Comments on: What's wrong with electric cars? http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/15/whats-wrong-with-electric-cars/ Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:16:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: beejium http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/15/whats-wrong-with-electric-cars/#comment-21867 beejium Fri, 29 May 2009 20:11:27 +0000 http://cnnscitech.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-21867 Hey what happens to the internal parts of these batteries when they can no longer hold/give a charge? Is there going to be a recycling plan? Are there minerals and and resources in the bat that have been taken from the planet? won't this cause the same problem causing a flip flop from electric to oil and back and forth, because of over demand? I still believe that internal combustion is the way to go. maybe just not gas. steel rusts which is fairly harmless. did you know worms can digest motor oil? Oils and fuels can be made with alternative materials. here is my temporary solution. make and use less plastic. plastic is made from oil and could free up more for fuel. focus on more than one product to fuel our vehicles. i think in the end that if we share our planets materials and not focus on one specific fuel source we would be doing a lot better as a planet and as people. we will never be free of oil if all we do is sit here and type on our plastic keyboards. sit in our plastic chairs and stare at this plastic computer screen. sorry if this is a little jumbled i wanted to get it down before i forgot Hey what happens to the internal parts of these batteries when they can no longer hold/give a charge? Is there going to be a recycling plan? Are there minerals and and resources in the bat that have been taken from the planet? won't this cause the same problem causing a flip flop from electric to oil and back and forth, because of over demand?
I still believe that internal combustion is the way to go. maybe just not gas. steel rusts which is fairly harmless. did you know worms can digest motor oil? Oils and fuels can be made with alternative materials.
here is my temporary solution. make and use less plastic. plastic is made from oil and could free up more for fuel. focus on more than one product to fuel our vehicles. i think in the end that if we share our planets materials and not focus on one specific fuel source we would be doing a lot better as a planet and as people.

we will never be free of oil if all we do is sit here and type on our plastic keyboards. sit in our plastic chairs and stare at this plastic computer screen.

sorry if this is a little jumbled i wanted to get it down before i forgot

]]> By: sj.greenlady http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/15/whats-wrong-with-electric-cars/#comment-11018 sj.greenlady Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:26:42 +0000 http://cnnscitech.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-11018 Electric Vehicles ARE our future but we have to start somewhere. I have been researching EV's for a few years now and have found that the BG C100 is available now in low speed. However, they are advertising that the same model will be available in high speed next year. I understand that standard high speed vehicles require much more extensive testing and therefore will take longer to get on our streets. It is my opinion that the BG C100 offers the most affordable price for it's standard options. I am excited to be able to order a BG vehicle now as opposed to waiting until 2010 like most other companies are offering. Here is some more information on the BG C100 if you are interested: First legitimate electric car coming to the market. Safe, reliable and affordable. Check it out............ Article: http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/electric-c100-vehicle.html Video-You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hog9wpZCg8U BeGreen Advocate Electric Vehicles ARE our future but we have to start somewhere. I have been researching EV's for a few years now and have found that the BG C100 is available now in low speed. However, they are advertising that the same model will be available in high speed next year. I understand that standard high speed vehicles require much more extensive testing and therefore will take longer to get on our streets. It is my opinion that the BG C100 offers the most affordable price for it's standard options. I am excited to be able to order a BG vehicle now as opposed to waiting until 2010 like most other companies are offering. Here is some more information on the BG C100 if you are interested:

First legitimate electric car coming to the market.
Safe, reliable and affordable.
Check it out............
Article:
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/electric-c100-vehicle.html
Video-You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hog9wpZCg8U
BeGreen Advocate

]]> By: iphonevortex.com http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/15/whats-wrong-with-electric-cars/#comment-6227 iphonevortex.com Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:13:56 +0000 http://cnnscitech.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-6227 We had electric cars already in the early 90's (called EV1) however the gas /oil companies bought and shut them down. Electric / Hydrogen will be the future with the rising gas prices. I believe Chevy is advertising on TV already. Cheap iPods at http://www.iphonevortex.com We had electric cars already in the early 90's (called EV1) however the gas /oil companies bought and shut them down.

