Posted on 01/20/2014 6:22:29 PM PST by logi_cal869
Yeah, we are robbing Peter to pay Paul if not more by relying on rare earth elements for these cars and other stuff. Well, we could always go back to the old lead-acid batteries that have been in use for over 100 years. I can see why they want to recycle electroics.
Heard on the radio today that six Tesla charging stations have been installed at Orangeburg, SC which is near I-26 and I-95. Story said this is the halfway point between NYC and FL on I-95. Also said use of the charging station was free. Uh-huh.
1936 3 window Chevrolet coupe with a 385 HP on the dyno small block.
325 HP small block in my 65 pickup.
The cars sound dangerous but “what difference at this point does it make?” to quote Hillary.
So Gaia does not drive a Tesla, and I’m supposed to think that is a negative?
It really does give pause to the whole scenario, doesn’t it? I’ve shared this document with many since I found it 4 years ago.
The response from those F.I.N.E. with the status-quo: Typically hysterical attacks. Others, with silence.
Nobody has yet to debunk the report. Makes one wonder why Japan is moving to Hydrogen, why A123 really went banko and if the rest of this isn’t just a continuation of crony capitalism for the benefit of a select few. All the hundreds of millions in tax dollars wasted collectively on EV/battery tech when we could have been 20-30 years closer to something better. Shameful, really...
What was the latest accidental discovery? It’s late here...can’t recall more than they discovered a coating fired with a DVD laser caused it to have electrical storage capacity.
Show this article to all your leftard friends... heh
I agree.
My point was to determine what the true energy cost is per mile for electrical versus crude oil derived fueled cars.
The common “green” assumption is that electrical cars “saves” fossil fuels, (coal, nat. gas, crude oil), when the reality is that 40 % of our electricity is generated from the burning of the fossil fuel coal, and its derivative coke.
Thus, the true cost per mile of electric powered cars needs to include the cost of the coal, loss of heat while the coal is burned, and cost to clean up the coal smoke and ash.
A better measure of cost per mile might be the to convert the energy consumed to a standard, such as the old BTU, and then use that to compare the expenditure of BTUs per mile for the various types of power consumed by vehicles.
Depleteable fuel sources, (such as Nuclear, Coal, Natural Gas, Crude Oil), are being depleted to provide electric power to “green” energy electric cars, but the cost, and loss of these valuable resources is not realistically included.
Shouldn't a Tesla car be powered by wireless electricity? And what's the environmental/safety impact of that?
If you are going to do that, you need to add in energy used in exploration, drilling, production, transportation of crude oil, refining, transportation of gasoline, etc.
There should only be one measurement that matters to the end consumer, Miles per dollar.
Imagine that, a coal powered electric car that is environmentally messy...
Right.
Electric cars will probably be the most costly per mile driven.
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