Posted on 12/11/2010 3:38:13 PM PST by editor-surveyor
Did this dude just make this up?
Your dear VB is apparently some anti-military peace kook.
Dr. B's Synergy Research Institute employs one person and has annual revenues of $62,000.
The Volt is a gas-electric hybrid. It will use the gas engine to provide power for that air conditioner or heater.
Selling the Volt as an electric car is just a blatant lie. It is a hybrid, just like the Prius. The only difference is that the Volt can be plugged in to recharge the batteries.
The batteries have a 100,000 mile warranty. They are expected to last much longer. As for cost, the old dude has no idea what the cost will be in ten years when the first batteries will start the replacement cycle.
Huh?
” When the brake pedal is applied (foot comes off accelerator pedal) the Electric Traction motor switches to a “Generator”. The “Generator” mode of the traction motor creates a reverse torque force to the front wheels…..slowing the car down. The reverse torque force is caused by the traction motor “Generator” making electricity which is directed into the battery. ” ….General Motors
CO2
Carbon is 14, Oxygen is 16. CO2 is 46. 46/14 = 3.2
Not exactly. With the volt, you can drive 40 miles on batteries alone. If you drive less than that per charge you never run the engine except when the computer says to to keep it 'happy'. Also, the engine will completely disengage from the drive train in the Volt.
Where did this dude get his PhD? And what was it in?
Your Dr. calculates that the available wind power in the US is less than 12,000 MW ..... BUT there is already more than 35,000 MW of installed wind generation.
BTTT
Anyone that owns one of these jokes, deserves all of grief that it brings!
If it doesn’t have an internal combustion engine; forget it!!
> “Where did this dude get his PhD?”
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UC Berkeley.
> “And what was it in?”
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I believe it was some branch of electrical engineering. He is known as an expert in utilities and energy:
http://www.almexperts.com/expertsbio/Vladislav-Bevc-/5851#videoDiv
I saw the button above:
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Which area do you want me to add you in as an expert.
I thought that UC Berkeley PhDs were the lowest of the low on FR.
> “It just doesn’t sound right”
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Did you forget that CO2 also has two oxygen atoms, in addition to the carbon?
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> “I thought that UC Berkeley PhDs were the lowest of the low on FR.”
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Actually, I don’t think that FR has gone into the academic accreditation business yet, but in engineering, UC Berkeley is ranked fourth nationally I believe.
> “Which area do you want me to add you in as an expert.”
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Replying to empty-headed trolls on FR.
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That is truly your expertise as you have not responded factually to any of my points.
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