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Comment on Principle 2: Equality Sucks. . . . Literally by Darryl Thomas

Darryl Thomas — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:42:53 +0000

LOL, should read, “not just the elite.”

Comment on Principle 2: Equality Sucks. . . . Literally by Darryl Thomas

Darryl Thomas — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:30:52 +0000

“magine the Utopia where we all earn an equal amount of money. Who would lead off in the charge for new innovations? Who would pay the outrageous amounts of money required to develop new things? No one. Income and wage equality kill a society’s progress and innovation.”

While this is only a truth-claim that is based on your specific ax-grinding, I suggest you reconsider: People may do things simply because of the enjoyment they receive. It might be hard to grasp, but some people like working in graveyards, firefighters or being doctors. So, your pronouncemnt that society will come to a screeching halt is ddebatable, and flies in the face of human nature. Without the requirement of having to BUY one’s survival, and equal money - equal wage economy will be for the best for all, bit just the elite.

Comment on 3 American Car Companies to Be Excited About by Larry W

Larry W — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:53:32 +0000

Yeah the aptera as functional as it may be will never be mainstream enough to make a true dent, or in my opinion be able to make any type of profit. It’s a niche item at best.

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Comment on Hydrogen Fuel Cell vs Battery Electric (the debate simplified) by Bart

Bart — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:38:46 +0000

No one has discussed the issues with the storage and transportation of hydrogen. It’s a huge issue and something that needs some work. Liquid hydrogen is always a possibility but then that takes electricity to compress the gas to liquid form. And don’t forget leakage. The hydrogen molecule is so small that the storage tanks leak, the valves leak and the hoses leak. So don’t go on vacation and leave your car in the garage for a week because the tank will be empty when you come back.

And remember that power plants run continuously whether the power they produce is being used or not. I kinda like the fact that when my battery powered car is charging at night I am using power that may have otherwise been wasted.

Comment on Tesla is Over-Promising with the Model S by Tesla Roadster the Next Generation Sports Car

Tesla Roadster the Next Generation Sports Car — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:27:03 +0000

Tesla Roadster the Next Generation Sports Car…

This is the greatest car ever. Can you imagine to ride all day with the pleasure of Porsche GT3, and to pay about $10 for this. It is just amazing!!!…

Comment on 3 American Car Companies to Be Excited About by Plumbing Provo

Plumbing Provo — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:07:12 +0000

I wouldn’t call Aptera’s concept car hideous. Futuristic maybe but not hideous.

…who am I kidding? That thing’s ugly!

Comment on Build a Hydrogen Infrastructure Without Government Intervention by How car companies should use hydrogen fueling station cooperatives right now to get tens of thousands of hydrogen fuel cell cars on the road « Hydrogen Car Revolution

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:36:53 +0000

[...] The idea has been getting a tremendous amount of positive feedback within the hydrogen community and blogosphere. Hydrogen fueling station cooperatives have been discussed since last week on the Edmunds Green Car Advisor blog, Gas 2.0 blog, and BentonCrane.net blog. [...]

Comment on Hydrogen Fuel Cell vs Battery Electric (the debate simplified) by Mercy Vetsel

Mercy Vetsel — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:39:54 +0000

BTW, I forgot to include the big downside for batteries. To send the same amount of electricity to the motor as a 700 bar H2 fuel-cell, a lithium ion battery requires:

5 times the volume
200 times the weight

In addition, the cost of the battery is so high that gasoline would need to be $15/gallon to make a car with a 100 mile range feasible. Because li-ion batteries have mass produced for over a decade, the cost is mostly for raw materials.

So, to summarize:

+ FCV and BEV are a wash until there is a dramatic change in the power grids so that the marginal power is not produced by fossil fuels

+ FCV’s are far superior to BEV’s in terms of usability and BEV’s would need a 5-fold and 200-fold improvement to match the volume and weight characteristics of compressed H2 used in a FCV.

-Mercy

Comment on Toyota & Mercedes are Proving that Hydrogen FC and Battery Electric are Perfect Compliments by Tigra 07

Tigra 07 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:42:23 +0000

I’ve seen those solar chargers put to use “mossy”
One the size of a sheet of A4 paper produces 2.5 amps, thats pathetic
If the phone had these solar cells all over it the phone would only be able to charge while turned off, and it would take days

The highest quality solar panels must be more efficient but the ones available for less than £500 to the general public aren’t worth bothering with

Comment on Hydrogen Fuel Cell vs Battery Electric (the debate simplified) by Tigra 07

Tigra 07 — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:19:50 +0000

“avro” “Having hydrogen vehicles still makes you prisoner to a resource that is slowly vanishing.”
what resource?
hydrogen?
the most common element in the universe?

“and yet there are much more simple solutions that are already developed for the issues surrounding EVs that you have mentioned.”
Like expanding the energy grid to cope with millions of cars charging at the same time?

“Poofypuppy” There is no way currently to dispose of batteries unless we count flytipping.
Fuel Cells i would imagine wouldn’t be bad for the environment depending on the type
They wouldn’t need to be disposed of unless you damaged it somehow, whereas batteries will not live as long as the car could.

Im hydr09, just usin my regular name
check out “http://hydrogendiscoveries.wordpress.com” it has tonnes of info and stuff from the car companies, its real interestin for the sake of argument