Would you want an electric car?

http://www.teslamotors.com/

No doubt, electric cars and hydrogen cars are the future. USA burns 400 million gallons a day, and each gallon releases 20 lbs of CO2, so this'll definitely make a huge difference. They're expensive now, but once they come down to $20,000, who wouldn't want one? A 3 hour charge (around $5) lets you go 250 miles, and hydrogen cars can be the car that you use for long roadtrips (you can't refuel an electric car quickly if the journey is over 250 miles). What do you guys think? Do you want an electric car and hydrogen car in your garage 10 years from now?

what happens if theres a blackout?

and you haven't charged it in a couple of days,

you basically gotta go on foot

what happens if theres a blackout?

and you haven't charged it in a couple of days,

you basically gotta go on foot

mlbslugger86

[QUOTE="mlbslugger86"]

what happens if theres a blackout?

and you haven't charged it in a couple of days,

you basically gotta go on foot

Luncbox1

that might work, the prius is a crazy car, when you turn it on it makes no noise...its like a car a ninja would drive

what happens if theres a blackout?

and you haven't charged it in a couple of days,

you basically gotta go on foot

mlbslugger86

Which is greater - the decrease in my fuel bill, or the increase in my electric bill?

[QUOTE="Luncbox1"][QUOTE="mlbslugger86"]

what happens if theres a blackout?

and you haven't charged it in a couple of days,

you basically gotta go on foot

mlbslugger86

that might work, the prius is a crazy car, when you turn it on it makes no noise...its like a car a ninja would drive

Which is greater - the decrease in my fuel bill, or the increase in my electric bill?

Oleg_Huzwog

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Which is greater - the decrease in my fuel bill, or the increase in my electric bill?

RyuHayabusaX

I would for sure.

no. besides the obvious like only 250 miles on a charge (roadtrip?) the power grid has trouble as it is. if a lot of people went electric, we'd have many more issues. plus they're still using electricity from mostly coal plants. where did you get that $5 figure? and right now, i believe the production of most H2 emits greenhouse gases (they make it from natural gas).shoeman12

[QUOTE="RyuHayabusaX"][QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]

Which is greater - the decrease in my fuel bill, or the increase in my electric bill?

shoeman12

It depends on how much your electric company charges you, but otherwise Tesla says $.01 a mile, which is about $2.5 for 250 miles, and then I guess you can say it could reach $5 depending on the electric company, but otherwise it looks to be lower than 5.

http://www.teslamotors.com/efficiency/charging_and_batteries.php

With your electrical company's incentive pricing factored in, it will cost you roughly 1 cent per mile to drive the Tesla Roadster.

[QUOTE="shoeman12"]no. besides the obvious like only 250 miles on a charge (roadtrip?) the power grid has trouble as it is. if a lot of people went electric, we'd have many more issues. plus they're still using electricity from mostly coal plants. where did you get that $5 figure? and right now, i believe the production of most H2 emits greenhouse gases (they make it from natural gas).RyuHayabusaX

Whenever I hear about electric cars I think about massive extension cords plugged into wall sockets while people drive around getting the cords wrapped around things.Bloodbath_87

[QUOTE="RyuHayabusaX"][QUOTE="shoeman12"]no. besides the obvious like only 250 miles on a charge (roadtrip?) the power grid has trouble as it is. if a lot of people went electric, we'd have many more issues. plus they're still using electricity from mostly coal plants. where did you get that $5 figure? and right now, i believe the production of most H2 emits greenhouse gases (they make it from natural gas).shoeman12

[QUOTE="mlbslugger86"]

what happens if theres a blackout?

and you haven't charged it in a couple of days,

you basically gotta go on foot

RyuHayabusaX

to me, hydrogen seems a better alternative to electric, water is everywhere, and its the most abundant resource on earth

To be honest, I couldn't care less what my car runs on, unless it is costing me time to re-fuel.kyleali11

[QUOTE="mlbslugger86"]

what happens if theres a blackout?

and you haven't charged it in a couple of days,

you basically gotta go on foot

RyuHayabusaX

The most effective ones only capture a few percentage points of the sun's energy that hits them, last I checked. The most effective are titanium dioxide panels due to some weird nanotech crap, but those only capture, at most, 15-20%. There's no way in hell that we're getting 80% efficiency without major, major breakthroughs in technology. Simple improvements upon current tech won't do crap.

http://www.reuk.co.uk/40-Percent-Efficiency-PV-Solar-Panels.htm

This was 2 years ago.

http://www.reuk.co.uk/40-Percent-Efficiency-PV-Solar-Panels.htm

This was 2 years ago.

RyuHayabusaX

[QUOTE="mlbslugger86"]

what happens if theres a blackout?

and you haven't charged it in a couple of days,

you basically gotta go on foot

Luncbox1