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I dont mean to boast but I have a awesome mind Ive been building simple electric motorised vehicles sinnce I was 5 but now im 16 and Im looking to more power MUhaha ha ha ha mechanical to be exact

"Any answers, ideas, references, etc. would be awesome! I'm not sure on the negatives ... [of gasoline vehicles]..., I only know a bunch of positives about using an Electric car." Or in the alternative how do you respond to someone who asks after the negatives of an alternative fuel vehicle where questions about alternative fuel vehicles are aired? Is it especially troublesome when the questions are virtually anonymous by someone who has never asked any other question or given any answers? If it is intentionally to draw down interest or energy does this suggest conspiracy to you?

I am designing a vehicle which uses a tiny turbine as a power source. I understand that when using an electric motor, lowering the voltage across it would result in a significant torque drop. I am wondering if simply varying the amount of gas flow on my turbine would produce a similar torque drop. Any answer would be greatly appreciated.

Individual Tax Cuts: 1. "Making Work Pay" Tax Credit (Sec. 1001, Page 195). In tax years 2009 and 2010, the Making Work Pay provision will provide a refundable tax credit of 6.2 percent of earned income up to $400 for individuals and up to $800 for married taxpayers filing joint returns. 2. Increase in the Earned Income Tax Credit (Sec. 1002, Page 198). Go to the stimulus bill for every the details, but it essentially expands this benefit for the working needy. 3. Increased Eligibility for the Refundable Portion of Child Credit (Sec. 1003, Page 199). In 2009 and 2010, families who don’t earn enough to pay income tax would be eligible to claim the $1,000 child credit. 4. "American Opportunity" Education Tax Credit (Sec. 1004, Page 199). Increases the wish Scholarship Credit to $2,500. 5. Refundable First-time Home Buyer Credit. (Sec. 1006, Page 202). This extended and increased the first-time home buyer tax credit from $7,500 to $8,000. 6. Temporary Suspension of Taxation of Unemployment Benefits (Sec. 1007, Page 203). This exempts from taxable gross income the first $2,400 of unemployment benefits. 7. Tax Credits for Energy-Efficient Improvements to Existing Homes (Sec. 1121, Page 208). This provides up to a $1,500 tax credit for qualified energy efficiency improvements. 8. Sales Tax Deduction for Vehicle Purchases (Sec. 1008, Page 203). This allows people to write off state and local sales taxes related to the purchase of a new vehicle costing up to $49,500. 9. Premium Credits for COBRA Continuation Coverage for Unemployed Workers (Sec. 6432, Page 348) 10. Economic Recovery Credits to Recipients of Social Security, SSI, Railroad Retirement and Veterans Disability Compensation Benefits (Sec. 2201, Page 336). This was a $250 payment for senior citizens, disabled veterans and disabled people living on Social Security benefits. 11. Computers as Qualified Education Expenses in 529 Education Plans (Sec. 1005, Page 202). This allows college students to write off the expense of computers and software, provided it's for educational purpose and not for games. 12. Plug-in Electric steer Vehicle Credit (Sec. 1141, Page 212). Allows purchasers of plug-in electric vehicles to write off up to $5,000 of their purchase (depending on the power of the battery). 13. Tax Parity for Transit Benefits (sec. 1151, Page 219). This relates to an increased exclusion amount for commuter transit benefits and transit passes. 14. Health Coverage Tax Credit Expansion (Sec. 1899, Page 309). tiny Business Tax Cuts: 1. Extension of Enhanced tiny Business Expensing (Sec. 1202, Page 221). This is a temporary increase in limitations on expensing some depreciable business assets. 2. 5-Year Carryback of Net Operating Losses for tiny Businesses (Sec. 1211, Page 221). 3. Extension of Bonus Depreciation (Sec. 1201, Page 220). This extends by a year election to accelerate the AMT and Research Credits in lieu of bonus depreciation. 4. Exclusion of 75% of tiny Business Capital Gains from Taxes (Sec. 1241, Page 228). 5. Temporary tiny Business Estimated Tax Payment Relief (Sec. 1212, Page 222). 6. Temporary Reduction of S Corporation Built-In Gains Holding Period from 10 Years to 7 Years (Sec. 1251, Page 228). Other Business Tax Cuts: 1. Advanced Energy Investment Credit (Sec. 1302, Page 231). This relates to properties designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as those that produce energy from the sun, wind, geothermal deposits, fuel cells, microturbines, or an energy storage system for use with electric or hybrid-electric vehicles. 2. Tax Credits for Alternative Refueling Property (Sec. 1123, Page 211). This is a temporary increase for alternative fuel vehicle refueling businesses. 3. Work Opportunity Tax Credits for Hiring Unemployed Veterans and Disconnected Youth (Sec. 1221, Page 223). This is a tax credit to provide incentive to businesses to hire unemployed veterans and "disconnected youth." That latter term is defined, in part, as young adults "not readily employable by reason of lacking a sufficient number of basic skills." 4. Delayed Recognition of Certain Cancellation of Debt Income (Sec. 1231, Page 224). 5. Election to Accelerate Recognition of Historic AMT/R&D Credits (Sec. 1201, Page 220). From the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to fact check me if you want to. to answer your question Ice T

