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Isamu 06-16-2011 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by shadoquad (Post 1172747)
A fair point. In major cities, you have a lot of work in a lot of short distance, as well as decent sidewalks and public transportation. But most of the country is not urban in a geographic sense. Most people outside of major urban areas live many miles from where they work. I'm at least 33 miles each way, and there's no way I'm biking that, in part because there are no roads that will allow me to, but also because it's 33 miles each way and I'm fet.
Exactly, I would bike to work if it wasn't a 13 mile highway.. and there wasn't 30-50kt winds constantly... but biking around town isn't a bad idea... the wife and I are actually looking at getting some nice bikes..

but anyway.. RC NISMO LEAF... do want

Pelican170 06-17-2011 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by shadoquad (Post 1172747)
A fair point. In major cities, you have a lot of work in a lot of short distance, as well as decent sidewalks and public transportation. But most of the country is not urban in a geographic sense. Most people outside of major urban areas live many miles from where they work. I'm at least 33 miles each way, and there's no way I'm biking that, in part because there are no roads that will allow me to, but also because it's 33 miles each way and I'm fet.
Exactly. I live in the North East and its suburban, my work is about 15 miles away which isnt horrible i suppose but its also not flat land, and if it is raining/snowing or any other bad weather it would be impossible... Especially with the winters being freezing and ice everywhere...

ChrisSlicks 06-17-2011 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ImportConvert (Post 1172271)
I wonder if electric powered could really be the future of alternative fuel. It has come a long way, no doubt. Good to see this approach. Either it will work and continue to evolve, or it will provide some fun and die out and something else will.
Electricity isn't a fuel, it is a method of transmitting and storing energy. The electricity still has to be produced, which right now is still primarily by fossil fuel combustion. Running cars on electricity solves the city pollution problem but not the fossil fuel problem. Sure there are other methods of generating electricity, but none of them are perfect, and for right now fossil fuel is still the most cost effective. Battery technology and charging technology also needs to improve in leaps and bounds for this to be a vehicle technology for the masses, but you've got to start somewhere.

Isamu 06-17-2011 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks (Post 1175115)
Electricity isn't a fuel, it is a method of transmitting and storing energy. The electricity still has to be produced, which right now is still primarily by fossil fuel combustion. Running cars on electricity solves the city pollution problem but not the fossil fuel problem. Sure there are other methods of generating electricity, but none of them are perfect, and for right now fossil fuel is still the most cost effective. Battery technology and charging technology also needs to improve in leaps and bounds for this to be a vehicle technology for the masses, but you've got to start somewhere.
in my state almost 50% of the power is generated by the wind! :tup:

FL 4Motion 06-17-2011 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 1176265)
in my state almost 50% of the power is generated by the wind! :tup:
Still wouldn't want to ever live there though.

ChrisSlicks 06-18-2011 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 1176265)
in my state almost 50% of the power is generated by the wind! :tup:
Yes but your state has the population of the City of Boston spread across the area of a good sized European country! I'd love to see more wind everywhere but it's not a cure all especially in the high population states.

Isamu 06-18-2011 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks (Post 1176491)
Yes but your state has the population of the City of Boston spread across the area of a good sized European country! I'd love to see more wind everywhere but it's not a cure all especially in the high population states.
its not that, its the fact that we have a constant 35knt winds.... lol

but yea, I agree... Water, heat, wind, sun, allllll sorts of alternative power methods


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