No I did NOT miss it,STOOPID!.You missed where I said MOST of our electricity..... ALOT of our power in NW Washington comes from hydro,& we are made to send a large portion to CA.Wind turbines are very expensive,as well as those solar "farms", so most of opur electricity is coal & nuclear producedStoopud said:
Electric El Camino
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He should change the bages to "Elecamino" or "Electromino". Play up the whole El thing. Once they get the elctrical stuff (batteries and controllers), electric cars might really perform. Think of the Tesaw, instant torque. There may be some really neat things in the future.
I think it's always cool to see someone doing something outside the ordinary. A solar paneled tonneau cover would be a great accessory.
I saw some show where an all electric 'race' car spanked every challenger in the 1/4 mile. The low end torque was unbelievable.
$30,000 to build it, gee i wonder how much gas that is?
how far he car go on a trip?
I also wonder what the permits cost to have an eye sore windmill and a
barn that acts as some type of electric store house or generator?
how far he car go on a trip?
I also wonder what the permits cost to have an eye sore windmill and a
barn that acts as some type of electric store house or generator?
If that's what the guy wants, let him have it. The discussion of whether his lifestyle could be used as a categorical imperative for us all is a different one altogether. As someone who would go "off grid" if I could, I have to give him credit. Plus, the $30k investment in off grid electrical power (if used for other things) can and will pay for itself in time. After all, he will not see an electrical rate increase until it is time to repair or replace his generating equipment. An I a greenie nut job? No, but I like the thought of being able to tell the electrical utility that just did a 20% rate increase this year to screw off. I feel that as the cost of off grid power generation comes down, that more people will start opting out of the public utility system, either by being completely off grid or grid parallel, irrespective of their views on the environment. After all, environmentally sound technologies only see mass adaptation when they become economically more viable than old technologies.
If I had money to throw around...I dont...I'd already be "off grid" or selling my surplus back to the power company
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