Electric / Hydrogen will be the future with the rising gas prices. I believe Chevy is advertising on TV already.

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]]> By: Bruce http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/15/whats-wrong-with-electric-cars/#comment-5812 Bruce Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:12:44 +0000 http://cnnscitech.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-5812 The big advantage of electricity is that it can be generated by numerous sources - sources that don't require money leaving the US. The electric grid can(and will) be made more robust as demand increases. New power plants will be built - the NIMBYs and "greenies" will be shouted down by the majority. IC engines are ineffiecient and generate pollution. Sure, power plants generate pollution, but works are in progress to ameliorate that. No solution is going to be perfect, but I believe the electric car is still the way to go for the majority of personal driving that is done. I don't see gasoline going away anytime soon, so people living in places without access to an outlet for charging may have to opt for an IC-powered vehicle. I suspect that apartment complexes will eventually find ways to provide charging outlets to their tenants. For those that need the sex appeal of a muscle car, I don't doubt that hot-rodders will find ways to make electric cars babe-magnets! The Tesla is no slouch. We're still going to need oil for heavier vehicles, heavy machinery, aircraft, manufacturing, and heating. But, if we can greatly reduce the amount of oil used, maybe we can supply most, if not all, of it for our own needs. None of this is going to happen overnight. But we have to start moving away from oil, now. The big advantage of electricity is that it can be generated by numerous sources – sources that don't require money leaving the US.

The electric grid can(and will) be made more robust as demand increases. New power plants will be built – the NIMBYs and "greenies" will be shouted down by the majority.

IC engines are ineffiecient and generate pollution. Sure, power plants generate pollution, but works are in progress to ameliorate that.

No solution is going to be perfect, but I believe the electric car is still the way to go for the majority of personal driving that is done.
I don't see gasoline going away anytime soon, so people living in places without access to an outlet for charging may have to opt for an IC-powered vehicle. I suspect that apartment complexes will eventually find ways to provide charging outlets to their tenants.

For those that need the sex appeal of a muscle car, I don't doubt that hot-rodders will find ways to make electric cars babe-magnets! The Tesla is no slouch.

We're still going to need oil for heavier vehicles, heavy machinery, aircraft, manufacturing, and heating. But, if we can greatly reduce the amount of oil used, maybe we can supply most, if not all, of it for our own needs.

None of this is going to happen overnight. But we have to start moving away from oil, now.

]]> By: gasisking http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/15/whats-wrong-with-electric-cars/#comment-5618 gasisking Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:06:43 +0000 http://cnnscitech.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-5618 Forget alternatives! Simply improve the IC engine to achieve 50mpg. It is easy. Just reduce horsepower and displacement in existing engines. I remember the 80's - we all did fine with 100 hp. We drove sanely, not insanely. New technology will do the trick. Forget alternatives! Simply improve the IC engine to achieve 50mpg. It is easy. Just reduce horsepower and displacement in existing engines. I remember the 80's – we all did fine with 100 hp. We drove sanely, not insanely. New technology will do the trick.

]]> By: gianmarko http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/15/whats-wrong-with-electric-cars/#comment-5564 gianmarko Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:36:14 +0000 http://cnnscitech.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-5564 someone still has to tell me where is the surplus production capacity in the electric grid that would allow to use electric cars the electric grids of most of occidental countries have no spare capacity, some have even deficit of capacity. most countries under the pressure of greenies and environmentalists are not building or even planning new power stations, and are even shutting down existing ones. if you think that wind farms, photovoltaic and electric cars are a solution, you are in for a very bad surprise very soon. someone still has to tell me where is the surplus production capacity in the electric grid that would allow to use electric cars

the electric grids of most of occidental countries have no spare capacity, some have even deficit of capacity. most countries under the pressure of greenies and environmentalists are not building or even planning new power stations, and are even shutting down existing ones.
if you think that wind farms, photovoltaic and electric cars are a solution, you are in for a very bad surprise very soon.

