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On 9/14/2012 9:24 AM, Meyer wrote:
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On Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:19:34 -0400, BAR wrote:

Electric cars have not advanced in 100 years.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/evtech.shtml

===

That's not entirely true.

Battery technology has advanced a lot, and the Volt is a much more
comfortable, faster, safer and luxurious car than anything that
existed 100 years ago. I'd buy one now if the price was more in
line.

Remind me to post a picture of my neighbors electric boat one of
these
days. It looks better and better every time the price of fuel
goes
up.

But that's not what FOX told him....

What advances in batteries have we made in the last 100 years?

Reduced weight, higher power. Think Li. Carbon based nanotube
ultracapacitors, and on and on.

http://www.technologyreview.com/news...ecent-battery-

advances/

http://www.technologyreview.com/news...ies-charge-up/



I've heard it all before. I know all about charging and discharging
cycles and issues.

The materials may have improved but, the basic battery is still the
same. You charge it, you discharge it, you charge it and the cycle
keeps
repeating until the battery wears out.

That's like saying that automobiles are the same as they were when
Henry
first built one. Hey, the still have internal combustion engines, so
using your analogy, they must still be the same!

What has changed in an internal combustion automobile in the last 100
years?


Fuel delivery... Turbo's, fuel injection...

Same old engine with a few refinements.


Yup, the "technologoy" hasn't changed, but then again, it came in
viable.... New technology isn't always better technology, if so,
doctors would have fuel injected Leeches in jars on their shelves


Hasn't changed??? Are you serious???


Yes. The components of an internal combustion automobile have not
changed in 100 years. They may have had some refinements but they are
basically the same.


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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.

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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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On 9/14/2012 7:58 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
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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?

compression, ignition, expansion, and exhaust. Yup, pretty much the same.


That's all you know about a modern internal combustion engine? Figures.


http://www.ehow.com/about_5132937_hi...bocharger.html

As I said the internal compustion automobile hasn't changed in 100
years.


And tires on your car are exactly the same as when the caveman carved a
wheel out of stone..... got it....
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On 9/14/2012 9:24 AM, Meyer wrote:
On 9/14/2012 8:06 AM, JustWait wrote:
On 9/14/2012 8:02 AM, BAR wrote:
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On Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:19:34 -0400, BAR wrote:

Electric cars have not advanced in 100 years.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/evtech.shtml

===

That's not entirely true.

Battery technology has advanced a lot, and the Volt is a much more
comfortable, faster, safer and luxurious car than anything that
existed 100 years ago. I'd buy one now if the price was more in
line.

Remind me to post a picture of my neighbors electric boat one of
these
days. It looks better and better every time the price of fuel
goes
up.

But that's not what FOX told him....

What advances in batteries have we made in the last 100 years?

Reduced weight, higher power. Think Li. Carbon based nanotube
ultracapacitors, and on and on.

http://www.technologyreview.com/news...ecent-battery-

advances/

http://www.technologyreview.com/news...ies-charge-up/



I've heard it all before. I know all about charging and discharging
cycles and issues.

The materials may have improved but, the basic battery is still the
same. You charge it, you discharge it, you charge it and the cycle
keeps
repeating until the battery wears out.

That's like saying that automobiles are the same as they were when
Henry
first built one. Hey, the still have internal combustion engines, so
using your analogy, they must still be the same!

What has changed in an internal combustion automobile in the last 100
years?


Fuel delivery... Turbo's, fuel injection...

Same old engine with a few refinements.

Yup, the "technologoy" hasn't changed, but then again, it came in
viable.... New technology isn't always better technology, if so,
doctors would have fuel injected Leeches in jars on their shelves


Hasn't changed??? Are you serious???


Yes. The components of an internal combustion automobile have not
changed in 100 years. They may have had some refinements but they are
basically the same.


And computing hasn't changed since 1850 because DC current still flows
the same way... got it.....
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On Friday, September 14, 2012 6:03:44 PM UTC-4, BAR wrote:

As I said the internal compustion automobile hasn't changed in 100
years.


I think the point is that while the basic operating principles of the internal combustion engine haven't changed, the efficiency and reliability of it has dramatically increased in those 100 years.

Solar energy hasn't been cost effective in the past, and is just starting to become an alternative now. If enough advances are made to its efficiency and reliability (longivity) in the next few years, it could become an attractive option. Same for electric cars, etc. Technology marches forward, just sometimes slower than we'd like.


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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.


You could go back to the abacus
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On 9/14/2012 9:24 AM, Meyer wrote:
On 9/14/2012 8:06 AM, JustWait wrote:
On 9/14/2012 8:02 AM, BAR wrote:
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On Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:19:34 -0400, BAR wrote:

Electric cars have not advanced in 100 years.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/evtech.shtml

===

That's not entirely true.

Battery technology has advanced a lot, and the Volt is a much more
comfortable, faster, safer and luxurious car than anything that
existed 100 years ago. I'd buy one now if the price was more in
line.

Remind me to post a picture of my neighbors electric boat one of
these
days. It looks better and better every time the price of fuel
goes
up.

But that's not what FOX told him....

What advances in batteries have we made in the last 100 years?

Reduced weight, higher power. Think Li. Carbon based nanotube
ultracapacitors, and on and on.

http://www.technologyreview.com/news...ecent-battery-

advances/

http://www.technologyreview.com/news...ies-charge-up/



I've heard it all before. I know all about charging and discharging
cycles and issues.

The materials may have improved but, the basic battery is still the
same. You charge it, you discharge it, you charge it and the cycle
keeps
repeating until the battery wears out.

That's like saying that automobiles are the same as they were when
Henry
first built one. Hey, the still have internal combustion engines, so
using your analogy, they must still be the same!

What has changed in an internal combustion automobile in the last 100
years?


Fuel delivery... Turbo's, fuel injection...

Same old engine with a few refinements.

Yup, the "technologoy" hasn't changed, but then again, it came in
viable.... New technology isn't always better technology, if so,
doctors would have fuel injected Leeches in jars on their shelves

Hasn't changed??? Are you serious???


Yes. The components of an internal combustion automobile have not
changed in 100 years. They may have had some refinements but they are
basically the same.


And computing hasn't changed since 1850 because DC current still flows
the same way... got it.....


Actually it was about 200 years earlier.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Pascal

And don't forget Jacquard. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaccard_loom

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaccard_loom
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