polluting petroleum powered cars? They can't even supply enough power to keep the lights on in LA without buying power from Arizona.

I'm converting a ford probe gt to an every electric vehicle. I plan a 72 volt system with 2 banks of 9 8volt deep cycle batteries. I'm looking at a range of approx 40miles per bank. So what I put on paper looks like this. I have a 24 volt alternator wired to each battery pack. The Alternators are wired to 24v starter batteries. When your main battery pack runs down you switch over to the second battery pack, toss a switch to turn on the alternator and start charging the pack. On a scaled down model I can charge 6 6v batteries with a standard 12 battery and alternator in below 10 minutes. If I receive similar results with a 72volt system below actual driving conditions, I should be able to go at least 200 miles b4 the alternator batteries have to be recharged. let me explain it a little better, there are 2 alternators, 1 for each battery bank. The alternators themselves are powered by their possess 24volt battery, When you take one battery pack down you switch to the second pack. Once the load has been taken off the first steer pack the alternator will charge it and since the alternator in full rpm is putting out over 100amps easy charge time on 9 8volt batteries shouldn't take that long. oh and its not perpetual motion until I can figure out how to keep the alternator batteries charged. as it is in my mock tests, they last about 4 cycles before they need to be recharged.

I think that it is a good ideal that there should be a national federal PWD agency that registers and certifies every PWDs to establish the fact that a person is a legitimate Person With Disabilities (PWD). This national federal PWD agency will maintain two national federal PWD registry lists and will place PWDs either on a national federal PWD registry list for temporary Disabilities or on a national federal PWD registry list for permanent Disabilities. This national federal PWD agency will give every registered-certified PWDs a federal PWD identification card that states that the PWD is a federal Registered-Certified PWD. A federal PWD identification card will be required by federal law in order for a PWD to apply for help from federal, state, and local Disability services. (For example: applying for SSI/SSDI, Medicaid/Medicare, state Vocational Rehabilitation services, Handicapped Parking state allow, services from ILC/CIL (Independent Living middle/Center for Independent Living), Disabilities/medical supplies companies, etc, etc, and etc. There will be a temporary federal PWD identification card for temporary Disabilities and a permanent federal PWD identification card for permanent Disabilities. A PWD's physician will submit medical documentation along with an application for a PWD to be a federally registered-certified legitimate Person With Disabilities (PWD). By having a national federal PWD agency that registers and certifies every PWDs, and by having two national federal PWD registry lists, and by having a federal PWD identification card, it will be almost impossible for fake/pretend PWDs to scam the Social Security Administration (SSA) in getting SSI and/or SSDI including Medicaid and/or Medicare and also scamming the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for a Handicapped Parking Space allow and also scamming various PWD organizations and etc, etc, and etc. Another reason in having a national federal PWD agency that registers and certifies every PWDs, and by having two national federal PWD registry lists, and by having a federal PWD identification card, it will make it almost impossible for the A-DPW (Admirers, Devotees, Pretenders, Wannabes) Community to obtain and buy crutches, canes, walkers, wheeled walkers, manual wheelchairs, powerchairs, electric power scooters, Disabilities prosthetics, and other Disabilities related items to enable the A-DPW Community to pretend to be PWDs. Here are the questions that I want to ask: 1. Are you "For" or "Against" a national federal PWD agency that registers and certifies every PWDs? 2. Are you "For" or "Against" two national federal PWD registry lists (one for temporary Disabilities and another one for permanent Disabilities)? 3. Are you "For" or "Against" a federal PWD identification card (one for temporary Disabilities and another one for permanent Disabilities)? 4. "Why" or "Why Not" for questions #1, #2, #3. Thank You. *Both me and my only child are SSA Registered-Certified Disabled PWDs.* I am also a Registered Member of the Ectodermal Dysplasias International Registry.* *Wowasakeikcup!* --- *PWDRHIP* To Music of the Night: What Hitler done was completely different because Hitler had complete different goals. What I am proposing is to federally establish the fact that a person is a legitimate PWD. By being on a national federal PWD registry and having an federal PWD ID card, it will help to weed out FAKE / PRETEND PWDs that try to SCAM the Social Security Administration (SSA) in getting SSI and/or SSDI including Medicaid and/or Medicare and try to SCAM the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for a Handicapped Parking Space allow and try to SCAM various PWD organizations and etc, etc, and etc. To gosam777: Yes, every legitimate PWDs will only be unified by being on a national federal PWD Registry. But having a federal PWD ID card will NOT override various PWD programs of having different definitions and qualifications of being Disabled that is set by Medicaid/Medicare, SSI/SSDI, state vocational rehabilitation programs, handicapped parking permits, services from ILC/CIL programs, and etc. Even though a legitimate PWD might have a federal PWD ID card, the PWD will still have to meet various Disabilities programs qualifications of being Disabled. If the PWD does not meet the various Disabilities programs qualifications of being Disabled, they will not receive help even though they have a federal PWD ID card. By having a federal PWD ID card, it will "open up the Disability door" and give the legitimate PWD the legal right to apply for help from various PWD programs while keeping out FAKE/ PRETEND PWDS. To AvOn: The two examples that you have posted about persons pretending to be Deaf are perfect examples on why there should be a national federal agency that registers and certifies every PWDs and maintaining a PWD Registry and giving a federal PWD identification card to every PWDs. PRETEND/FAKE PWDs would not be able to scam businesses, PWD organizations/agencies, government agencies, and etc and would prevent PRETEND/FAKE PWDs in obtaining and buying crutches, canes, walkers, wheeled walkers, manual wheelchairs, powerchairs, electric power scooters, Disabilities prosthetics, and other Disabilities related items. To AvOn: I know about one legitimate PWD male that met a FAKE/PRETEND PWD female on the Internet and a romantic relationship developed over the Internet. Later on in the relationship when the legitimate PWD male finally met the FAKE/PRETEND PWD female face to face, the legitimate PWD male discovered that the FAKE/PRETEND PWD female had lied to him about being a legitimate PWD which led the legitimate PWD male immediately ending the romantic relationship permanently between him and the FAKE/PRETEND PWD female. The FAKE/PRETEND PWD female was using a wheelchair and crutches when pretending to be a legitimate PWD. The legitimate PWD male has stated that he wants nothing to do with the A-DPW (Admirers, Devotees, Pretenders, Wannabes) Community.

