We've come a long way in the development of more efficient batteries and I think that is a viable, short term solution in regards to automobiles. Unfortunately most people won't give up their 8 cylinder gas guzzlers because the electric cars only have 75-100 miles of charge and usually don't reach speeds in excess of 120.
Honestly how often do you need to drive more than 100 miles on average and when do you ever need to go 120?
Granted we would still have to have gasoline powered cars for longer trips because they do happen, but for most people who just do regular day to day driving, electric would work just fine. That would probably take 1/2 the gas powered cars off the road each day.
While Nuclear is another very good alternative, we still need to learn how to properly deal with the down side and waste. The average person fears anything Nuclear. Chernobyl is still too fresh in the minds of the general populace for any thing with the word nuclear attached to have a chance.
There is a lab in New England, I think, that has developed a plasma powered generator that uses garbage to fuel it. It could completely replace standard electric producing facilities and power more homes. It not only would give us a cleaner power source, but it would deal with the millions of tons of garbage we produce each day. There may be downsides to it as well, I honestly haven't researched it too deeply, but what I read seemed very promising.
Fri, 08/03/2007 - 11:32pm
We've come a long way in the development of more efficient batteries and I think that is a viable, short term solution in regards to automobiles. Unfortunately most people won't give up their 8 cylinder gas guzzlers because the electric cars only have 75-100 miles of charge and usually don't reach speeds in excess of 120.
Honestly how often do you need to drive more than 100 miles on average and when do you ever need to go 120?
Granted we would still have to have gasoline powered cars for longer trips because they do happen, but for most people who just do regular day to day driving, electric would work just fine. That would probably take 1/2 the gas powered cars off the road each day.
While Nuclear is another very good alternative, we still need to learn how to properly deal with the down side and waste. The average person fears anything Nuclear. Chernobyl is still too fresh in the minds of the general populace for any thing with the word nuclear attached to have a chance.
There is a lab in New England, I think, that has developed a plasma powered generator that uses garbage to fuel it. It could completely replace standard electric producing facilities and power more homes. It not only would give us a cleaner power source, but it would deal with the millions of tons of garbage we produce each day. There may be downsides to it as well, I honestly haven't researched it too deeply, but what I read seemed very promising.
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