Saturday, March 29, 2014

Electric Plug-In cars?




Colin


Why does it seem so many morons think electric plug-in cars will save the world when you have to plug them in to a wall which recieves power via powerplant, which most likely uses fossil fuels in the first place.

Besides, aren't powerplants overstressed enough. They keep popping up like crazy in China. I don't think using them to power cars is the solution. In a way it indirectly makes pollution worse.

What do you think is the way forward in future fuels/power for vehicles? Realistically I think our nearest option that is already here is diesel, with 60+ mpg.



Answer
the "go green" movement is stronger in Germany than it is here in the u.s. the more solar & wind energy plants we build the cleaner our planet will become. Germany has solar panels lining both sides of most of their highways. we refuse to follow their lead because our power companies cry too much about the cost of converting from coal to wind or solar. it's always about the $$$. a company from the east coast recently tried to open a coal burning power plant in Waterloo, Iowa for the sole purpose of creating power here and sending that power back to their own state which had turned them down stating that their state already had too many coal burning plants. they expected us to let them poison OUR air & WE were not going to receive the power. the only people who supported their plans were the corrupt politicians. electric vehicles are NOT the problem. the problem is in how we create our electricity that we use to power the vehicles (as well as our homes). there is only 1 reason that we cannot afford to GO GREEN and that reason is $$$. the solar factories (just like everyone else) could care less about making their products affordable enough to get the job done. yes, they do care about the environment, but they care far more about PROFITS! no, they shouldn't give them away, but they could sell them for smaller profits and collect major "karma points"! as i said... it's all about the $$$.

HAVE-A-LOVING-DAY!

Do I plug hybrid electric cars into a plug sockect like other eletronic items?




em_baby93





Answer
The hybrid electric cars you see on the road do not get plugged in at all. Unless you're one of the few people who have payed to have your hybrid to be converted or are part of the small group of people who are testing the new plug-ins, you don't recharge the batteries through an outlet at all.

The battery in a hybrid electric car is recharged through: 1) regenerative braking or 2) the gas engine. That's why hybrids do better in city driving. In stop-and-go traffic, the battery can be recharged through the brakes, rather than by the gas engine.

Car makers are working on cars that you can plug-in, they just aren't here yet. When they do arrive, you will be able to plug them into your sockets just like other electronic items (albeit in the garage).




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