I'm trying to figure this out. 56-1-10 "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle which is self-propelled, and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails. 56-1-1710. Meaning of "moped". "moped" means a cycle with pedals to allow propulsion by human power or without pedals and with a motor of not more than fifty cubic centimeters which produces not to exceed two brake horsepower and which is not capable of propelling the vehicle at a speed in excess of thirty miles an hour on level ground. If an internal combustion engine is used, the moped must have a power steer system that functions directly or automatically without clutching or shifting by the operator after the steer system is engaged. Also I'm assuming that a golf cart is considered a motor vehicle as well?

So I only have a few problems holding me back on my homeschooling. Its holding me back from graduating, and I just wanted to look if anyone could help me as I am homeschooled. And I have to show every my work.. Problem 1: During the course of a week 16% of vehicles tested failed a vehicle emissions test. If 72 vehicles failed, how many vehicles where tested? Problem 2: What is 10 5/8% of 96? Problem 3: The population of a town is 35,400 people. If twenty two percent of the towns population works in the automobile plant, how many people work at the plant? Problem 4: An automobile dealership has 450 cars at the begining of a sale. If the dealership sells 26% of its cars during the sale, how many cars where sold? Problem 5: When operating at full capacity, an electric generator can produce 3000 kilowatts of electrical power. If the same generator is currently producing 2010 kilowatts, at what percentage of its full capacity is it running? Problem 6: Brittany earns $75 in a week of doing yard work. If she spends $19.20 on CD's, what percentage of her earnings did she spend on CD'S? Plllleaaaasee!

hi friends i am doing a project on hybrid vehicle in that i am using both engine and a motor to run a mopped vehicle... i am having a doubt in coupling motor and engine to receive the power output. i am using a speed control unit to control the motor speed as per engine speed so both the motor and engine runs at the same speed my question is HOW TO COUPLE BOTH ENGINE AND MOTOR TO receive FINAL POWER OUTPUT..... pls help me frnds.....

