What would be the point of adopting renewable energy technology as long as those who monopolize the earth and claim the right to charge the rest of us for access to our own planet are allowed to continue their parasitic practice. All economists agree that improvement in technology results in the increase of land value and renewable energy would be no exception. The rich will get richer as a result of these good hearted measures. The disconnect between technology and economic justice trumps all.
Flex fuel plug in hybrids would help, and are on the horizon (the GEN 3 Prius for release in 2008 is rumored to have a plug-in option, ford has tested flexfuel plug in hybrids.)
Several electric car companies are achieving quantities of scale and should have vehicles in the 30-50 thousand dollar range with long-range and quick recharge (less than 10 minutes) by 2010.
Yeah in all our researching it seems like we're on the cusp of some major revolutions in renewable energy development and storage. As cliched as it is, where there's a will there's a way.
And it's just common sense to move towards renewables, really.
Very cool. I'd assume the most likely way to achieve this at this point is plugable hybrids, no? Or do you know of any other budding technologies that might be able to take advantage of such a solar-powered reality?
If the Tesla drives 29 miles per day, 365 days per year, that amounts to 10,585 miles. At the average vehicular fuel consumption of 25 MPG that amounts to 423 gallons of gasoline. 423 gallons at 3.30 per gallon equals an annual cost of $1,398 operating cost per year for a gasoline vehicle.
Thus the $5,400 solar array compared to the costs of gasoline vehicle running cost has a simple payback of 3.9 years.
Except that most of our plug-in electricity still comes from coal power plants. You're still burning coal to get your electricity for your Tesla. Though, if you got money for a Tesla, you should have money for a solar panel or wind turbine to charge your car off of :P
On average California's solar insolation is 5 peak sun hours (PSH) per day. A 1.2 kW array can generate 6 kWh per day in CA, powering a Tesla for a daily commute.
1.2 kW array X 5 PSH = 6 kWh
The cost of a 1.2 kW array in CA after subtracting Fed and State incentives is $5,400.
Hmm. How are you going to fly airplanes with solar energy? For that matter, how will the 600 million cars running be fueled with alternative energies?
The dreamy new age music kind of seals the fate of this film.
There are lots of growing alternatives out there. Carwise, there's Hydrogen and pluggable hybrids, the latter of which is really quite viable. Planewise, there certainly aren't any other options at present, we're not saying oil will be banished anytime soon. So please, reserve your judgement for after you actually watch the film - you betray your closed mind with such prejudgements.
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What would be the point of adopting renewable energy technology as long as those who monopolize the earth and claim the right to charge the rest of us for access to our own planet are allowed to continue their parasitic practice. All economists agree that improvement in technology results in the increase of land value and renewable energy would be no exception. The rich will get richer as a result of these good hearted measures. The disconnect between technology and economic justice trumps all.
ourearthhome 3 years ago
Flex fuel plug in hybrids would help, and are on the horizon (the GEN 3 Prius for release in 2008 is rumored to have a plug-in option, ford has tested flexfuel plug in hybrids.)
Several electric car companies are achieving quantities of scale and should have vehicles in the 30-50 thousand dollar range with long-range and quick recharge (less than 10 minutes) by 2010.
REnergyEngineer28 4 years ago
Yeah in all our researching it seems like we're on the cusp of some major revolutions in renewable energy development and storage. As cliched as it is, where there's a will there's a way.
And it's just common sense to move towards renewables, really.
dcgforrizzle 4 years ago
The above example shows it is technically feasable for Renewable Energies to power the entire US light truck and passanger car fleet.
REnergyEngineer28 4 years ago
Very cool. I'd assume the most likely way to achieve this at this point is plugable hybrids, no? Or do you know of any other budding technologies that might be able to take advantage of such a solar-powered reality?
DCaliffgli 4 years ago
If the Tesla drives 29 miles per day, 365 days per year, that amounts to 10,585 miles. At the average vehicular fuel consumption of 25 MPG that amounts to 423 gallons of gasoline. 423 gallons at 3.30 per gallon equals an annual cost of $1,398 operating cost per year for a gasoline vehicle.
Thus the $5,400 solar array compared to the costs of gasoline vehicle running cost has a simple payback of 3.9 years.
REnergyEngineer28 4 years ago
Except that most of our plug-in electricity still comes from coal power plants. You're still burning coal to get your electricity for your Tesla. Though, if you got money for a Tesla, you should have money for a solar panel or wind turbine to charge your car off of :P
Rikiru 4 years ago
On average California's solar insolation is 5 peak sun hours (PSH) per day. A 1.2 kW array can generate 6 kWh per day in CA, powering a Tesla for a daily commute.
1.2 kW array X 5 PSH = 6 kWh
The cost of a 1.2 kW array in CA after subtracting Fed and State incentives is $5,400.
REnergyEngineer28 4 years ago
Ok, let's talk solutions:
A Tesla roadster (specs: 0-60 in 4 secs, range of 250 miles), consumes 4.9 miles per kWh. The average American drives 29 miles per day.
29 miles / 4.9 miles per kWh = 5.92 kWh or 6 kWh
It only takes 6 kWh to power a Tesla (a car that can smoke a Porsche 911 on the 1/4 mile), for one days commute.
REnergyEngineer28 4 years ago
so cheesy. you might turn people away from renewable energy with cheesy pointless videos like this. green can be hip, only if we want it to be.
joeo18 4 years ago
So tell me, what would you do to get people interested in renewable energy?
DCaliffgli 4 years ago
stop wasting time with lip service and talk about solutions.
aasjfdjhdihjaksjha 4 years ago
Hmm. How are you going to fly airplanes with solar energy? For that matter, how will the 600 million cars running be fueled with alternative energies?
The dreamy new age music kind of seals the fate of this film.
madraven06 4 years ago
There are lots of growing alternatives out there. Carwise, there's Hydrogen and pluggable hybrids, the latter of which is really quite viable. Planewise, there certainly aren't any other options at present, we're not saying oil will be banished anytime soon. So please, reserve your judgement for after you actually watch the film - you betray your closed mind with such prejudgements.
DCaliffgli 4 years ago
I agree the music choice could have been better - we kinda rushed to get this finished - but that's no reason to be so dismissive.
dcgforrizzle 4 years ago