Newsom eradicating sales of new gas powered cars by 2035 (Paradise: income, shop)

[sav858]

Originally Posted by Tulemutt

Ah, the brilliant minds of the anonymous internet forum communities!

Meanwhile, while so many of you “experts” explain all the reasons things can’t work and will never happen ... um, other actually brilliant minds are working:

WELCOME TO SOLAR ROADWAYS®

Solar Roadways® (SR) is a modular system of specially engineered solar panels that can be walked and driven upon. Our panels contain LED lights to create lines and signage without paint. They contain heating elements to prevent snow and ice accumulation. The panels have microprocessors, which makes them intelligent. This allows the panels to communicate with each other, a central control station, and vehicles. Many people are surprised to learn that our panels are made of glass… but not ordinary glass. SR panels are made of specifically formulated tempered glass, which can support the weight of semi-trucks. The glass has a tractioned surface which is equivalent to asphalt. You can read more technical information in the Specifics page. We’re still in an early phase of our company’s development. Eventually our panels will be available for highways, but first will come non-critical applications such as driveways and parking lots. We are readying to install the first projects now.
https://solarroadways.com/

Oh bless your heart Tulemutt, so much faith in a state that can barely maintain its roads lol.

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by sav858

Oh bless your heart Tulemutt, so much faith in a state that can barely maintain its roads lol.

. Well, yeah ... that would spell trouble ... IF it were the state that was doing the development.

But it’s not. It’s private investment technology developing the solutions and bringing to market.

Now, if you want to cringe at the specter of the state buying and implementing the product and installation contracts, be my guest.

[sav858]

Originally Posted by Tulemutt

. Well, yeah ... that would spell trouble ... IF it were the state that was doing the development.

But it’s not. It’s private investment technology developing the solutions and bringing to market.

Now, if you want to cringe at the specter of the state buying and implementing the product and installation contracts, be my guest.

Who do you think would be overseeing the installation of solar panels on PUBLIC roads?

[Csonka]

Originally Posted by Tulemutt

Oh my. Give it a minute ... have you noticed any developments in battery technology in the past decade? Lol.

Btw: theoretically, if all roads became photovoltaic, I believe the estimate is that they would produce something like 3.5x the world’s consumption of energy at this time. Of course theory isn’t practice .... but when there’s gold in them thar hills, people start to dig ... passionately.

Give it a minute ... and a bunch of failures ... called ‘learning curve’.

You don't know what you're talking about

[Csonka]

Originally Posted by sav858

Who do you think would be overseeing the installation of solar panels on PUBLIC roads?

Magic

And all of the billions of little solar cells will be built in 3 months in a magic chocolate factory in the sky

[Csonka]

Originally Posted by sav858

Oh bless your heart Tulemutt, so much faith in a state that can barely maintain its roads lol.

I know lol

We were promised a sound wall along the freeway near me for 10 years They started building it (maybe a 5-mile stretch) two years ago and it's still nowhere near complete. The rebar has been planted in the footers and poking out for almost a year.

And the parts that were installed are already covered in graffiti. So they have to clean that up too. Just a friggin mess.

[mgforshort]

Originally Posted by sav858

Oh bless your heart Tulemutt, so much faith in a state that can barely maintain its roads lol.

I'm with PHM. Pot Holes Matter.

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by Csonka

You don't know what you're talking about

Ah, well I do know what I read from credible sources. How about you?

According to the Energy Information Administration, the United States (all 50) used 3,741 Billion Kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2009 (EIA Electricity Overview, 1949-2009). It's easy to see that Solar Roadways could produce over three times the electricity we currently use in the United States!

Numbers – Solar Roadways

Here’s the math on that:
https://solarroadways.com/specifics/numbers/

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by sav858

Who do you think would be overseeing the installation of solar panels on PUBLIC roads?

The issue I addressed was whether the technology / ability can exist. The answer is: yes.

Will implementation be likely clumsy at times? One would guess so, since that’s the nature of most all public human endeavor at large scale. And yet, those public roads DO exist and function well enough to support the nation’s largest population and greatest amount of manufacturing and the world’s 5th largest economy ...

So, there’s that.

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by Csonka

Magic

And all of the billions of little solar cells will be built in 3 months in a magic chocolate factory in the sky

Why would they have to be built in three months ... chocolate factory or elsewhere?

Here’s a question for you: how long did it take to build the U.S. interstate highway system? Has it been marked by fraud, graft, inefficiencies, incompetence at times by contractors and public officials alike? Hmmm ... appears to have been built - and still building - since the 50s in spite of all those faux-pas.

And where would we be without it now? In spite of all, is it paying its way by serving industry and the public?

Huh.