ETCgreen anti-EV FUD

[vfx]

Seriously, you're all trying to educate someone who has no intention of listening ....

Yes but it's a break from pointless door handle conversations.

[bonnie1194]

I personally prefer the long thread about door alternatives.

[ElSupreme]

Yes but it's a break from pointless door handle conversations.

I hear they are going to put a transmission in the Model S so the drive motor can retract the door handles. That way you can't open the door while it's moving. And to make sure there is just enough torque to get the closed all the way.

[bonnie1194]

Nice one!

[dsm363]

I'd like to get back to talk about perpetual motion and solar panels on the car. Back to the official Tesla forums I guess.

[bonnie1194]

I'd like to get back to talk about perpetual motion and solar panels on the car. Back to the official Tesla forums I guess.

I've heard that Searcher is no longer making an appearance.

[dsm363]

I've heard that Searcher is no longer making an appearance.

I kind of miss him. He did seem very genuine though so have to give him credit. etcgreen is probably just doing lobbying work for his employer.

[Norbert]

EVs will not serve every transportation role; for example, long-range trucking is not promising territory for EVs.

While it may take longer for some roles, I do expect that electric transportation will also take over long-range trucking. For example, last time I checked IBM was still very optimistic about Lithium-Air. Several announcements have been made that the capacity of Lithium-Air has a potential even higher than IBM's direct goals. I'd expect that Lithium-Air will be able to provide the means for effective long-range trucking (in so far as it won't be replaced by electric trains for example).

I consult with 12 of the top 20 utilities in the country, and none of them have raised this issue, at least at this level of investment.

Also, at least two utilities have gone on record (one in South California, the other I think in the Portland area) saying that the distribution grid will be able to support a full (100%) electric fleet with modest efforts only, in relation. Yes, a number of neighborhood transformers will need upgrades. So what, they seem to in any case.

[qwk]

If biodiesel is less toxic than a tablespoon of salt, how about you do us all a favor and drink a few pints of it. Deal?

[richkae]

Consistent evasion when facts are shown to be false or exaggerated.
If the case for biofuels is so clear, why the lieing?

The reason that trolls exist to push biofuel and hydrogen and other pie in the sky chemical fuel alternatives is to delay the development of an infrastructure that allows us to escape the peddlers of chemical fuel.