Hi :) Most vehicles are using electric powered motors. What makes fluid and electric powered motors different??? Thanks in advance :) ♥ Mariah Terence, those are types of cars... not the difference between fluid powered and electric powered motors. Thanks anyways :) Gypsy, I'm not car-ish or techy or anything and 'excuse me' if I don't have my facts straight. Obviously I am not the 'retard' here, you are for abusing the ability to report other Yahoo! Answer members. Remember that reporting others doesn't make you powerful...... it just makes you a jerk.

According to a study by David Mills, chief scientific officer of Ausra, a 92 square mile patch of southwestern desert could power the entire country via solar power. The solar converts energy to steam which is used to power the turbines to make electricity. It would, however, require a complete 'revamping' of our current electrical infrastructure from an AC grid to a high voltage DC grid. Instead of bailing out failed businesses like AIG, we could have changed our whole system and clip our oil dependency in half. Most of us are aware that GM produced the EV1, a highly efficient and highly functional electric vehicle that regularly got 100-140 miles before recharging. The top speed was electronically regulated to reach 80MPH, without the regulator electric cars have been clocked at over 180mph. The EV1 was mysteriously recalled and every models crushed for political reasons. The technology not only exists, but has existed for decades. So what are we waiting for? Who or what is holding us back, and what, if anything, can be done about it?? sources;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Mot… http://ev1.org/ http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/991/

I was just thinking about it; I don`t possess a motorized vehicle, I don`t use taxis or buses, I pretty much only use my bicycle, if I do take a train it`s electric, and the home we just bought is in part powered by solar panels and the relax is hydroelectric. The worst would be that we cook and heat our place with natural gas. How dependent are you on oil? Or, Are you in a position that you could abandon the use of oil? @Western...you are absolutely correct. I didn`t even think about that. Well, there goes my self proclaimed sainthood. Wow, sorry guys, you are every pretty much correct. I really didn`t think this one through, did I? Mea Culpa! I was thinking about deleting this one for my titanic lack of thinking but I think I will keep it as a reminder to "think before I type" I wish I could give you every best answer for pointing that out. Though warranted, you shouldn`t really keep bashing a guy after he knows he is wrong, admits he is wrong, and says sorry for being wrong. Mercy, please!

1. Switch to hybrid vehicle. 2. Switch to nuclear power. 3. Switch to electric cars. 4. Uses buses instead. 5. Walk. 6. Plant trees. 7. clip its Co2 emissions by x% by x years.

cars produce carbon monoxide which is really harmful , so i don't usually use vehicles whenever i can, instead, i use the tram. But is it true that electric power stations -the provide electricity to trams- consume more oil to be converted to electricity than that cars consume for its possess fuel conversion ???? -that* provide

I have a 18' travel trailer and take it to Colorado on vacation and would dearly adore to have an electric powered vehicle that can tug it there and back. The trailer weighs about 2500 pounds and I am now pulling it with a 6 cylinder Jeep Liberty and it easily pulls it up the mountains.

We can power these vehicles with solar, wind energy, thermal energy from the Earth's core, Nuclear energy, hydro energy, bio-energy, natural gas, and even our trash which can be burned for electricity. http://www.nissanusa.com/leaf-electric-car/index#/leaf-electric-car/index Who says we can't have an alternative to dirty oil and coal? Only Republicans of course who receive 76% of the oil campaign donations. By the way, this car is made in America. "and you did know that some of the biggest promoters of wind power were the largest shareholders of windmill makers and the ones who held the deeds on every that windfarm land" Your point? I don't care if wind energy was promoted by Satan himself....I just want 0% emission of CO2 into the atmosphere to avoid catastrophic climate change and severe our addiction to foreign oil which funnels terrorism.

