Posted on 08/17/2014 6:49:13 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
This seems a bit .....well something of a greenie dream.
“You will never pay for gas again” —wow, that has scam written alll over it.
A gargantuan project led by government ends up SUCCEEDING..?
This sounds suspicious as heck.
I should shut-up —others probably know something.
You will never pay for gas again. You will pull up, charge in minutes, and leave, no charge.
Tesla is planning to build a big factory to make batteries. Estimated cost: $4 to $5 billion. The "Winning" state will have to pony up 10% of that.
Put on your thinking cap, Ernest. How are you possibly going to drive away and not pay for the electricity pumped into your batteries? Electricity costs are soaring and the government is forcing the shutdown of 100 GW (that's 100,000 Mega Watts!) over the next few years because they burn coal. Wind and solar are not economical and cannot be dispatched (i.e., turned on and off when you want). When you factor in mythical energy storage systems, wind and solar are going to cost MUCH more than coal and natural gas.
This article is a bunch of tripe. There's huge money going to be made and it's all the result of crony-fascism.
The United States currently produces more oil than Saudi Arabia.
Free electricity. Riiight.
I thought it was going to be something interesting. An electric car that runs on hydrogen? I have to ponder that a moment.. OK it’s maybe a hydrogen fuel cell technology that requires a relatively small electric current to operate? Some sort of electrically enhanced catalytic converter to produce the hydrogen? Hydrogen from catalysis of water? Now it needs a water tank too.
So they likely have some money
But it does sound like they are angling for Government money if it is real.
Supposedly this Straubel...has shown up on Varney and Company...which I watch frequent;y but have not seen this gentleman,.
Sounds right up there with “lose weight without dieting” and “try this one weird trick.”
Right after my last post it occurred to me that yep, it's a scam. Outrageously over hyped claims (World Changing! Next Great Age of Man!!, etc.) And it's going to be run with involvement of governments and mega corporations scattered around the world? That ought to work for them. Grab your wallets folks.
JB Straubel
JB Straubel (born Jeffrey B. Straubel, December 20, 1975) is part of the founding team and the Chief Technical Officer of Tesla Motors, an electric car company based in Palo Alto, California.[2] At Tesla, Straubel oversees the technical and engineering design of the vehicles. Straubel also has responsibility for new technology evaluation, R&D, technical diligence review of key vendors and partners, IP, and systems validation testing.[3]
In addition to his work at Tesla, Straubel is also on the Board of Directors for Solar City. He is also a lecturer at his alma mater, Stanford University, where he teaches the popular Energy Storage Integration class in the Atmosphere and Energy Program.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JB_Straubel
Tesla’s ‘Bluestar’ to be all-electric family car
Tesla aims for mass adoption of electric cars with a “family car” potentially produced with another automaker. Also planned: Electric minivans, coupes.
http://www.cnet.com/news/teslas-bluestar-to-be-all-electric-family-car/
If there is any truth in it I’m surprised Perry would get involved. It would totally screw his state from the petro point of view.
Note this is a 2008 article
“If there is any truth in it I’m surprised Perry would get involved. It would totally screw his state from the petro point of view.”
While I believe this is a bunch of hype if it was true he would be better off being an early adopter than just standing around holding on tightly to a buggy whip.
Pixie dust man.
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