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2011-10-11 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by DarthVader 2011-10-11 12:34|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Anyone who expresses battery strength in miles per gallon isn't arguing from a position of expertise.

Sure, if you want to get all sciency and stuff, but can't you just divide the distance traveled in miles by the battery volume in gallons? That should be close enough for political talking points or Obama's Five Year Plan.

Posted by SteveS 2011-10-11 13:08|| 2011-10-11 13:08|| Front Page Top

#2 battery developed that will make a car with the equivalent of 130 miles per gallon

Divide that by 4 because of electric generation, transmission and battery charging losses.

Posted by Eohippus Phater7165 2011-10-11 13:13|| 2011-10-11 13:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Dollars/mile is the figure that counts the most. You don't know that until you count what you spent vs. what you get after selling or junking your old ride.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-10-11 13:14|| 2011-10-11 13:14|| Front Page Top

#4 A commitment to "green" energy is essentially a commitment to no energy. They want us all shivering in the dark, and "green" is just the current label for that goal.

Posted by Iblis 2011-10-11 13:41|| 2011-10-11 13:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Don't forget to factor in temperature. A cold batter is a weak battery, as those living in the Frozen North know. I suspect those range estimates fall drastically in winter.

If memory serves (what are the chances!), reaction rates fall by a factor of 2 with every 10 degree C drop in temperature.

Anguper makes a good point about dollars/mile. What does it cost to replace one of those big honkin' batteries when it reaches its end-of-life?

The main advantage of electric vehicles is they are powered by clean, pollution-free electrons, rather than nasty, polluting hydrocarbons. And where do clean, pollution-free electrons come from, you might ask? Hell if I know. We never talked about that in our Deconstruction of Post-colonial Literature classes.

Posted by SteveS 2011-10-11 13:46|| 2011-10-11 13:46|| Front Page Top

#6 Through "green" schemes and taxation, the government's endstate is to own or nationalize ~~everything~~ energy. They've been moving in that direction for decades.

Posted by Besoeker 2011-10-11 13:48|| 2011-10-11 13:48|| Front Page Top

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