Comments on: Lessons from Detroit Conference on Plug-in Electric Vehicles

By: etcgreen

etcgreen — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:21:15 +0000

My engineering team has been working in transportation for several years and while we initially supported the EV solution, we ran into such a long list of negative issues and ultimately total show stoppers, we simply had to admit the reality that EV’s and Hybrids are not our Future. They are actually far from Green and unsustainable. If manufactured at large scale, their price will actually increase as their performance statistics will likely decrease. This is due to their high volume demand for rare earth and heavy metal minerals. Peak Minerals will also likely result in a Peak Prius.

In small numbers – a few million per year – the EV’s have some excellent justifications and applications, but to manufacture these at large scale to replace the majority of ICE vehicles on the planet would require we mine the minerals of Mars or master alchemy (fusion).

If you have deep pockets and can handle the occasional embarrassment of having your windshield soaped with the message – “Mineral Hog”, go for it – all new technology needs fearless benefactors. There is always the possibility that graphine or something like it will provide solutions.

etcgreen.com Article: EV’s and Hybrids are not our Future

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:53:16 +0000

I dont think that im ever gonna buy a foreign car. I want a car that will help me and our economy. AN AMERICAN BUILT CAR! I dont care about toyota, hondas, nissans, etc. All I care about is that my money is going to American companies, not Japans.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:53:00 +0000

By: Chidemont

Chidemont — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:02:18 +0000

I guess you need tell that to those geniuses at mit with their phd’s in actual climate science that their theories are completely wrong.

You mean like Richard Lizden?

By: Chidemont

Chidemont — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:02:00 +0000

I guess you need tell that to those geniuses at mit with their phd’s in actual climate science that their theories are completely wrong.

You mean like Richard Lizden?

By: Tim Cleland

Tim Cleland — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:42:59 +0000

“I guess you need tell that to those geniuses at mit with their phd’s in actual climate science that their theories are completely wrong.”

You mean the same “geniuses” that want their research accepted by their 80% liberal academic peers? The same ones who get their research funding from government agencies loaded with liberals and from environmentalist groups?

This issue is way too political to be able to trust anyone without questioning motives. To be honest, it’s so bad, I’m not even sure we can trust that the raw temperature data hasn’t been tampered with (in either direction).

By: Tim Cleland

Tim Cleland — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:42:00 +0000

“I guess you need tell that to those geniuses at mit with their phd’s in actual climate science that their theories are completely wrong.”

By: sifuherc

sifuherc — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:27:45 +0000

“I am very interested in an all electric. I don’t give a hoot about CO2 as man’s contribution to global warming is negligible”

I guess you need tell that to those geniuses at mit with their phd’s in actual climate science that their theories are completely wrong.

By: sifuherc

sifuherc — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:27:00 +0000

“I am very interested in an all electric. I don’t give a hoot about CO2 as man’s contribution to global warming is negligible”

I guess you need tell that to those geniuses at mit with their phd’s in actual climate science that their theories are completely wrong.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:37:30 +0000

And do not forget the supercapacitor industry and capabuses used as city buses. Regards.