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[4570Man]

That makes the roof mounted solar panel on a car more likely to work. According to google a 39x65 inch solar panel can produce 265 watts. That's about 1/3 of a hp. Proportionally that's better than the 50 men in the submarine.

 

[Snobdds]

I can just see it, Putin rolling out the next high tech sub with 50 stationary bikes.

It would be funny if some weren't so serious about it.

 

[4570Man]

I can just see it, Putin rolling out the next high tech sub with 50 stationary bikes.

It would be funny if some weren't so serious about it.

Then once they realize the power output isn't enough they'll say add more bicycles.

 

[toppop52]

So is coal burning plant, the machines in coal mine, the gas plant processing raw NG into "consumer" NG, the pipelines, compressor stations etc. I don't have the numbers but it seem to me that to manufacture 1 GW capacity in solar panels takes less material and energy than building a 1 GW power plant together with associated coal mine and transportation infrastructure.

So you really just don’t know and can’t back up the claims? I’m just asking, if you’re going to claim be ready to show proof.

 

[toppop52]

Someone said there’s nothing left in gasoline and diesel. They said that in the 60’s too. Now we have 650 hp cars getting 30 mpg vs then when 400 hp cars got 8 mpg. There’s plenty left there as well as lots of room for electrical advancement. It’s not one or the other, that’s a stupid argument!

 

[two_bit_score]

I believe it could work. Have you seen the Flintstone cartoon. If Fred could power his car by his own power the Russians should be able to power a sub.
Flintstones Wacky Inventions - YouTube

Is that the way you had them do it when you were commissar?

 

[two_bit_score]

News this morning is, Tesla will move car building to China. Wow, who will buy Chinese cars?

Maybe Musk and RIT were going to use the profits to federate the old Soviet bloc.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

So Tesla is getting US government subsidy's and then they will build in China for the China market.

So we just subsidized the China car market with technology and get nothing in return.

Just great.

Hey we are getting fine Buicks out of the deal it seems.

Review: Buick Envision is worthy Chinese import

 

[CincyFlyer]

Good thought, how should EV pay to use roads they don't pay for... 32 cents a kilowatt added to recharges?

Ultimately, road taxes will be based on the vehicle mass and the miles driven, using some formula guaranteed to be unfair to all! Fuel taxes no longer pay the way.

 

[two_bit_score]

Ultimately, road taxes will be based on the vehicle mass and the miles driven, using some formula guaranteed to be unfair to all! Fuel taxes no longer pay the way.

Simple. Every EV gets hit with a Road Tax stamp at time of registration every year. How much would depend on what each states legislature decides.