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200 miles on one $1.00 charge.....
On 9/14/2012 8:00 AM, BAR wrote:
In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:45:30 -0400, BAR wrote: What advances in batteries have we made in the last 100 years? You put energy in and you take energy out. ==== That's what batteries do of course - store energy for use at a later time. How do you propose to advance that? Energy stored per pound has advanced a lot. If you don't believe that, take a look at the latest generation of cordless tools or laptop computers. Being able to store energy at a reasonable cost and weight is key to making electric vehicles practical. Although the Volt is not yet the ideal electric car, it is a step forward. Internal combustion engines started off slowly also. Take a look at the automotive engines of 100 years ago vs what we have today. The Tesla is quite the technological car though! It has a battery and electric motors. So? Your car still has an internal combustion engine. Is it the same as a Model A? Yes. The internal combustion engine has not changed much in 100 years either. Neither have leeches... but one works, one doesn't... |
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200 miles on one $1.00 charge.....
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says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:45:30 -0400, BAR wrote: What advances in batteries have we made in the last 100 years? You put energy in and you take energy out. ==== That's what batteries do of course - store energy for use at a later time. How do you propose to advance that? Energy stored per pound has advanced a lot. If you don't believe that, take a look at the latest generation of cordless tools or laptop computers. Being able to store energy at a reasonable cost and weight is key to making electric vehicles practical. Although the Volt is not yet the ideal electric car, it is a step forward. Internal combustion engines started off slowly also. Take a look at the automotive engines of 100 years ago vs what we have today. The Tesla is quite the technological car though! It has a battery and electric motors. So? Your car still has an internal combustion engine. Is it the same as a Model A? Yes. The internal combustion engine has not changed much in 100 years either. Bull****! That's a very ignorant statement! |
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200 miles on one $1.00 charge.....
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says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:45:30 -0400, BAR wrote: What advances in batteries have we made in the last 100 years? You put energy in and you take energy out. ==== That's what batteries do of course - store energy for use at a later time. How do you propose to advance that? Energy stored per pound has advanced a lot. If you don't believe that, take a look at the latest generation of cordless tools or laptop computers. Being able to store energy at a reasonable cost and weight is key to making electric vehicles practical. Although the Volt is not yet the ideal electric car, it is a step forward. Internal combustion engines started off slowly also. Take a look at the automotive engines of 100 years ago vs what we have today. The Tesla is quite the technological car though! It has a battery and electric motors. So? Your car still has an internal combustion engine. Is it the same as a Model A? Yes. The internal combustion engine has not changed much in 100 years either. Bull****! That's a very ignorant statement! Specifically what has changed? |
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#5
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200 miles on one $1.00 charge.....
On 9/14/2012 8:24 AM, BAR wrote:
In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:45:30 -0400, BAR wrote: What advances in batteries have we made in the last 100 years? You put energy in and you take energy out. ==== That's what batteries do of course - store energy for use at a later time. How do you propose to advance that? Energy stored per pound has advanced a lot. If you don't believe that, take a look at the latest generation of cordless tools or laptop computers. Being able to store energy at a reasonable cost and weight is key to making electric vehicles practical. Although the Volt is not yet the ideal electric car, it is a step forward. Internal combustion engines started off slowly also. Take a look at the automotive engines of 100 years ago vs what we have today. The Tesla is quite the technological car though! It has a battery and electric motors. So? Your car still has an internal combustion engine. Is it the same as a Model A? Yes. The internal combustion engine has not changed much in 100 years either. Bull****! That's a very ignorant statement! Specifically what has changed? You are asking someone who uses a roller to paint details. Good luck with that. You'd have better luck getting Harry to pay his taxes. |
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#6
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200 miles on one $1.00 charge.....
In article m,
says... On 9/14/2012 8:24 AM, BAR wrote: In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:45:30 -0400, BAR wrote: What advances in batteries have we made in the last 100 years? You put energy in and you take energy out. ==== That's what batteries do of course - store energy for use at a later time. How do you propose to advance that? Energy stored per pound has advanced a lot. If you don't believe that, take a look at the latest generation of cordless tools or laptop computers. Being able to store energy at a reasonable cost and weight is key to making electric vehicles practical. Although the Volt is not yet the ideal electric car, it is a step forward. Internal combustion engines started off slowly also. Take a look at the automotive engines of 100 years ago vs what we have today. The Tesla is quite the technological car though! It has a battery and electric motors. So? Your car still has an internal combustion engine. Is it the same as a Model A? Yes. The internal combustion engine has not changed much in 100 years either. Bull****! That's a very ignorant statement! Specifically what has changed? You are asking someone who uses a roller to paint details. Good luck with that. You'd have better luck getting Harry to pay his taxes. Been answered. |
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#7
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200 miles on one $1.00 charge.....