I got my new PMD (Go-Go Elite Travellers Plus Heavy Duty) Electric Power Scooter today (Friday, 7-2-2010) and a Scooter Power-Lift for my motor vehicle. I really adore my Electric Power Scooter and my Scooter Power-Lift for various reasons! :-) I will also be getting my dad's old PMD (Electric Power seat) within the next 60 days due to the fact that mt dad will be getting a new PMD (Electric Power seat) within the next 60 days. But there is one thing that I was not expecting to happen. I feel depressed in actually having a PMD (Power Mobility Device) due to the fact that I actually feel truly Handicapped and Disabled by having a PMD and that I do need a PMD for mobility assistance. The question I want to ask is this: Is is common of having depression after getting a PMD knowing that you are actually Handicapped and Disabled and knowing that you require the assistance of a PMD for mobility assistance??? Thank You. *Both me and my only child are SSA Registered-Certified Disabled PWDs.* I am also a Registered Member of the Ectodermal Dysplasias International Registry.* *Wowasakeikcup!* --- *PWDRHIP* To handyman: Part of the depression is due to the loss of ability that I use to have in walking. I am still able to walk but not far distances due to chronic pain. Thank for your sincere wishes for a good outcome. The reason why I always include information about myself and my only child is for any newcomers that arrive to the PWD board in order to read/answer messages and also to let people know that me and my only child are not members of the A-DPW (Admirers, Devotees, Pretenders, Wannabes) Community. To handyman: I forgot to mention that I was born with the majority of my Disabilities but I do have some acquired Disabilities also. My only child was born with every of their Disabilities. To Teddy & Chiliswoman: I got my scooter from Pride and my scooter is a 4-wheel scooter. I will only use my scooter outside my apartment. Concerning my bit on my legitimacy as a PWD, you are right about anyone typing those words. I disagree with you about a pretender being far more likely to write them those words anyone else. I am a person that takes people at face value in what they say/post and the way I will arrive to believe that a person is not a PWD is by the type of questions and answers that a person says/posts. For me, any person can state that they are a PWD but it will be by the type of questions and answers that a person says/posts that will prove if a person is a PWD or not. To Teddy & Chiliswoman: By the way, if you actually seen me and my only child face to face, you will know that me and my child are actual legitimate Disabled PWDs.

A new study led by Nadine Unger of NASA GISS used a climate model to estimate the impact of 13 sectors of the economy from 2000 to 2100. In their analysis, motor vehicles emerged as the greatest contributor to atmospheric warming now and in the close term. The researchers found that the burning of household biofuels -- primarily wood and animal dung for home heating and cooking -- contribute the second most warming. And raising livestock, particularly methane-producing cattle, contribute the third most. On the other end of the spectrum, the industrial sector releases such a high proportion of sulfates and other cooling aerosols that it actually contributes a significant amount of cooling to the system. And biomass burning -- which occurs mainly as a result of tropical forest fires, deforestation, savannah and shrub fires -- emits big amounts of organic carbon particles that block solar radiation. By 2050, electric power generation overtakes road transportation as the biggest promoter of warming. The industrial sector likewise jumps from the smallest contribution in 2020 to the third largest by 2100. Some interesting figures from the study: http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/news/20100218a/427802main_Unger_figure_2_full.jpg http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/news/20100218a/427804main_unger_figure_3_full.jpg Article and study: http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/news/20100218a/ What's your reaction to this study?

So I had a thought... What if you hooked up an electric air compressor up to your vehicle and used that as a turbocharger somehow... Why wouldn't that work? Seems like a chilly idea to me. I'd just like to look your thoughts on why or not this would be a good idea - it wouldn't take away from power like superchargers do and it would probably be decently easy to install. Maybe not enough to sustain every the air needed.. But would it help at every? Connecting it straight into the intake hoses? And it's a big one.. btw.

Does cars that use gasoline have end? When will that happen? But are electric vehicle good enough? They are not good enough for trucks that carries heavy things, and the batteries would run out very quickly, u can`t steer for long time. Also, what are those energy coming from? Those electricity comes from power plant that use gas, oil, nuclear, and it pollutes the air.

In the close future, people could use electric vehicle than gasoline cars. More people could use more ih cooking heater. But the problem is are electric vehicle good enough, maybe it can`t use for long time. And what are electricity arrive from? They arrive from Power station, which use oil, gas, nuclear, and it pollutes air.

Such as electric cars..

vehicles are down to a reasonable price, and how powerful will "every electric trucks" be? I have a pretty good (in terms of reliable) truck. (I dont steer it every that much but its good when I need it) and a good (reliable) gas powered car, that I would honestly hate to receive rid of.

I missed my physics class due to a funeral and my homework question is this: "We estimated the amount of distributed electric power at 300Gigawatts from the graph of 103 exajoules total primary use in 2002. Check this number. What would this have to increase to if 80% of final transportation energy had to arrive from electricity via plug-in electric vehicles or hybrids?" I have no idea where to even start with this question...

I know the requirements for the motor; Max Torque = 100 Nm Max power = 35 kW @ 5000 Rpm Mass <70 kg overall Does anyone know where i can source motors from electric vehicles like this.

