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Originally Posted by redshift
I can agree with almost 100% there linc. I will admit to being bipolar about this. For me it's not a green thing, it's being bored with 100+ year old "technology". Fer chrissakes the Garrett water carburetor was invented in the 20s. Look at the advancements made over the last 20 years with computers, and weigh that against conventional engine's 'progress' made in the last 120 years. No comparo. Speaking for only myself, I just want something different.
As for pollution, it seems to me that more components could be recycled, not sure on that one however. Much of that will depend also on how complex the mfr makes it. Tesla surely doesn't get much credit here due to the sheer numbers of cells alone.
I agree about the batteries as a potential problem, but again think about what a gasoline powered vehicle consumes in that same 5 year period, and the waste it will create in more forms than exhaust.
Not trying to preach here, just trying to see both sides better. If we could have something like a Gwiz here (maybe a little less pathetic tho) I would have one. A few years back, Corbin Seats made some 3 wheeled fiberglass cars. In the event of a collision, they would bounce off the other vehicle, was the theory at least. The point is, it is possible to make a small vehicle that is safe, and super efficient. The number of SUVs on the road at any given moment with one person in them is really stupid.
The cost, as pointed out on that Tesla vid, was "three pounds fifty" versus 40 pounds, per roughly the same mileage. Less than one tenth the cost. That's very attractive, and if we don't do something we'll continue to be raped by the petros. I could feel a lot better with the 'bang' being produced in a reactor. Versus some Arab in cahoots with top level politicians producing it at least...
I dunno, shit needs to change.
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I really do wish those 100+ years was spent developing the EV. If that was the case, we would be in a much better shape now as we would have the technology to live oil free in almost all types of industry.