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And if all cars become electric powered where are we going to get the electricity to power them? Thanks to decades of media-induced fear surrounding nuclear power, we don't have the infrastructure to support them. The short term solution is (bio)diesel hybrids. Ever heard of algae fuel????
Right, because the Volt has really realized the claims of revolutionizing cardom. Eventually, I think we all will be driving electric cars, except for a few gas burning "classics." But that's not happening in 2013/14 anymore than it did in 2011 with the Volt. You'll have many more options, Fusion PHEV, Prius, Accord...
10-15 mile electric range is pretty meaningless to me, certainly not worth the thousands and thousands in extra upfront cost. The Camry gets 43 mpg, even if you use 10 miles a day that's only 3,650 miles a year in electric power, or about $350 a year in gas savings. The Prius with a similar range costs $9,000 more for the PHEV.... 25+ years is a long time to break-even.
And if all cars become electric powered where are we going to get the electricity to power them? Thanks to decades of media-induced fear surrounding nuclear power, we don't have the infrastructure to support them. The short term solution is (bio)diesel hybrids. Ever heard of algae fuel????
Funny how the Joe Average's like you and me wonder about this but the powers that be that run America don't think that is important enough to plan for it.
Most of our electricity today is from coal fired plants which trades on form of pollution for another.
Funny how the Joe Average's like you and me wonder about this but the powers that be that run America don't think that is important enough to plan for it.
Most of our electricity today is from coal fired plants which trades on form of pollution for another.
It has little to do with planning and everything to do with money. Petroleum is bountiful and CHEAP however it is finite; as is coal and anything else we exhume from the earth's crust. I really see algae biofuels taking off big time. It is renewable and can be utilized by century-old technology; the latter being a huge driving factor.
Electric vehicles are the future... FUTURE being key word. Once all the brainwashed generations of nuclear-ignorant people die off, we will have more energy than we know what to do with. Windmills are old fashioned and invasive... however they are decent interim solutions. The other big one (perhaps the biggest outside of nuclear) is solar power; a sq. meter of sunlight can generate a kilowatt in about an hour (sea level)... unfortunately the semiconductor processes involved are currently cost prohibitive for large scale energy production, this however is only a matter of time (10yrs?) before it is cost effective.
It has little to do with planning and everything to do with money. Petroleum is bountiful and CHEAP however it is finite; as is coal and anything else we exhume from the earth's crust. I really see algae biofuels taking off big time. It is renewable and can be utilized by century-old technology; the latter being a huge driving factor.
Electric vehicles are the future... FUTURE being key word. Once all the brainwashed generations of nuclear-ignorant people die off, we will have more energy than we know what to do with. Windmills are old fashioned and invasive... however they are decent interim solutions. The other big one (perhaps the biggest outside of nuclear) is solar power; a sq. meter of sunlight can generate a kilowatt in about an hour (sea level)... unfortunately the semiconductor processes involved are currently cost prohibitive for large scale energy production, this however is only a matter of time (10yrs?) before it is cost effective.
Nuclear sounds great, but unless they also fix the grid it will still be a risky venture. Having plentiful electricity doesn't mean a thing if a portion of it fails and takes half the country with it.
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