2012-01-05, 12:51 | Link #18881 | |
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Compared to that, electric car is a decent bet. It's true that the electricity has to come from somewhere, but in foreseeable future the source of energy will be increasingly clean and renewable. It'd help if people don't easily panic about nuclear power plants. |
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2012-01-05, 14:16 | Link #18883 | |
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I find this part quoted below highly ironic, since this is exactly what is killing them.
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2012-01-05, 14:22 | Link #18884 |
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Obama unveils new strategy for 'leaner' US military
Looks like the US are getting into Defense cuts just like their UK counterparts. The UK Military has so far accepted their government's cuts and downsizing of personnel with the only things they're complaining is the UK Army thinks sending the Territorial Army (The UK equivalent of the US National Guard) into combat might not be smart (due tot he fact they're not full-time professional train soldiers) and the UK Navy asking the government to reconsider of not scraping some ships and planes for strategic and cost efficiency reasons.
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2012-01-05, 14:46 | Link #18885 | |
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that is 2 points for the Gun Right and Castle Doctrine.
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2012-01-05, 17:20 | Link #18886 | |
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The article says among other things that the DHS were looking for "...potentially disruptive or dangerous activities." That seems like a pretty broad brush to me. What does that mean? Underwear bombs? Pointy sticks? Loud music coming from your earphones? Picking your nose? Body odor? It's pretty vague. ...and a link to an article in the above link. TSA screenings aren't just for airports anymore Endless "Your papers, please" Soul
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2012-01-05, 17:31 | Link #18887 | |
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2012-01-05, 17:46 | Link #18888 | |
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Exactly, if they're in your house while you're in it - you can assume they have deadly intent and fire at will.
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2012-01-05, 19:26 | Link #18889 | |
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I think Electric could be the better bet, as it would require little cost to implement the infrastructure for it. You'd basically charge your car from the mains. And there's mains electricity everywhere. Storing Hydrogen is a lot more finicky. Still the important thing is that there's efforts being made. It took a lot of failed missions and smaller missions to finally get men on the moon afterall. However I'm inclined to say that there's little direct the government can do here, other then try and investigate it for military reasons. EG an electric powered walker. Would have to have a fairly long cord to supply it with power. I'd say at a max you could give it 5 minutes battery life when it gets disconnected. |
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2012-01-05, 19:36 | Link #18890 | |
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A trouble with electric in America is distances. While they are coming to the point were an electric car can go about 200 miles on a charge....you can't recharge it in a relatively short period of time like you can pump gas into a fuel tank.
To get from San Francisco to Los Angeles is around 400 miles. You have to stop for gas with just about any car made and several trucks. You can't make that run in an electric car (might be wh the Volts aren't selling) or a hydrogen car because there is no way to refill your source of power between long distance points. Hydrogren seems more reasonable because you can pump it into the car. Electric, really can't. Not in an shot period of time without just swapping batteries (which there was a company that wanted to do that in California.) Set up an electric car that had swappable standardized batteries that coul be exchanged at Rest Stops or some sort of government service stations in a quick procedure, then go. Your old batteries would be recharged for someone else's car. Quote:
So of the five services...the Army is the one we can afford to cut in size. The Marines can be scaled back a bit. But the Navy and Air Force need to be maintained and kep up with technology. The Coast Guard just keeps doing what it has been doing.
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2012-01-05, 19:59 | Link #18891 | |
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2012-01-05, 20:03 | Link #18892 |
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At this point Electric car is not meant for long distance travel. It targets city dwellers going a short distance at a time.
But Electric car is still in the starting stage. The battery technology has plenty of room to improve. If funding and interest persist (a big if), it will become more affordable and eventually suitable for longer distance. |
2012-01-05, 21:56 | Link #18893 | |
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2012-01-05, 21:58 | Link #18894 | |
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2012-01-05, 23:01 | Link #18895 | |
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2012-01-06, 00:45 | Link #18896 | |
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The vast majority of travel by car is the daily commute. I could see maintaining a seperate vehicle for longer commutes if you do it frequently. The swapping battery thing would work fine however, though someone would have to foot the bill for battery degradation. Of course the positive end of Electric vehicles is that you wouldn't need to visit the petrol station at all. Of course part of the problem in the USA is just plain bad urban planning. In a lot of places there is no clustered downtown. It's impossible to get anywhere without a car. Instead of a car giving you freedom, you end out being chained to it. |
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2012-01-06, 00:56 | Link #18897 |
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Blame the car manufactures, they did everything they can to shut public transportation and influence city planning so that a car became a essential part of American Life instead of a luxury item.
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2012-01-06, 03:59 | Link #18898 | |
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