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Posted on: Feb. 06 2013,09:33 |
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QUOTE “Because of its shortcomings — driving range, cost and recharging time — the electric vehicle is not a viable replacement for most conventional cars,” said Toyota’s vice chairman, Takeshi Uchiyamada, in a Reuters report. “We need something entirely new.”
New, you say?
QUOTE Nissan’s vice chairman, the so-called “father of the Prius,” announced plans to copy Toyota and pursue fuel-cell cars that convert hydrogen to electricity.
Yeah, that's the ticket.
QUOTE United States Secretary of Energy, stated in 2009 that hydrogen vehicles "will not be practical over the next 10 to 20 years".
If only we were as intent on researching alternative fuels as we are about legislating more worthless, redundant, useless gun laws.
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Malcolm
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Posted on: Feb. 06 2013,11:11 |
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I would drop loads of cash into alternative fuel research. I'd prefer to conserve the hydrocarbons we've got. They need to be legit alternatives, though.
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"Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC:
"Better dead than smeg."
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GORDON
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Posted on: Feb. 06 2013,11:28 |
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Loads of cash have been dropped, the "silver bullet" equivalent of alternative fuels doesn't exist.
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Malcolm
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Posted on: Feb. 06 2013,11:39 |
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(GORDON @ Feb. 06 2013,13:28)
QUOTE Loads of cash have been dropped, the "silver bullet" equivalent of alternative fuels doesn't exist.
From last year.
QUOTE More than $40 million will go into new research to encourage the development of alternative fuels for automobiles in the U.S. market, the government said.
Yeah. 40 mil. Woohoo. Need I go into all the shit in the federal budget that gets more money than this?
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Diogenes of Sinope:
"It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
"Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC:
"Better dead than smeg."
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GORDON
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Posted on: Feb. 06 2013,11:45 |
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It's all bullshit. Oil is a good and inexpensive energy source because of all the long chain hydrocarbons that can be cracked, and the shit literally oozes out of the ground if you stick the straw in the right place. Solar has already been invented, hydroelectric has already been invented, geothermal has already been invented, fuel cells have already been invented. All of the so-called biofuels have already been invented, but every single one is just trying to produce a new source of long-chain hydrocarbons that will never, ever be able to replace oil at current consumption.
The bottleneck is energy storage, also known as batteries. They suck. Every other "alternative fuel research project" is a scam just wasting money. There is no magic bullet that hasn't been invented yet.
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Malcolm
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Posted on: Feb. 06 2013,12:10 |
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I'm not calling oil the pinnacle of energy usage. For large scale plants, I still think nuclear wins.
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Diogenes of Sinope:
"It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
"Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC:
"Better dead than smeg."
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Malcolm
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Posted on: Feb. 06 2013,13:48 |
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In terms of volume of raw material available (hydrocarbon vs. radioactivity) or energy output?
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"Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC:
"Better dead than smeg."
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GORDON
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Posted on: Feb. 06 2013,14:00 |
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I don't know the numbers. I just read a while back that there isn't as much U-235 on the planet as is generally thought.
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Posted on: Feb. 07 2013,07:25 |
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TheCatt
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Posted on: Feb. 07 2013,07:27 |
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We have at least 80 years of uranium.
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TheCatt
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Posted on: Feb. 07 2013,09:47 |
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(GORDON @ Feb. 07 2013,12:20)
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(TheCatt @ Feb. 07 2013,10:27)
QUOTE And we have more than that of petroleum, even at current usage. How much U-235 would we have if today it currently replaced oil/coal, at current rates of usage? Â My guess is quite a lot less than 80 years worth. Not really arguing, just reiterating my point that U-235 isn't going to take us to the year 3000. Â Or even 2500.
You sound like those peak oil people.
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GORDON
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Posted on: Feb. 07 2013,10:30 |
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Eh. Are you suggesting that U-235 exists in infinite quantities on the planet?
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GORDON
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Posted on: Feb. 08 2013,17:28 |
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Know what else is complete bullshit? "Women's Rights" groups, especially ones that make money.
Women already have more rights than men, there are no new laws to be passed to give them more rights, and there hasn't been any meaningful legislation concerning women's rights since..... since? the 19th Amendment?
"Women's Rights" groups and movements are a huge scam.
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Malcolm
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Posted on: Feb. 15 2013,11:12 |
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From here. Journalist drives Tesla's lastest car and claims it lost capacity and range during shitty weather. Tesla's rebuttal included a point-by-point recap of the dude's statements and internal vehicle diagnostics from the car's computer to call him full of shit.
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Diogenes of Sinope:
"It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
"Other dogs bite only their enemies, whereas I bite also my friends in order to save them."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC:
"Better dead than smeg."
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