Locomotives do a much better job... higher fuel efficiency through diesel, higher output per sqft of space. Many cities have tapping them in their emergency power disaster plans.... I think CA used locomotives to mitigate brownouts on high demand days during their legislatively created power crunch.
-john -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 7:29 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Plug your hybrid into the grid Vorts, Someone I'm acquainted with named Richard Factor of Eventide recently got his letter written up in Physics Today. He makes an interesting suggestion on the potential advantages of using hybrid cars as a way to help distribute power more evenly through the grid when the vehicles aren't being used. IOW, when you're home or at the office just plug your hybrid into the grid. Advanced computer technology would be used work out the proper electrical interfacing needed to feed the power into the grid. Shouldn't be that difficult to do. See: http://www.physicstoday.org/vol-58/iss-5/p13.html Interesting idea at first glance. What do the Vortexian resident geniuses think? Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.6 - Release Date: 05/05/06
