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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 04:18 PM Original message |
This massive spill that is growing screams the need for battery powered engines |
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mikelgb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. I reserved a LEAF, you can too: |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 04:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. cool, thx |
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tech9413 (294 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. I don't understant the idiotic resistance to electric powered |
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Mother Smuckers (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 05:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Well, your figures are a little extreme but even if you could snap your fingers |
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tech9413 (294 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. I fly radio control and have over 30 years in electronics |
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Mother Smuckers (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 10:44 AM Response to Reply #12 |
26. Energy is energy...however much it takes to overcome friction and drag |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 05:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. The problem is that , at its core, EVERY technology requires |
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tech9413 (294 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 08:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. Ain't necissarily so |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. A gasoline engine is 20%-30% |
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protocol rv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 08:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
23. How was life on Procyon III? |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
6. Batteries don't have any negative environmental impact. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 05:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Which impact is worse, oil or batteries? |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 05:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Didn't read past my header did ya? |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 05:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Yeah, I read the whole dismissive simplistic thing. You made a claim before researching it? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 05:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. What claim did he make that you think he didn't research? |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. let me spray you with some disinfectant... sometimes talking to some folks leaves an icky substance |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. :) |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 08:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Icky substance? Really? |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. We should shrink the cities |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:57 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I am totally in for that. Meanwhile, I am 50 miles from work |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
11. Batteries are charged using electricity and electricity is mostly generated from coal |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 07:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. About half is coal generated |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
19. And better electric-powered transit |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-29-10 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
20. We really should have had electric vehicles available in the 90's |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 03:00 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. that last line - me too!!! |
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Cleobulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 04:26 AM Response to Original message |
25. Every choice has a cost, particularly if you want to keep the American culture of cars on the road. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
27. Electric motors are no problem |
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