Batteries...

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Batteries...

Adam — 5/29/2005 10:00:18 PM (archived)

Hi SDF

Batteries for electric vehicles just keep getting better. There will some a point where their energy density is high enough and recharge time/life short/long enough to replace a tank of gas. Then nukes can take over totally. Electric cars are viable for short (<200 km) commutes now, and if we can ween people off 300 km/day commuting - I know people who do it - then problems solved. Throw in a little natural gas generator and a hybrid can do 500 km on a tank for half the fuel expense or better than petrol.

Adam

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Cool site on energy found while looking for something else. - Tom Brosz - 5/17/2005 5:47:54 AM
- wow: almost 60% losses? (n/t) - dd - 5/17/2005 5:21:52 PM
  - Pretty standard for most thermodynamic power processes. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/17/2005 7:05:45 PM
    - Note the losses associated with electricity versus gas - Gary - 5/18/2005 2:43:10 AM
      - re: Note the losses associated with electricity versus gas - Tom Monahan - 5/29/2005 4:03:13 PM
      - which is why gas power stations are such a terrible idea - Tony - 5/18/2005 1:28:19 PM
      - May 17, 2005 - Oil supply reliable for decades, Saudis insist - SDF - 5/18/2005 10:10:34 AM
        
        But how reliable are the Saudis? - Tom Brosz - 5/19/2005 4:04:51 AM
        
        Nuclear will only replace coal and natural gas, not oil. - SDF - 5/19/2005 6:10:22 AM
        
        Batteries... - Adam - 5/29/2005 10:00:18 PM
    - End-user losses aren't accounted for in the chart - SDF - 5/17/2005 7:47:03 PM
- re: Awesome! Thanks! - Nathan Koren - 5/17/2005 6:27:54 AM
  - Careful - SDF - 5/17/2005 3:15:45 PM

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