> Jeff wrote: > LOLOL! I love it! ;-) Actually if you wait for the 2010 models (due out > in early 2009)
In general there are 3 ways to use electric technology for conveyance: (1.) Pure electric - plug it in and get the energy from some other source (probably coal). This is controversial because it doesn't solve the energy or pollution problem - it just moves the source from a little everywhere to a lot at power plants. (2.) "Hybrid" technology or electric dual drive - i.e., the Prius: combine battery/electric engines with gasoline engines, using both to drive the wheels, in an effort to make gas engines more efficient. This is controversial because many argue that gas engines just aren't being made efficient on purpose, and a hybrid still requires that gasoline engine. That is, eating less every day of a limited amount of food will extend your the time until you starve, but you'll still starve to death. (3.) Genset hybrids - this is where you still have a gasoline engine, but its sole purpose is to charge the battery rather than drive the wheels. #3 seems the most viable to me since it comes closest to the promise of "free power" given you could couple it to a "micro-power" source. In that scenario, homeowners would use mini powerstations to generate their own power: solar, wind, water and store it via a battery system. The car would become an extension of their free power, but they'd have a genset in case they were stuck out. Of course in all of these cases, you can substitute diesel for gasoline and achieve even better results with the added benefit that you've now laid the ground work for bio-diesel which would obviate the needs for any of these electric technologies. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:261529 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
