electric cars.

[briggie]

the only by product is water

http://inventors.about.com/od/sstart..._Illustr_2.htm

[don simon]

Have they sorted out a long enogh extension lead for proper journeys yet?

[jims-terrano]

I would actually have a leaf or something along those lines if they were not so costly and of course the hire fees of the batteries. Suppose I could charge during the day and my solar will will charge it

[Fez_uk]

But to produce the hydrogen you need electric

[Sweety]

Often get stuck behind nissan leaf's on the plus side when you put your foot down in the old dirty oil burner T2 to overtake them it's like driving a 400bhp hot hatch

[rustic]

Originally Posted by don simon

Have they sorted out a long enogh extension lead for proper journeys yet?

Problem is the voltage drop, and tangled cables...
what they need is a mesh above all motorways, and on the back of the car is a stick that makes contact with the mesh like bumping cars, or like scalectric have slots with electric pick ups each side.

In the old days, say 50-70 years ago.. there were road based electric trolley buses, a bit like trams, but without the rails.
So in all these years, have we really made any progress?

People have to buy these cars in order for technology to progress, imagine modern computers if Sinclair hadn't invented his first computer, or IBM with the PET computer and I still have a Dragon 64, with software, first written by Micro Soft.

Same with mobile phones.

[AlexD333]

Originally Posted by rustic

In the old days, say 50-70 years ago..

I know you've had your terrano for a long time but..

[elty001]

It's a myth about being greener because the amount of fossil fuel used to make all the extra electricity to charge these things kinda defies the point.

[exosteve]

Originally Posted by elty001

It's a myth about being greener because the amount of fossil fuel used to make all the extra electricity to charge these things kinda defies the point.

Solar and wind.and alternatives.
I'm doing my Friday collecting tomoz.and will try and take a pic of what's being installed and quiz my customers of there use.

[perelaar]

Originally Posted by rustic

In the old days, say 50-70 years ago.. there were road based electric trolley buses, a bit like trams, but without the rails.
So in all these years, have we really made any progress?

These are still being used, for example in Bucharest in Romania. Work fine, and less air pollution in the city.
No solution for longer distances of course, but for a city centre I like them.

[elty001]

Originally Posted by exosteve

Solar and wind.and alternatives.
I'm doing my Friday collecting tomoz.and will try and take a pic of what's being installed and quiz my customers of there use.

wind farms are a myth also.
firstly they where subsidised 7 billion over the last ten years by the uk tax payer and when conditions are no good so the turbines have to be shut down they actually draw power back from the grid to run the basic site power needs.