It's really fun to read those with no scientific background opine about what they don't know. The most correct comment her is that nothing is 100% in terms of energy conversion. Food for thought, what energy source is theoretically unlimited, therefore not as limited by conversion efficiency or scarcity of resource, at least until it implodes (we'll all be dead then)? Originally Posted by reddog1951The Sun.
I'll switch to an electric car when I can stop off and fill its battery in 5 minutes like I can with an internal combustion car. Having to stop for 4-6 hours every 300 miles defeats the point for me. Originally Posted by GastonGlockA charging station would require a several thousand amp service to pull something like that off, and the cost to develop both the vehicles and power sources would be enormous. It’s not going to happen, certainly not with today’s technology and an aversion to practical power generation. In 50 years, who knows, but we have neither the generation or distribution capabilities now.
A charging station would require a several thousand amp service to pull something like that off, and the cost to develop both the vehicles and power sources would be enormous. It’s not going to happen, certainly not with today’s technology and an aversion to practical power generation. In 50 years, who knows, but we have neither the generation or distribution capabilities now.It a bomb I see people out side mental hospital with Alzheimer in electric where chairs going around and around. I see electric car in future not Tulsa. Look at all gas cars that came and gone.
IMO tidal energy is where we should be looking for the future, since nuclear is (stupidly) the bogeyman. It’s predictable and consistent, unlike wind and solar. I believe they’re doing it wrong RN, using turbines spun by currents. Harnessing the compressive forces seems like it’d be better and cheaper to develop.
That aside, EVs are cool AF. Me neighbor has the Tesla sedan and it’s a blast to drive, super fast and super quiet, handles well too. I’d never buy one though because a) I drive way to much so charging at home wouldn’t cut it and b) I couldn’t work on it myself even though I work on multimillion dollar vehicles every day. Certainly things like brakes and suspension are easy enough, but not the power plant. I look under the hood and it’s totally Greek. Originally Posted by Jacuzzme
I'll switch to an electric car when I can stop off and fill its battery in 5 minutes like I can with an internal combustion car. Having to stop for 4-6 hours every 300 miles defeats the point for me. Originally Posted by GastonGlockI work a gastation
If people had any sense, rather than converting fuels like natural gas into electricity and using that electricity to run cars, why don't we skip the middleman and simply go to nat gas vehicles? The technology is proven, it causes LESS pollution and ecological damage than EVs, it's MUCH cheaper and the distribution could be made right through the existing network of gas stations already in place. Now THAT is a solution that will work for the next several decades until we can perfect cold fusion or whatever future technology might replace fossil fuels some day. Originally Posted by GaGamblerThat's a really good idea and therefore unlikely to be implemented by a politician unless he has an interest in it.
If we keep putting the research in we'll eventually come up with a battery storage or fuel cell technology that will be both cheap, long lasting, profitable and environmentally friendly. Or at least more friendly than what we have now. Originally Posted by txdot-guyThe problem is people pretend we already have it and want to issue arbitrary timelines to implement using it.