we will have self charging electric car that can go to L.A. to NYC by the year? (20)
We have the technology to do that now with solar powered charging cells. All you have to do is be patient. You could drive from New York to LA on nothing but solar power. It would just take you a few years to get there.
If you meant going nonstop from New York to LA on "self-charging" energy (at anything faster than a slow crawl), then no one alive will see it in their lifetime and big oil hasn't got anything to do with it. The laws of physics have everything to do with it.
If you meant going nonstop from New York to LA on "self-charging" energy (at anything faster than a slow crawl), then no one alive will see it in their lifetime and big oil hasn't got anything to do with it. The laws of physics have everything to do with it.
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pliskin619: Have you ever even consided that it might be possible to drive from one side of the country to the other entirely on free energy?:banana :
would we be hooked up to the very wheelworks of the universe by now if JP Morgan supported Tesla?
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actually Morgan supported Tesla until Tesla burned out a good part of Colorado's Powergrid!would we be hooked up to the very wheelworks of the universe by now if JP Morgan supported Tesla?
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Conrad73: actually Morgan supported Tesla until Tesla burned out a good part of Colorado's Powergrid!
Build a goodsize Teslacoil and operate it in the vicinity of your Electronic Devices,then see why there were second thoughts to Wireless Powertransmission!------ This poll is Archived ------
Conrad73: Build a goodsize Teslacoil and operate it in the vicinity of your Electronic Devices,then see why there were second thoughts to Wireless Powertransmission!
Enjoy!
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pliskin619: Have you ever even consided that it might be possible to drive from one side of the country to the other entirely on free energy?:banana :
would we be hooked up to the very wheelworks of the universe by now if JP Morgan supported Tesla?
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would we be hooked up to the very wheelworks of the universe by now if JP Morgan supported Tesla?
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Since the East side of the country is lower than the West side, I think it's very doable now!
What is a free energy :banana :?
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gardenhackle: We have the technology to do that now with solar powered charging cells. All you have to do is be patient. You could drive from New York to LA on nothing but solar power. It would just take you a few years to get there.
If you meant going nonstop from New York to LA on "self-charging" energy (at anything faster than a slow crawl), then no one alive will see it in their lifetime and big oil hasn't got anything to do with it. The laws of physics have everything to do with it.
If you meant going nonstop from New York to LA on "self-charging" energy (at anything faster than a slow crawl), then no one alive will see it in their lifetime and big oil hasn't got anything to do with it. The laws of physics have everything to do with it.
Just a bit quicker than that....
World solar car race begins in Australia
October 25, 2009
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A driver for team 'Sattem' gives a thumbs-up from the cockpit of a solar powered car at the start of the World Solar Challenge in Darwin, on October 25. Thirty-two solar powered cars from 17 participating countries will race over 3,000 km across the Australian outback to Adelaide.
A 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) solar car race across Australia's desert heartland began in the northern city of Darwin Sunday, organisers said.
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The cars left Darwin in hot and humid weather at about 8:30 am (2300 GMT Saturday) on the journey that is expected to end mid-week in the South Australian city of Adelaide.
"We had 32 vehicles start this morning," Mike Drewer, a spokesman for the World Solar Challenge, told AFP, adding that weather conditions were good for solar cars.
"The first away was Aurora 101 from Australia, having set the fastest speed time trial (of 91.83 kilometres per hour) yesterday."
It was followed by the Dutch car Nuna5, which posted a time of 85.49 kilometres per hour.
The Nuna team has won the last four solar challenge races in 2007, 2005, 2003 and 2001 but had to rebuild its new car before the start of this race after a testing accident in Darwin.
The third car to start was Germany's HS Bochum BoCruiser, which trialled at 82.52 kilometres per hour.
The solar cars race for nine hours each day, stopping at a certain cut-off time each night and camping by the side of the road, wherever they are at that moment.
"We would expect the fastest vehicles are capable of doing, depending on weather conditions, about 800 kilometres per day," Drewer said. "The fastest ones could be approaching Adelaide by Wednesday night, Thursday."
Event director Chris Selwood said picking a winner would be difficult.
"We won't really see the technology and ingenuity until the cars are scrutineered in Darwin and a lot of things can happen on the journey south," Selwood said ahead of the race.
