In reply to Zell, Chris's message of Tue, 16 May 2006 08:23:52 -0500: Hi, [snip] >True, but in this case we are storing the best form of energy, >electricity as opposed to a car engine. You might need cheaper >electricity to make this >gadget more than a marginal improvement over what we're stuck with now.
It may not be an improvement AFA energy is concerned, but it would be quieter and produce no smog, both points in its favor. Furthermore, the electricity can be produced from renewable sources, and hence need not rely on fossil fuels, thus mitigating the greenhouse effect. > > >20% is also about the efficiency of an ICE, which is also "a bit >painful", but we use them anyway. > >Regards, > >Robin van Spaandonk > >http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ > >Competition provides the motivation, >Cooperation provides the means. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Competition provides the motivation, Cooperation provides the means.
