made to be a substitute for petroleum, or specially made to be a substitute for a lubricant oil, such as conventional (or mineral) motor oil refined from petroleum. When a synthetic oil or synthetic fuel is made as a substitute for petroleum, it is generally produced because of a shortage of petroleum or because petroleum is too expensive.
I'd like to live in France for 3-6 months with my wife (she loved it there when we visited). The scenario you described sound fantastic. Any suggestions for small towns to take up residence in for half a year or so?
Charge time on the Tesla Roadster is 4 hours using a 90amp/240V circuit (although the car draws only 70amps during charging, 90amp circuit is due to NEC tolerances).
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Ahh, Ireland, how I love thee. This just makes me want to move from the States even more.
Why don't you google "payback period hybrid". Payback period on the Prius and Camry Hybrid is between 2-3 months at $4/gallon. Also, hybrids are being sold used for the same price as new with the current price of fuel. Hybrids will have an almost immediate payback when the price of gas hits $5/gallon.
NiMH aren't as prone to thermal runaway as Lithium Ion, and Lithium Polymer batteries haven't been out long enough for automakers to be able to warrant a vehicle with them.
Don't forget transportation, as we're making leaps and bounds in the first world towards electrification of transportation. If Nanosolar were to get their product down to $1/Watt, it would make sense for a large non-profit (B&M Gates Foundation) to step in and put several solar generating facilities in Africa. Give the power away at first, but than slowly raise the price to a sustainable level as the quality of life increases.
If you're someone with an engineering background and some free time, how do you get involved with groups like this?
I wish I hadn't already replied to someone to mod you up. This is very true. Example: Africa. Their situation is caused by a lack of natural resources to begin with (notably, clean water) and governments that come and go.
What is the cost of your Scandinavian solid fuel stove?
I don't tell the gas station how much to charge me for pop, chips, etc. They charge what the market will bear. I don't tell Hollister what to charge me for shorts/shirts, they charge what the market will bear. How is this any different? If you don't like what they charge for text messaging, DON'T USE IT (or switch providers).
Bittorrent will kill a Linksys/Dlink router because of the number of open connections the box has to keep track of (with limited memory).
So what you're saying is we need a smartphone app similar to Adblock Plus for Firefox. I'd love if my phone would pull down an autodialer originating number list and refused those calls automatically.
You can't use out of band management on your ham gear? Or the PC/embedded system driving it?
Sure enough though, DEFCON has avoided this death spiral.
At what point would you ask that he switch from the soap box and ballot box, and move on to the ammo box?
Recycling existing copper would prevent more open-pit copper mining = good for the earth.
I colocate my gaming rig at a major IX you insensitive clod! =)
I want a plan to have enough nuke plants online inside of five years to make electricity cheap enough to change the economics in favor of plug in electrics.
My response:
The cost of electricity is already highly in favor of plug-in electric vehicles (4 cents/mile).
You, response to me:
No it isn't. What is total cost per mile including amortized vehicle cost? Oh. You see I didn't even need to follow the link, if it were actually less expensive large fleets would have converted already.
You = retard. Either specify that the energy cost is the problem or the capital expenditure for the vehicle is the problem. Don't bitch about my response because you can't get your fucking issues straight.
Drilling in ANWR and the Gulf would take 10 years to bring online. Also, the oil supplied would only bring down the price of gas by 7-10 cents/gallon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_CANDU_Reactor
http://www.pnl.gov/energy/eed/etd/pdfs/phev_feasibility_analysis_combined.pdf
You are not the target market. High-end, bleeding edge enterprise users are who this is targeted at, and those who will spend whatever it costs to get that sort of performance. Consumers are cheap, so they'll get the benefits last.
http://www.getransportation.com/na/en/hybrid.html
The energy dissipated in braking a 207-ton locomotive over the course of a year is enough to power 160 households for that year. The hybrid locomotive will capture that energy and use it to produce more horsepower and reduce emissions and fuel use.
It's actually pretty cool. The "battery" is made up of several thousand pound molten salt cells, which can deliver over 2,000 horsepower in under a second.
Keep in mind that Tesla started engineering their battery pack almost 3 years ago. Battery technology has advanced by leaps and bounds (specifically, Lithium-variant cells) within the last 3 years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_oil
Synthetic oil is oil consisting of chemical compounds which were not originally present in crude oil (petroleum), but were artificially made (synthesized) from other compounds. Synthetic oil could be made to be a substitute for petroleum, or specially made to be a substitute for a lubricant oil, such as conventional (or mineral) motor oil refined from petroleum. When a synthetic oil or synthetic fuel is made as a substitute for petroleum, it is generally produced because of a shortage of petroleum or because petroleum is too expensive.
I'd like to live in France for 3-6 months with my wife (she loved it there when we visited). The scenario you described sound fantastic. Any suggestions for small towns to take up residence in for half a year or so?
Charge time on the Tesla Roadster is 4 hours using a 90amp/240V circuit (although the car draws only 70amps during charging, 90amp circuit is due to NEC tolerances).