The race is being run in tandem with the Eco Challenge, which involves production and prototype eco-friendly vehicles that are, or soon will be, available to the public.
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patmac: Just a bit quicker than that....
World solar car race begins in Australia
October 25, 2009
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A driver for team 'Sattem' gives a thumbs-up from the cockpit of a solar powered car at the start of the World Solar Challenge in Darwin, on October 25. Thirty-two solar powered cars from 17 participating countries will race over 3,000 km across the Australian outback to Adelaide.
A 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) solar car race across Australia's desert heartland began in the northern city of Darwin Sunday, organisers said.
Ads by Google
DIY solar kits - Simple, affordable, effective solar hot water systems -
The cars left Darwin in hot and humid weather at about 8:30 am (2300 GMT Saturday) on the journey that is expected to end mid-week in the South Australian city of Adelaide.
"We had 32 vehicles start this morning," Mike Drewer, a spokesman for the World Solar Challenge, told AFP, adding that weather conditions were good for solar cars.
"The first away was Aurora 101 from Australia, having set the fastest speed time trial (of 91.83 kilometres per hour) yesterday."
It was followed by the Dutch car Nuna5, which posted a time of 85.49 kilometres per hour.
The Nuna team has won the last four solar challenge races in 2007, 2005, 2003 and 2001 but had to rebuild its new car before the start of this race after a testing accident in Darwin.
The third car to start was Germany's HS Bochum BoCruiser, which trialled at 82.52 kilometres per hour.
The solar cars race for nine hours each day, stopping at a certain cut-off time each night and camping by the side of the road, wherever they are at that moment.
"We would expect the fastest vehicles are capable of doing, depending on weather conditions, about 800 kilometres per day," Drewer said. "The fastest ones could be approaching Adelaide by Wednesday night, Thursday."
Event director Chris Selwood said picking a winner would be difficult.
"We won't really see the technology and ingenuity until the cars are scrutineered in Darwin and a lot of things can happen on the journey south," Selwood said ahead of the race.
The race is being run in tandem with the Eco Challenge, which involves production and prototype eco-friendly vehicles that are, or soon will be, available to the public.
World solar car race begins in Australia
October 25, 2009
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A driver for team 'Sattem' gives a thumbs-up from the cockpit of a solar powered car at the start of the World Solar Challenge in Darwin, on October 25. Thirty-two solar powered cars from 17 participating countries will race over 3,000 km across the Australian outback to Adelaide.
A 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) solar car race across Australia's desert heartland began in the northern city of Darwin Sunday, organisers said.
Ads by Google
DIY solar kits - Simple, affordable, effective solar hot water systems -
The cars left Darwin in hot and humid weather at about 8:30 am (2300 GMT Saturday) on the journey that is expected to end mid-week in the South Australian city of Adelaide.
"We had 32 vehicles start this morning," Mike Drewer, a spokesman for the World Solar Challenge, told AFP, adding that weather conditions were good for solar cars.
"The first away was Aurora 101 from Australia, having set the fastest speed time trial (of 91.83 kilometres per hour) yesterday."
It was followed by the Dutch car Nuna5, which posted a time of 85.49 kilometres per hour.
The Nuna team has won the last four solar challenge races in 2007, 2005, 2003 and 2001 but had to rebuild its new car before the start of this race after a testing accident in Darwin.
The third car to start was Germany's HS Bochum BoCruiser, which trialled at 82.52 kilometres per hour.
The solar cars race for nine hours each day, stopping at a certain cut-off time each night and camping by the side of the road, wherever they are at that moment.
"We would expect the fastest vehicles are capable of doing, depending on weather conditions, about 800 kilometres per day," Drewer said. "The fastest ones could be approaching Adelaide by Wednesday night, Thursday."
Event director Chris Selwood said picking a winner would be difficult.
"We won't really see the technology and ingenuity until the cars are scrutineered in Darwin and a lot of things can happen on the journey south," Selwood said ahead of the race.
The race is being run in tandem with the Eco Challenge, which involves production and prototype eco-friendly vehicles that are, or soon will be, available to the public.
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Conrad73: wanna do that in Scotland?
