Re: The Electric Car

On Jul 28, 8:13 pm, John Larkin
<jjlar...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:27:09 -0700, "J.A. Legris"



<jaleg...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jul 28, 4:59 pm, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
gyansor...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Can we now re-charge in say 10 mins?

No.

This is another reason why hybrids make more sense. Pure EVs have too many
limitations.

Graham

Energy wise, hybrids are only slightly better that the norm, and when
we include recycling all those spent batteries, lousy low-temperaure
performance and the ultimate source of the energy (coal and oil) it's
a boondoggle. The solution is either significantly lighter vehicles
(essentially electric bicycles with fairings), or horses. But when you
think about it, they're unsustainable too. The only real solution is
cutting the population of humans down by a factor of 10, and the only
practical and "humane" way to do that is to release a virus that
effectively sterilizes a whole generation, without prejudice.
Bioterrorists, get to work! The alternative is involuntary extinction,
pure and simple. Al Gore's been soft-peddling.

Ludicrous. Are you suggesting that, some Tuesday afternoon, the entire
population of Earth will simultaneously die from heat stroke?

Al Gore's been making $200,000 per lecture and burning vast amounts of
private-jet fuel in the process.

John


I am suggesting that energy woes and global warming are only the tip
of the iceberg. The effects of overpopulation are multifacetted and
are accelerating, while the efforts to control them are piecemeal and
largely symbolic. We cannot even get a law passed to ban plastic bags!

Al Gore's individual consumption is irrelevant if he can motivate
large numbers of people to reduce theirs. He's making a significant
contribution to the effort. What's yours?

Personally, I almost never use a car any more - I walk or take the
bus. I work at at home and I don't travel except for a vacation every
5 years or so. I also piss into a pot and flush it when it's full
(thereby cutting my water bill by 30%) and never water my
"lawn" (looks more like a wild grassland now). I got rid of the
central air-conditioner and put a fan in the attic instead (only 150
watts!).

But these too are just band-aid solutions - I still consume vast
amounts of energy each winter just to stay warm. The one real
contribution I've made is having no kids, whose benefits will grow
exponentially as each successive generation of my non-existent heirs
produce no offspring.

--
Joe


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