]]> By: Bruce http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/15/whats-wrong-with-electric-cars/#comment-5517 Bruce Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:41:56 +0000 http://cnnscitech.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-5517 A couple of thoughts: The Sun puts out more energy in a second than all of the power plants on Earth do in a year. I'm referring to the Sun's total ouput, not just what falls on the Earth. How about all of the nations of the Earth getting together to agree to ban war, then taking that money that is spent on defense to come up with a plan for building a constellation of energy-gathering satellites around the Sun, which would then transmit that energy back to Earth. Sure, there's a few minor details to work out (hah-hah). The other thought is that the root cause of the energy and pollution problems is too many people. How about a global plan to gradually reduce the World's population by half or more. All it would require is for people to limit the number of children they have. A couple of thoughts:

The Sun puts out more energy in a second than all of the power plants on Earth do in a year. I'm referring to the Sun's total ouput, not just what falls on the Earth.
How about all of the nations of the Earth getting together to agree to ban war, then taking that money that is spent on defense to come up with a plan for building a constellation of energy-gathering satellites around the Sun, which would then transmit that energy back to Earth. Sure, there's a few minor details to work out (hah-hah).

The other thought is that the root cause of the energy and pollution problems is too many people.
How about a global plan to gradually reduce the World's population by half or more. All it would require is for people to limit the number of children they have.

]]> By: Phil R http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/15/whats-wrong-with-electric-cars/#comment-5173 Phil R Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:11:13 +0000 http://cnnscitech.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-5173 My understanding is Sen. McCain will be visiting GM on Friday (7/18)and will be getting some first-hand knowledge on the new Chevy Volt from their CEO. While I am not interested in the political side of things, will Miles or someone from CNN will cover the event? For many viewers, this would be their first introduction to an "Extended Range - Electric Vehicle" and the cure for electric vehicle "range anxiety" syndrome. My understanding is Sen. McCain will be visiting GM on Friday (7/18)and will be getting some first-hand knowledge on the new Chevy Volt from their CEO.

While I am not interested in the political side of things, will Miles or someone from CNN will cover the event?

For many viewers, this would be their first introduction to an "Extended Range – Electric Vehicle" and the cure for electric vehicle "range anxiety" syndrome.

]]> By: murk http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/15/whats-wrong-with-electric-cars/#comment-5110 murk Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:18:20 +0000 http://cnnscitech.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-5110 After skimming through this thread it's obvious that best source of alternative energy is hot air recharged with falsehoods. The Internet is a great leveler of Truth. It also obfuscates Truth, thanks to us all. Stephen Colbert's coined word "truthiness" captures the essence of the endless blogs, unresearched news and Swift Boat commenters that litter our electronic superhighway. And here I am, shoveling some of my own smelley truth onto the pile... After skimming through this thread it's obvious that best source of alternative energy is hot air recharged with falsehoods.

The Internet is a great leveler of Truth. It also obfuscates Truth, thanks to us all.

Stephen Colbert's coined word "truthiness" captures the essence of the endless blogs, unresearched news and Swift Boat commenters that litter our electronic superhighway.

And here I am, shoveling some of my own smelley truth onto the pile...

]]> By: james Braselton http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/15/whats-wrong-with-electric-cars/#comment-5028 james Braselton Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:09:36 +0000 http://cnnscitech.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-5028 WHATS WRONG WITH EV CARS TRUCKS AND SUVS IS THAT IT TAKES 24 TO 48 HOURS TOO RECHARGE SOO THATS WHY EVERY ONE WANTS HYDROGEN CARS TRUCKS AND SUVS ZERO CO2 ZERO EMISSIONS AND WATTER COMES OUT OF THE PIPE AND ONLY TAKES 2 TOO 5 MINUTES TOO REFILL A HYDROGEN CAR WHATS WRONG WITH EV CARS TRUCKS AND SUVS IS THAT IT TAKES 24 TO 48 HOURS TOO RECHARGE SOO THATS WHY EVERY ONE WANTS HYDROGEN CARS TRUCKS AND SUVS ZERO CO2 ZERO EMISSIONS AND WATTER COMES OUT OF THE PIPE AND ONLY TAKES 2 TOO 5 MINUTES TOO REFILL A HYDROGEN CAR

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