tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641429817507217988.post1196940349817006470..comments2009-11-29T03:17:50.162-05:00Hank Williamsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641429817507217988.post-4931406789407242912009-11-29T03:17:50.170-05:002009-11-29T03:17:50.170-05:00I have been pondering the idea of finding a new form of energy that does not produce electricity and developing technology that can use this new form of energy. Mankind needs to move past the days of using electricity to fuel our global society and build a new foundation upon which our civilization will stand.<br /><br />Von&#39;Victor V. Rosenchild<br />Email: VonRosenchild@Gmail.comVon'Victor Rosenchildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13831151781563820085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641429817507217988.post-70545762263278094842009-11-29T03:15:04.670-05:002009-11-29T03:15:04.670-05:00Why not find an energy source that does not produce electricity and develop machines that uses this new form of energy? Why must mankind be bound by electricity? <br /><br />Von&#39;Victor V. Rosenchild<br />Email: VonRosenchild@Gmail.comVon'Victor Rosenchildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13831151781563820085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641429817507217988.post-66091398550195017462008-07-03T08:51:49.181-04:002008-07-03T08:51:49.181-04:00I dont think this transition will be as fast as you predict, though it will happen.<BR/><BR/>And dont forget, here in Europe we have diesels getting high 40's and 50+ MPG, for instance the superb BMW 320d gets over 50mpg and can out accelerate the 320 gas engine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641429817507217988.post-13301168824711962692008-07-02T12:52:26.873-04:002008-07-02T12:52:26.873-04:00As far as I'm concerned, former SAP Rock Star Shai Agassi is working on a project where they simply change batteries of electric cars at gas stations.<BR/><BR/>So instead of pumping oil at the gas station, they change the battery and give you a new one. Off course this needs to be standardized but the idea sounds very simple and effective.<BR/><BR/>Here's a video:<BR/>http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=1edd1f29-d20e-46a0-b5e0-bbf7172ed5b0Alexander Marktlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882599221660040214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641429817507217988.post-14627574997432971452008-07-02T09:32:03.620-04:002008-07-02T09:32:03.620-04:00Cypher,<BR/><BR/>I don't believe you can plug a prius into a wall today either(though I am not sure) but I know they are working on it. But in any case the point was not "today Toyota and Tesla have cars you can both plug in and run on gas" but that this is what I strongly believe is going to happen. I guess I could have been clearer that I was not announcing new product features.<BR/><BR/>The point is that electricity is the near term future and the future of cars is primarily electric or electric generated from gas. I think we will have both. The current cars in the market demonstrate that electricity is a far more efficient means of powering our vehicles than combustion engines.Hank Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00592098931050346414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641429817507217988.post-47809041049456274802008-07-02T09:11:05.488-04:002008-07-02T09:11:05.488-04:00Since the Tesla is a pure electric car (and not a Hybrid like the Prius), you can only plug it in. No refueling in the classic sense is possible, the only other options would be to replace the battery with a charged one, but I don't think that this is easily doable.cypherhttp://cypher23.myopenid.com/noreply@blogger.com