Battery Energy Density close to Gasoline finally
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Where is the electricity going to come from to recharge the batteries. For example California the idiot state has just a bit more electricity than water at any given time. Yet most Californians think electricity magically comes from wall plug. Takes lots of electricity to charge the batteries.
Originally Posted By: MolaKule
I still think we need distributed nuclear reactors of the 10 MW to 100 MW capabilities.
http://liquidfluoridethoriumreactor.glerner.com/2012-what-is-a-lftr/
I still think we need distributed nuclear reactors of the 10 MW to 100 MW capabilities.
http://liquidfluoridethoriumreactor.glerner.com/2012-what-is-a-lftr/
In ten years everyone will have or want an electric car. But that seems like a long way away
Originally Posted By: Falken
When you sit down and REALLY think about it, it is very simple.
Electric cars are the future. IC is being phased out.
Just think. All the infrastructure that is used to power a lightbulb is already in place to fuel an electric vehicle.
And electricity is a "necessary evil" for everything in life.
Just image: All those massive Supertankers, massive oil pipelines, mile-long Buffet trains full of oil, oil spills, ruined water tables.
An IC car that can go 0-60mph in 3 seconds can never be silent.
Electric cars are the next step, the evolution in transportation. No matter how much "real men" cry about the beauty of a V8, they are changing their tune when they see stuff like this more and more:
http://www.break.com/video/tesla-s-insane-mode-2966656
And note, this is 3 seconds to 60 SILENTLY.
And electricity is generated by unicorns.
When you sit down and REALLY think about it, it is very simple.
Electric cars are the future. IC is being phased out.
Just think. All the infrastructure that is used to power a lightbulb is already in place to fuel an electric vehicle.
And electricity is a "necessary evil" for everything in life.
Just image: All those massive Supertankers, massive oil pipelines, mile-long Buffet trains full of oil, oil spills, ruined water tables.
An IC car that can go 0-60mph in 3 seconds can never be silent.
Electric cars are the next step, the evolution in transportation. No matter how much "real men" cry about the beauty of a V8, they are changing their tune when they see stuff like this more and more:
http://www.break.com/video/tesla-s-insane-mode-2966656
And note, this is 3 seconds to 60 SILENTLY.
And electricity is generated by unicorns.
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Originally Posted By: lubricatosaurus
I remember a few years ago a safety risk analysis of carrying an explosive liquid around in a tank while driving. The analysis basically said we'd never accept the safety risk if gasoline cars were a new thing invented today. Instead, we grandfather the risk in.
I've seen that remark before but it's really not true. A liquid fuel that is not atomized is relatively safe compared to a battery that can discharge it's entire energy capacity in a matter of a few seconds.
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Originally Posted By: lubricatosaurus
I remember a few years ago a safety risk analysis of carrying an explosive liquid around in a tank while driving. The analysis basically said we'd never accept the safety risk if gasoline cars were a new thing invented today. Instead, we grandfather the risk in.
I've seen that remark before but it's really not true. A liquid fuel that is not atomized is relatively safe compared to a battery that can discharge it's entire energy capacity in a matter of a few seconds.
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