I have just a couple questions here: If you have to plug it in and "attach" it to the electric grid, isn't that using "coal-fired" electric plants, which are highly polluting? And didn't Obama pledge to massively increase the cost of coal because it is a "dirty" energy source? Also, I'm not certain I want to be limited to only 40 miles before a charge is needed, as people aren't going to let you just plug in your car and zap their electric bill, are they? Don't these take hours to recharge? SO I guess wherever you are going with it, you better be prepared to stay for a while, right? excerpt... The long-anticipated Chevrolet Volt, General Motors' electric car, will cost $41,000, the company announced Tuesday, leaving consumers to decide whether its environmental appeal is worth a price far over that of similarly sized conventional autos. During the 2008 presidential campaign, then-Sen. Barack Obama pledged to put 1 million plug-in vehicles on the road by 2015. But some analysts said they doubt that electric cars can reach a broad audience in the close term. Hybrid cars took about eight years to reach the million-unit sales mark in the United States, according to Energy Department figures. "I'm not sure the Volt is going to be a volume vehicle," said George Magliano, director of automotive industry forecasting for North America at IHS Global Insight. "The technology still isn't there to make them cheap. At the end of the day, the consumer pays a hefty premium to make a statement." Both the Volt and the Leaf will cost considerably more than rival gasoline-powered compact sedans, such as the Honda Civic or the Ford Focus, each of which costs below $20,000. Price is only one potential barrier to mass adoption, however. Consumers must also receive accustomed to plugging the cars in at home. It takes hours to recharge the vehicles, and in the absence of a network of public recharging stations, drivers that run out of juice may need a tow truck. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/27/AR2010072705834_pf.html Ha M: According to EVERY FUCKING article on this suject, THE GOVT OWNS 61% of GM!!! subject...not suject. My bad

We had a power outage in the neighborhood recently. When the power came back on I got into my 2004 Dodge Durango to run errands. I first noticed the overhead console and radio were "out of whack" and needed to be reset. I also noticed my airbag light came on indicating that the passenger was too light etc. Last, my door locks would not work. When my husband came home,he unhooked the battery.......and everything seems to be operating normally again accept the airbag light (continues to display same message randomly) and door locks (actually, every door locks work now with the exception of my rear hatch/trunk latch lock. This poses a problem since there is no way to unlock this manually leaving the trunk inoperable). Both are major safety issues. I was told that a blown transformer would emit enough EMP's to potentially cause this problem. My electric company told me the location of the transformer causing the outage and it just so happened to be in my next door neighbors yard....approx 50 to 60 feet from where my car was parked in my driveway. Any thoughts??

An interesting calculation finds that with current offshore wind and electric vehicle technology, a $10 billion investment in offshore wind will power 7.4 million electric vehicles. A $10 billion investment in offshore oil will power 26.7 million gas cars, assuming it doesn't result in a major spill. http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/offshore-oil-vs-offshore-wind-who-wins But in the Gulf of Mexico alone there are 5 spills per year of at least 10,000 gallons, and 20 such big spills per year worldwide. http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/topic_subtopic_entry.php?RECORD_KEY%28entry_subtopic_topic%29=entry_id,subtopic_id,topic_id&entry_id%28entry_subtopic_topic%29=325&subtopic_id%28entry_subtopic_topic%29=2&topic_id%28entry_subtopic_topic%29=1 Obviously offshore wind can't create spills or the associated environmental impacts. Then of course there's the contribution to global warming from offshore oil, which is negligible from offshore wind. What do you think - when you combine the economic and environmental costs, is it worth it to replace offshore oil with offshore wind? Correction - there was an mistake in the first article mistaking gallons of oil with gallons of gasoline. A $10 billion investment in offshore oil will actually power 11.8 billion gasoline cars, not 26.7 billion. yank - the BP disaster has already spilled about 7 times more oil than the Santa Barbara spill. And needless to say, offshore wind and electric cars weren't options 40 years ago. Yes I meant 11.8 million, not billion. CO2 expeller - offshore wind is in the range of 10 cents per kWh or less. http://www.offshore-wind.de/page/index.php?id=2601&L=0%2F%25...2Fimages%2Fid.txt%3F&L=1 Due to rising construction costs, the capital costs alone of new nuclear power plants are about 20 cents per kWh. http://climateprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/nuclear-costs-2009.pdf CO2 - your first link is at odds with reality. Just look up the costs of any recent nuclear power plant construction project. Second link is 4 years old and refers to Progress Energy. I refer you to this more recent news about the company, detailing how they tripled their cost estimate for a Florida nuke plant. http://climateprogress.org/2009/05/05/nuclear-power-plant-costs-progress-energy/ Third link only looks at power production cost and ignores the capital construction cost, which is the driving factor. Hopefully the final word on nuclear - as stated over, the main cost is in the construction. It has little to do with 'red tape', but I would wish that the recent BP disaster shows us what happens when there's not much 'red tape' involved. Sure nuclear power *could be* made cheaper, but I'm talking about current costs. Offshore wind *will be* cheaper as it becomes more widespread, but again, I'm using current costs.

