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Riiiiiiight. You make it sound so easy. Be sure to let us know when you've perfected the technology and make your millions. I think the OP was making light of the idea... so lighten up.
"Riiiiiiight. You make it sound so easy. Be sure to let us know when you've perfected the technology and make your millions. I think the OP was making light of the idea... so lighten up."
Actually, I was amused at the whole thing, and did a one-off to point out the silliness. There is a lot of re-inventing the wheel. At least ten years ago I ran across an emergency power source based on an aluminum/hydrogen fuel cell. Already invented, already packaged. Nobody cared, and I think the company went belly up. You can also look at the stock histories of companies like Ballard Power.
An X-prize for batteries might be a good political platform, but the technologies are beyond lead-acid and have been for a while. It is just that lead-acid is relatively cheap and robust, and the infrastructure is set up for it.
I can't speak very knowledgeably on this particular proposal but I think the general idea of offering an incentive / reward and then letting the market work on it is a good one.
I will say it again. Thank God for people like Edison, Bell and others. Without them we'd still be stabbing deer with sticks for food. Negativity doesn't move anyone forward.
That said, I think the idea is flawed. By the time (if that time ever comes - I personally doubt it) this gets to "Let's write the rules" it will be so screwed up as to be worthless.
Remember we are talking about a politician here. A Republican at that.
Not a chance...
Back to sticks.
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Be sure to let us know when you've perfected the technology and make your millions. I think the OP was making light of the idea... so lighten up.