Only in the summer Light until 11pm from around 4am.....Otherwise Pedal power
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patmac: Only in the summer Light until 11pm from around 4am.....Otherwise Pedal power
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Probably not much quicker. 1800 miles across a scorching flat desert isn't trying to drive across a couple mountain ranges with weather that's going to limit the sun exposure. Even with the most aerodyamic models that are little more than modified ten speed bicycles that have a harness for a driver that would make a sardine feel cramped.... even with that, the vertical climb would require huge amounts of energy that coasting along flat terrain doesn't.
The technology isn't going to make all solar powered vehicles practical because the sun simply doesn't generate enough power to get it done without long recharging times and very efficient electrical storage.
Physics. You can't cheat it's rules.
The technology isn't going to make all solar powered vehicles practical because the sun simply doesn't generate enough power to get it done without long recharging times and very efficient electrical storage.
Physics. You can't cheat it's rules.
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the latest progress
Brooks Agnew has a Truck with a few of the basic means of self charging its a step in the right direction 3 or 4 different types of recharge extending range...if we can tap into 12 or 20 we might drive awhile plug the car into the house and run our house from the extra energy .....
tesla was a pioneer in ambient energy
Ishmael Aviso has invented a small devise tapping this
keeping a battery at full charge even after driving a small car around. he posted some you tubes of his early experiments.
Brooks Agnew has a Truck with a few of the basic means of self charging its a step in the right direction 3 or 4 different types of recharge extending range...if we can tap into 12 or 20 we might drive awhile plug the car into the house and run our house from the extra energy .....
tesla was a pioneer in ambient energy
Ishmael Aviso has invented a small devise tapping this
keeping a battery at full charge even after driving a small car around. he posted some you tubes of his early experiments.
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pliskin619: Have you ever even consided that it might be possible to drive from one side of the country to the other entirely on free energy?:banana :
would we be hooked up to the very wheelworks of the universe by now if JP Morgan supported Tesla?
blog what you love and love what you blog
free the green energy
would we be hooked up to the very wheelworks of the universe by now if JP Morgan supported Tesla?
blog what you love and love what you blog
free the green energy
Anybody ever try to harness the power of cosmic rays?
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Maybe solar, Maybe not...But Mexico just flew the first Bio-fuel flight here a couple of days ago...But I do feel Solar needs more develompment and I truly hope it is. 
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venusenvy: Maybe solar, Maybe not...But Mexico just flew the first Bio-fuel flight here a couple of days ago...But I do feel Solar needs more develompment and I truly hope it is.
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I'd say hydrogen cell will be the way to go once they find a cheap way to go about it. What I'm not sure about is how they will store the electrical energy. Batteries seem to cause as many ecological problems as they cure. 
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Conrad73: Production of Solarcells isn't exactly what you'd call Green,using some pretty Toxic Ingredients.
The Gulph of California gets narrow up near Hermosillio and then widens. It's the perfect place for a dam.
Here's what you do -
Build dam, locks for shiping, turbines for electric generation.
Let the sun evaporate the "lake" north of the dam.
Open the inlets to the turbines.
Flip the switch.
Simple.
If you let the sea level drop enough before starting the turbines, you might get to reclaim some land too. Just make sure you don't let water flow in faster than the sun can evaporate it.
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patmac: Only in the summer Light until 11pm from around 4am.....Otherwise Pedal power
Dude seems to do fine with pedal power.
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Conrad73: Production of Solarcells isn't exactly what you'd call Green,using some pretty Toxic Ingredients.
Well, the flight Im refering too uses a bio-fuel called Jatropha...Its completely clean with no toxins produced and its derived from a locally grown plant here...Its clean, renewable,and sustainable Really encouraging
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venusenvy: Well, the flight Im refering too uses a bio-fuel called Jatropha...Its completely clean with no toxins produced and its derived from a locally grown plant here...Its clean, renewable,and sustainable Really encouraging
I think it's time they fuelled jet aircraft with the best Moroccan Black! Then everybody would be happy!
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Godsgift: I think it's time they fuelled jet aircraft with the best Moroccan Black! Then everybody would be happy!
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we will have self charging electric car that can go to L.A. to NYC by the year?(Vote Below)
would we be hooked up to the very wheelworks of the universe by now if JP Morgan supported Tesla?
blog what you love and love what you blog
free the green energy