A coal fired power station with a power cable to your house? Michael
On 26 Jun 2014, at 5:23 pm, "Ross McLean" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> "Hopefully, electric will triumph and we won't be burning non-renewables" > > Where exactly do you figure the energy to recharge the batteries will be > coming from?? > > ROSS > > _________________________________________________________________________________________ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of DMcD > Sent: Wednesday, 25 June 2014 10:57 PM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] battery power > >>>> I love the ability of the virtual world to spread unsubstantiated gossip, >>>> usually with a mindset bend behind it. > > Well, it certainly allows you to compare second hand values of cars better > than one might without a virtual world. And the Priapsis does not look that > great. And considering you can get the same or better mileage from a number > of other cars of similar size > > I've got no mindset other than the fact that right now, it's regrettably > difficult to see an electric self launcher (ultralight) or sustainer > competing with a petrol powered engine. > > A 30 year old DG-400 or ASH 26 is still a working proposition because their > motors are still fairly current technology. When they were new, NiCad > batteries were the state of the art and remember how awful they were in most > cases. I can clearly remember the bang as my expensive SAFT batteries > splatted all over the room courtesy of their state of the art charger. > > Hopefully, electric will triumph and we won't be burning non-renewables but I > for one would not want to spend a lot of money on an electric sailplane right > now and the long, long extension cord to recharge it while flying around our > non-electric airfields. > > D > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
