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d78e05 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
makes you wonder what would be left after a car crash prolly jus one of the two cars
ghostjaguar (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Actually Nuclear is cheap, because of its low quantity of consumables and high rate of output, decommisioning one is not necessary except for public opinion, which is often based of the examples you have given, which I might add were due to poor maintainance proceedures.However, free energy, which does not consume, or atleast consumes very little, is by far the cheapest cost on the plannet.I am all for electric cars, I just wish they were here already, which Is why I am building one.
Odziz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
No, Nuclear is not the cheapest form of power. They cost a fortune to build and even more to decommission. Its not reliable either due to the complexity of the equipment , especially safety (3 Mile Island, Chernobyl, windscale et al).
ghostjaguar (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
People are anti nuclear, but it's actaully the cheapest form of reliable power.Coal powerstations are more eff than gas cars, so it's still better to drive electric.Pathetic performance? 0-60MPH in under 10sec for the example given, thats as fast as a commodore or falcon. Not too mention their are a quite a few examples of hideously fast electric vehicles. try 0-100km/h in 0.9sec, find me a gas guzzler that can do that?
ghostjaguar (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
build one, I am.
PatrikMacGoohan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
To the coal guy - A quick search will tell you how much dirt gets put into the air by coal power plants. I think there are 500 in the USA. China is building 1500 plants. It's not only the "greens" that are affected by this. It may be our only solution for now, but it's not a good solution.
SupraSovereign (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
HHO seems to be the energy of the now and the future.
JustMakingComments (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
For some optical reason, the car looks out of alignment.
cokie58 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
In my area we burn coal. We're absolutely awash in the stuff. And my utility bill is quite small because of that beautiful black rock. And the silver lining of $4 a gal gas is that coal gasification is now competitively priced to compete with oil-based gasoline. But regardless of where gas comes from, I'd love a super-high MPG car to get around in just to save money. But I'm not going to put up with pathetic performance so the greenies feel good about themselves.
cokie58 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I live in the Louisville area. We routinely go through WEEKS when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow. Also, we're nowhere near the ocean. With solar and wind you get such an intermittent and pathetic return of energy for the energy invested. It's just not workable. The best solar and wind can do is supplement the existing grid, in certain locatons at certain times. No amount of wishful thinking will change that. Before we freeze in the dark, we'll go nuclear. |