Estimate the rate at which energy flows from a gasoline pump to a motor vehicle during a “fill-up.” Express your answers in kW. If this rate of energy delivery were electric power, roughly how many people would it serve assuming typical US residential community? Assume: the HHV (high heating value) of 1 gallon of gasoline is 145,000 Btu; 5 minutes for filling up to 16 gallon car tank; and 1GWe electrical plant serves a residential community of 1 million people.

We have been fooled into depenency on fossil fuels. Take the fuel motor out of a hybrid and replace it with an electric motor the vehicle becomes regenerative. Add a generator to an electric car or conversion kit. Add regenerative braking(already on some hybrids)and solar panels for optimum efficiency. Take the fuel motor off a home generation system and add an electric motor then you have regeneration without the use of fuels. Run power plants with electric steer sysytems. Yes it is that easy. Tesla knew this that is why some of his work is classified. This information is free to every.

Why does the source of power that is used to charge an electric vehicle make a difference to its energy efficiency and the amount of carbon compounds it releases? Do you think low-speed electric cars should or should not be allowed on Ontario roads and explain. thanks, i'll really appreciate it. 10 points for best answer =)

Simon Mabin had a wondrous escape when a pylon fell onto his tractor whilst be was ploughing. The tyres exploded as power surged through the vehicle and into Simon's body. Thankfully his wellies prevented the current from being grounded and he escaped with a headache and increased heart and blood pressure rates ! Isn't he a lucky man? Have your rubber soles ever saved you from electric shock ? Carajillo - ah yes! The day's when men were men! It's probably lengthened your life, i wish so ! Patch - thanks! Lol! Welly b - oy! you can't just leave it at that, now you've got us every agog - lets have a few explanations - please !

I'm making an army car out of wood, just for an interesting project. It's based on one of these: http://www.jasonvaughnart.com/armycar.jpg but it wont be built to actual scale - just big enough for one or two people. I originally intended it to be for free-rolling down a hill or just for novelty, but now I'm wondering if I could add an electric motor to power it. It doesn't have to be quick, just as long as it moves. It also saves me having to push the beast back up the hill :P I imagine this would be really heavy, so what sort of motor and power source would I need? I guess a petrol engine would work fine, but I've never worked with combustion engines before and I fear I'd do something wrong and kill myself. Also, petrol and wood don't sound like a good combination.

I am okay with more nuclear reactors, but I dont want to receive rid of my perfectly good and functional gasoline powered vehicles. I will not go and buy an electric vehicle especially an electric truck. It likely wont have the heavy duty capability I will need. and ELectric cars that they do have now you cant use them for anything other than commuting. Longer distances require another vehicle. Or would he research a "cleaner fuel" that can be used in gasoline powered vehicles? I DO NOT SUPPORt ELECTRIC CARS.

I have been thinking about converting a gas engine car to a electric vehicle. But if I want to go on a long road trip I don't want to have to cease for 8 hours to recharge. Why can't someone ad a series of alternators powered by a second electric motor connected by a fan belt pulley system or any other way that works to continuously charge the electric batteries that power a electric engine. 20 14.4v alternators connected to a pulley system similar to the cooling fan, water pump alternator system is 288 volts add 3 more batteries to power a 1 - 3 horse power electric motor. approximately 2000 rpm are needed for a alternatofr to charge, normal alternators have approximately 100 amps at 2000 rpms a high output alternator has up to 350 amps. Who says perpetual power is not possible. How much power do you really need to continuously fully power the batteries to a electric vehicle & is 1 additional electric motor & 3 batteries enough to continuously power the electric engine that will power the 20 alternators. how about 3 or 4 maybe more. Why do people say this is imposible it seems like something that works but is to simple to believe it works.

1. During the course of a week, Valerie spent 32% of her study time studying Math Science courses. If she spent 3 hours studying Physical Science, how much time did she spend studying every her subjects? 2. During the course of a week 16% of vehicles tested failed a vehicle emissions test. If 72 vehicles failed the test, how many vehicles were tested? 3. What is 10 5/8% of 96? 4. The population of a town is 35,400 people. If twenty-two percent of the town's population works in the automobile manufacturing plant, how many people work at the plant? 5. An automobile dealership has 450 cars at the beginning of a sale. If the dealership sells 26% of its cars during the sale, how many cars were sold? 6. a) When operating at full capacity, an electric generator can produce 3000 kilowatts of electrical power. If the same generator is currently producing 2010 kilowatts, at what percentage of its full capacity is it running? b) Brittany earns $75 in a week doing yard work. If she spends $19.20 on CDs, what percentage of her earnings did she spend on CDs?

