Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

[California]

You're lucky. I bought gas last week for $2.999 at a no-name station, first time less than $3 in a long long time.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

You're lucky. I bought gas last week for $2.999 at a no-name station, first time less than $3 in a long long time.

We are about 60 miles from where the barges come up the MS River from the refiners so there is little trucking involved and they load at a river site plus we are a very poor people.

 

[buickanddeere]

All one needs to do is look at mountain top mining, choked streams, contaminated ground water, etc. Coal is DIRTY and obsolete.
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Shows how honest you are by quoting 1930 era images . Does today痴 transpiration , housing and farming also look the same as the 1930痴 ?

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Driverless Nissan LEAF Completes UK's Longest Autonomous Trip

This is a current article on autonomous driving in Britain. With all of the $$$ being spent around the world maybe we will truly see autonomous driving vehicles as a way of life.

 

[kenmac]

You're right Kenmac, Minnesota is much more forward looking regarding eliminating coal fired power plants. Thankfully, Dairyland Power has finally got the memo that coal is yesterday's fuel resource. Each year, a smaller percentage of their power comes from dirty coal. They're just a little slow in converting their dirty coal fired plants to natural gas. Across the country, DIRTY Coal is in its death spiral.

Given the information I provided. Have you discontinued electricity to your home ? Or, are you still using electricity to your home provided by that dirty coal ?

Seems like if all you coal haters cut the power, (boycott dirty coal) they would speed up the process of converting all electricity generation to Nat. gas

 

[airbiscuit]

Shows how honest you are by quoting 1930 era images . Does today痴 transpiration , housing and farming also look the same as the 1930痴 ?

Here's a more current photo from AP

Dennis Ferrell, a coal miner of 15 years, watches over conveyor belts carrying coal out of the Sally Ann 1 mine Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, in Welch, W.Va. Now employment is falling further because the world is trying to turn away from coal in hopes of protecting the environment and human health. Coal is by far the biggest source of carbon dioxide and airborne pollutants among fuels used to make electricity. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

 

[airbiscuit]

The decline of coal powered power plants is well on it's way. Dairyland electric is decommissioning coal power plants, not building new ones. The numbers in Wisconsin will improve over time.

 

[buickanddeere]

Here's a more current photo from AP
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Dennis Ferrell, a coal miner of 15 years, watches over conveyor belts carrying coal out of the Sally Ann 1 mine Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, in Welch, W.Va. Now employment is falling further because the world is trying to turn away from coal in hopes of protecting the environment and human health. Coal is by far the biggest source of carbon dioxide and airborne pollutants among fuels used to make electricity. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

AP is not a valid technical source . Nor is the term “ Coal is by far the biggest source of carbon dioxide and airborne pollutants among fuels used to make electricity “.
Western Civilization coal power generation is strictly regulated and controlled . If you have a problem with coal power , travel to 3rd world country if your choice and protest there . Their disposal of plastic via dumping trash into the ocean is no better .

 

[buickanddeere]

The decline of coal powered power plants is well on it's way. Dairyland electric is decommissioning coal power plants, not building new ones. The numbers in Wisconsin will improve over time.

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Including hydro electric power generation with solar and wind is playing games with statistics. Post the generation of power of wind and solar independently. Also post both the numbers of installed capacity AND actual output .
A 3 Mw wind turbine sounds impressive until people understand it only generates 1 Mw. And this generation occurs when off peak power is not required on the electrical grid .Wind generation during weekends , nights and spring/fall when the grid demand is lowest and the winds are the highest .

 

[Egon]

Battery charging may just fit into off peak generation.