In article m,
says... On 9/14/2012 8:24 AM, BAR wrote: In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:45:30 -0400, BAR wrote: What advances in batteries have we made in the last 100 years? You put energy in and you take energy out. ==== That's what batteries do of course - store energy for use at a later time. How do you propose to advance that? Energy stored per pound has advanced a lot. If you don't believe that, take a look at the latest generation of cordless tools or laptop computers. Being able to store energy at a reasonable cost and weight is key to making electric vehicles practical. Although the Volt is not yet the ideal electric car, it is a step forward. Internal combustion engines started off slowly also. Take a look at the automotive engines of 100 years ago vs what we have today. The Tesla is quite the technological car though! It has a battery and electric motors. So? Your car still has an internal combustion engine. Is it the same as a Model A? Yes. The internal combustion engine has not changed much in 100 years either. Bull****! That's a very ignorant statement! Specifically what has changed? You are asking someone who uses a roller to paint details. Good luck with that. You'd have better luck getting Harry to pay his taxes. Been answered. |
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#8
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200 miles on one $1.00 charge.....
In article ,
says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:45:30 -0400, BAR wrote: What advances in batteries have we made in the last 100 years? You put energy in and you take energy out. ==== That's what batteries do of course - store energy for use at a later time. How do you propose to advance that? Energy stored per pound has advanced a lot. If you don't believe that, take a look at the latest generation of cordless tools or laptop computers. Being able to store energy at a reasonable cost and weight is key to making electric vehicles practical. Although the Volt is not yet the ideal electric car, it is a step forward. Internal combustion engines started off slowly also. Take a look at the automotive engines of 100 years ago vs what we have today. The Tesla is quite the technological car though! It has a battery and electric motors. So? Your car still has an internal combustion engine. Is it the same as a Model A? Yes. The internal combustion engine has not changed much in 100 years either. Bull****! That's a very ignorant statement! Specifically what has changed? Metals used, fuel delivery systems, advances in combustion technology, advances in exhaust technology, much better efficiency, electronics for combustion, fuel efficiency, engine control, emissions, and on and on... |
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#9
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200 miles on one $1.00 charge.....
In article ,
says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:45:30 -0400, BAR wrote: What advances in batteries have we made in the last 100 years? You put energy in and you take energy out. ==== That's what batteries do of course - store energy for use at a later time. How do you propose to advance that? Energy stored per pound has advanced a lot. If you don't believe that, take a look at the latest generation of cordless tools or laptop computers. Being able to store energy at a reasonable cost and weight is key to making electric vehicles practical. Although the Volt is not yet the ideal electric car, it is a step forward. Internal combustion engines started off slowly also. Take a look at the automotive engines of 100 years ago vs what we have today. The Tesla is quite the technological car though! It has a battery and electric motors. So? Your car still has an internal combustion engine. Is it the same as a Model A? Yes. The internal combustion engine has not changed much in 100 years either. Bull****! That's a very ignorant statement! Specifically what has changed? Metals used, fuel delivery systems, advances in combustion technology, advances in exhaust technology, much better efficiency, electronics for combustion, fuel efficiency, engine control, emissions, and on and on... Those are all just improvements on something that already existed. |
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#10
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200 miles on one $1.00 charge.....
In article ,
says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:45:30 -0400, BAR wrote: What advances in batteries have we made in the last 100 years? You put energy in and you take energy out. ==== That's what batteries do of course - store energy for use at a later time. How do you propose to advance that? Energy stored per pound has advanced a lot. If you don't believe that, take a look at the latest generation of cordless tools or laptop computers. Being able to store energy at a reasonable cost and weight is key to making electric vehicles practical. Although the Volt is not yet the ideal electric car, it is a step forward. Internal combustion engines started off slowly also. Take a look at the automotive engines of 100 years ago vs what we have today. The Tesla is quite the technological car though! It has a battery and electric motors. So? Your car still has an internal combustion engine. Is it the same as a Model A? Yes. The internal combustion engine has not changed much in 100 years either. Bull****! That's a very ignorant statement! Specifically what has changed? Metals used, fuel delivery systems, advances in combustion technology, advances in exhaust technology, much better efficiency, electronics for combustion, fuel efficiency, engine control, emissions, and on and on... Those are all just improvements on something that already existed. Well, I guess the same could be said of computing then. Same as it was in 1850 because DC current works the same now as it did then!!! Makes just as much sense as your posit. |
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