Electric cars a bad idea?

[circmand]

Exactly.


Now maybe the current technologies still aren't to the point of making electric cars viable as all-purpose vehicles, but at least attempts are being made to come up with alternatives. And in my opinion, that is where the focus should be maintained, as opposed to only pointing out perceived problems or failings.

If you do not point out the perceived problems and weaknesses you cant solve the problem and make it better. Like nuclear if you concentrate on the low pollution and almost unlimited power potential but ignore the problem of disposing of the waste you create a biggeer problem than you started with, You cant think 1 dimensional and solve a problem

[Y33TREKker]

If you do not point out the perceived problems and weaknesses you cant solve the problem and make it better...

Well here's your problem. You neglected part of what I said to suit yourself.

What I said was "if you ONLY point out perceived problems or failings", because only doing that, you're not going to solve any problems either.

[crotchrocket]

I had a smart car for a bit, lol. Thought it was the solution to London but it was uncomfortable, handled like a roller skate, too short to be stable on the motorway and the MPG wasnt all that great as you had to floor it to get anywhere!!!!

I see a few Tesla's here and there, i'd drive one of those!!

[crotchrocket]

Must just be the amount of vehicles increasing meaning more accidents ?

[nfpgasmask]

IMO, electric is just a trade off. So we use less fuel, but imagine how much nuke power (more nuclear waste) we would need if even 50% of the current autos on the road were electric powered?

Solar and wind and geothermal would need to be full swing. We need to get away from fossil fuels, yes, but we also need to realize what the trade off is. Until we can produce on a large enough scale, TRUE, clean, renewable energy, I think gas will be here for a while.

Bart

[Marlin]

IMO, electric is just a trade off. So we use less fuel, but imagine how much nuke power (more nuclear waste) we would need if even 50% of the current autos on the road were electric powered?

Solar and wind and geothermal would need to be full swing. We need to get away from fossil fuels, yes, but we also need to realize what the trade off is. Until we can produce on a large enough scale, TRUE, clean, renewable energy, I think gas will be here for a while.

Bart

Nuclear is pretty clean. The waste is all self contained for the most part and not pumped into the atmosphere like fossil fuels. Downfall is that it takes a long time to become safe. But there is this one place we can store it....I think its called Nevada, or something like that.

[Scott Harness]

But there is this one place we can store it....I think its called Nevada, or something like that.

LOL...under Bart's house
It's hard to beat the internal combustion engine.
The problem "is" too many people

[nfpgasmask]

LOL...under Bart's house
It's hard to beat the internal combustion engine.
The problem "is" too many people

Amen, brother. STOP BREEDING PEOPLE!

Bart

PS - Storing nuclear waste in any form is just an accident waiting to happen. "Clean" isn't really the word I would use for nuclear...and yeah, I don't want that chit in my state in any quantity.

[Dmitrikr]

ok, Canada law allows you (at least in Ontario) to convert regular car/truck to electric but: The ministry may, at any time, cancel the vehicle permit of a registered converted electric vehicle if the vehicle fails to satisfy
any other vehicle standards which may be introduced in the future. /
source Ministry ot transportation Ontario

[FlyingV77]

your all forgeting a posible solution. Water powered cars.
Im NOT going to post any info on this subject becuase i want you to reserch this topic for yourself.
VIP Stan Meyer

[circmand]

your all forgeting a posible solution. Water powered cars.
Im NOT going to post any info on this subject becuase i want you to reserch this topic for yourself.
VIP Stan Meyer

Water isalread a scarce resource and in many parts of teh world businessess are locking up water rights. If millions of cars start running on water the rewsource gets even more scarce and more expensive. Not to mention just think of how releasing all that water vapor is going to set of the global warming crowd.

[FlyingV77]

Ok wow, use cisterns to colect rain water. Practicaly zero impact on drinking sorces. Hell you can even pee in it if you have too. As far as desert areas, use gas still.

[circmand]

Ok wow, use cisterns to colect rain water. Practicaly zero impact on drinking sorces. Hell you can even pee in it if you have too. As far as desert areas, use gas still.

In this desert area we have less than 9 inches a year. The ground water is so full of minerals and chemicals your dish washer develops a layer of scale in months. That would seriously F%^* you engine up. In addition you cant even put a well in as all water has been alloted to certain uses including a minimum amount to protect fish. Many areas aroung the world have droughts on a regular basis so not enough to drink let alone power a car. California has been on 40% usage for 2 years what do you think would happen if all their cars ran on water too?

[Dmitrikr]

In this desert area we have less than 9 inches a year. The ground water is so full of minerals and chemicals your dish washer develops a layer of scale in months. That would seriously F%^* you engine up. In addition you cant even put a well in as all water has been alloted to certain uses including a minimum amount to protect fish. Many areas aroung the world have droughts on a regular basis so not enough to drink let alone power a car. California has been on 40% usage for 2 years what do you think would happen if all their cars ran on water too?

hey, spens some money on solar panels and electric car - free Sun energy for desert area and california

[circmand]

hey, spens some money on solar panels and electric car - free Sun energy for desert area and california

But the city I live in does not allow solar panels at private residences inside the city limits. However the government and schools can use tax payer resources to put them up on their buildings. Also across the river (which private citizens are not allowed to even drill wells close to and steal those resources from whom the government allots them to) They have an old coal powered power plant they closed down and were going to switch to solar but apparently the solar arrays will interfere with the local turtle population.

Also I rent the land lord may take a dim view of my modifying the domicile plus since it costs more to instal then the energy you will save since the local utility gets any excess energy you do not use and does not pay you for it is it really a good idea.

I think maybe I will pack up my VX and head to Russia to regain my freedom