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November 13th, 2007 at 10:11 pm
I posted this on the thread “Is biofuels the way to go?” just before it fell off the page, I think its relevant to this.
Eleanor Rigby Says:
November 10th, 2007 at 6:26 pm
Actually the battery storage technology does exist. There is a car company in California (where else) that has designed a high end sports car. Apparently the founder of the company couldn’t find an electric car he liked so he found the right battery technology and designed his own.
Check it out: http://www.teslamotors.com/
November 13th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
ER, I’m sure his innovation along with many others over the past decades, will sell their product to a company, only to have it shelved by Big Energy, so as to perpetuate our dependance.
November 13th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
I’m not so sure about that. They have been around for a while now, over a year since I first heard about them and reached their sales target so that they could continue mfg and development.
Initially they planned to develop a more ‘modestly’ priced family car down the road (pun intended)
I don’t know if that’s still in the works or not, but if they can overcome obsticles like distribution and keeping up with demand I think they have a chance to make a go of it.
November 14th, 2007 at 9:55 am
It seems that electric power may be the way to go, as it is clean (in itself), reliable (ages well) and with distribution systems in place. Other than heating systems, most electrically powered devices are pretty efficient.
Electric power can be created by many means, hydro, solar, wind, nuclear, fossil fuel burning, fuel cells, etc. The challenge should be to be able to produce it in the most environmentally favorable manner with high efficiency, and with an indefinite source of supply.
So, with few exceptions, shouldn’t the technology of power systems be focused on electric power generation, transmission, storage and use? Such a focus may expedite progress in that area.
November 15th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
Ever since reading Rifkin’s “The Hydrogen Economy”, I’ve been sort of hoping that the cost and storage issues for hydrogen would be worked out. Here is a recent solution to the cost issue.
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/34860/118/