Hi, guys, I know I have a lot of experts here-- how about a little help? My impression is that you get back 50% of the energy stored during regenerative...
Hi Ernie, Your calculations are about right, but perhaps a little too optimistic about battery energy return, That could be as low as 40%. Here is why. The...
Excellent point. My negative assertions, about this group's tactics being negative, were also negative. "Never miss a good chance to shut up." Will Rogers Marc...
This guy gave a talk at Google recently. It seems to be all about investing in United States ethanol production. http://www.khoslaventures.com/resources.html ...
Remi asked that this link be posted here. http://www.thebox66.com ... Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for...
I just had a conversation with someone about promoting the upcoming "Who Killed The Electric Car?" and I found myself reiterating an important principle, that...
... This already-existing locomotive does in fact have battery storage (and I think is sourcing some aspects from Schenectday, GE's old headquarters-stomping...
I have had this e-mail, printed out, and in my hand for the last 2 hours trying to find an answer that would compute and be a possible reality to this issue. ...
Living 100 miles from work is assinine! I realize that some people feel that they HAVE to, but the costs associated with it outweigh the benefits. that would...
An extremely important point. There is no one right answer to solving the energy / transportation situations. We always tend to look for a single best solution...
Mark; I agree with your thought but; I have lived in California all my life, now 66 years. I will guarentee you that in excess of 50% of all the working people...
Doing the math, Japan used about 8 million barrels per day in January, importing about 53% of its fuel, and domestically producing the rest. These numbers...
Oops, calculated for January instead of February (31 days versus 28 days) so will have to redo some of my calculations. Everything stays the same except...
If we discuss the validity of a proposed rule such as "There is no one answer", I think like any tool, this generalized philosophic principle is only as good...
In a message dated 4/3/2006 9:28:43 A.M. Central Standard Time, future-fuels-and-vehicles@yahoogroups.com writes: Can we nearly eliminate a disasterous social...
Photos of the electric bike show at Science World, Vancouver http://www.geocities.com/vanrescuers/science_world_ebike_show.html Photos of the Electric Bike...
... Housing costs in Ames, Iowa City, and Des Moines are a mere fraction of what they are in other parts of the country, like the big cities of California, or...
... I don't understand this "militants". You mention Japan, you mention Iran, you mention the general Middle East. Who is the "militants"? The flow of money...
An interesting point, among several, in this article, that they might be looking into a PHEV. I don't know how much stock we should put in it, but let's take...
PS: I thought the part about attempted safety innovations was good to see. Never mind the politcal debates... the number of folks who die and are terribly...
Just to clarify, I'm supposing that by "funding violence" you mean paying the USA's military to go conquer countries with significant oil supplies. What you...
Forgive my persistence-- I posted the following message on Saturday and got only one response (because it was the weekend?), so I am posting it again. /Ernie ...
... I think it was clear that I meant a transfer of wealth to the militants funded by the Oil-Producing states of the Middle East. However, if you wish to...
... Perhaps it was clear to others, but I must claim ignorance of any government in the Middle East openly funding military action. This would not count, of...
... Obviously most on this list would agree with wanting to live closer to reduce one's impact on the environment, but one must look at the costs of living in...
... What you say is true in the short-term, but you should recognize that the big reason we can afford to commute so far is amazingly cheap, heavily subsidized...
We speak of the psychology of work. Of work, the lacking feature is trust. Managers do not trust those who work for them. Units of work are still not...
... Thank you for the link. One caption read, "Don Chandler distributed a printed handout on how to build an inexpensive electric bike from spare parts, for...
An interesting concept to be sure but; Less than 24 hours ago on 60 minutes, there was a program addressing a different concept than trust; the concept was...
