Which is a good point, how many batteries do you need to electrify an 18-wheeler? We'll still be using diesel for 100 years.
--- On Mon, 8/2/10, Leland Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Leland Jackson <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OT] unaffordable at any speed > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, August 2, 2010, 5:42 PM > On 08/02/2010 04:30 PM, Stephen > Russell wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Leland Jackson<[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > >> It could take decade to make the transition in any > significant way to > >> the electric cars, and the electric motor is not > well suited to > >> transport by air, ship, rail, and 18 wheelers that > do the heavy lifting > >> in commercial transportation of goods to the > consumer, which is the > >> heart and life blood of an economy. I don't > see a total transition to > >> the electric car. I think the electric car > will become just another > >> option like petrol or diesel cars. > >> > > ---------------- > > > > Rail moves by electricity for engine power. > Produced onsite in diesel > > generators but it is electric motors that make fast > quiet trains. > > > > A decade is not much time to start to replace what is > there by 15-25% > > > > I don't see a huge JUMP from our current power source > to a new one. > > Starting to actually consider a different one is what > will be great. > > > > Wonder if you took the diesel power in a tractor / > trailer and > > converted that to power generation for battery instead > and coupled it > > to an electric motor like trains do if there would be > an advantage. > > When you read or heat the rail quotes of cost per ton > of freight to > > move it is incredible. > > > > > > > > > > Most trains are still powered by diesel, especially freight > trains or > train that haul truck beds. > > High speed passenger trains are electrically powered. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train > > Trains in the USA are not a relevant today as they were, > say 50 years > ago. The vast majority of good in the USA are now > hauled by 18 wheelers > of which 9 out of 10 run on diesel. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train > > Regards, > > LelandJ > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for > those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