Companies such as BMW and VW produce diesel vehicles receive 36mpg (with 425ft pounds of torque) and 55mpg (with $250 worth of mods) respectively. While diesel engines are still a little more pricey, they last longer, producing less waste. We've had engines that last over 500,000 miles for a few decades and the public is still floored that Toyota often gets over 300,000 miles on a single engine. Also, diesel is not refined as thoroughly as gasoline, making the process to produce (and also to burn) easier on the environment.. Luxury automakers such as Lexus have been piggybacking electric motors on top of engines (instead of vice verse) and engineers from Ferrari are starting to follow suit. In my opinion, extracting 450+ horses out of 30mpg (15:1 power to mileage efficiency) sounds like a larger achievement than a whopping 130 horses from 55 mpg (2.4:1 efficiency) in many hybrids. Why not clip the power by 65% and back it up with some low-end torque from a motor? Performance, value and mileage rolled into one vehicle.. So why is it that we are investing most of our research and development into a weak vehicle who's lithium ion battery is heavy, unsafe in crashes and the resources to produce this quintessential building block is running out quickly?

By focusing the light of a laser on a hydrogen cell or chip you can harness it's energy for use in electric vehicles, electricity for homes and even power grids for cities. This technology, (already in use) can be scaled down for consumer usage by using a nice of a transformer to step up the lasers intensity.

http://www.livedash.com/transcript/countdown_with_keith_olbermann/5304/MSNBC/Thursday_July_15_2010/254536/ 00:23:13 >> I think the car industry is an example of strategic surgical intervention. 00:23:18 Of course, it's not finished yet. 00:23:22 When general motors takes the company back public, you will really have the sort of completion of this. 00:23:30 In november, general motors is rolling out the chevrolet volt, which is the first every-electric vehicle. 00:23:34 That vehicle will be powered by the batteries that were in the plant that are going to be made by the plant that the president was at today. 00:23:41 Those batteries will be supplied by other suppliers in michigan that have cropped up as a result of this stimulus. 00:23:48 Not only do we have an car industry producing the electric vehicle, which wouldn't have happened before but for the obama administration's intervention, but we have this whole supply chain. 00:23:59 An infrastructure surrounding energy independence that we are creating through the stimulus. 00:24:05 every of that would not have happened but for the obama administration's intervention. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Volt In July 2007, General Motors stated that it would have the Volt on the U.S. market in 2010,[52] and in early June 2008, they confirmed that production had been approved, with a target of getting the Volt into showrooms by the end of 2010.[53] Following the conclusion of the 2007 UAW-GM contract talks, assembly of the Volt was assigned to Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly.[54] Initially the gasoline engine will be imported from the Opel engine plant in Aspern, Austria.[55] Early estimates, from GM staff, were of initial annual production of 60,000 units,[56] but these claims have been scaled back to a planned 10,000 units, as of May 2008,[57] with a ramp up to 60,000 units in the second year.[58]

I will be getting my dad's Power Mobility Device (PMD) - Electric Power seat for my personal use IF my dad gets a new Electric Power seat. My dad's PMD is not portable. I will be buying a Power Mobility Device (PMD) - micro-portable Electric Power Scooter within 1 to 3 months due to mobility-impairment and pain. I need a micro-portable Electric Power Scooter that I can put in my motor vehicle to take with me wherever I go. The question that I want to ask is this. 1. Which brand(s) of micro-portable Electric Power Scooter(s) is highly recommended? Thank you. *Both me and my only child are SSA Certified-Registered PWDs.* *Wowasakeikcup!*

Here is my persuasive essay on why we should start adopting the ideas and uses of electric cars. Tell em what you think. Sorry it long but hey, i feel like i did good. If there are any questions or mis understandings, just tell me. Thanks Essay: If you could steer on the power of the sun, would you? Would you only pay two cents per mile? And would you help the environment for the future to arrive? I would, and so would you! every of these questions are answered with the electric car. Nearly every household in America owns one car that runs on gasoline and pollutes the atmosphere. We, need to start adopting the ideas and uses of electric cars into our lives; which is to change your gasoline guzzler into a clean, green, electrifying machine! Nissan with the Leaf and Chevy with the Volt are just two E.V.’s to be manufactured for the U.S. in 2010. With groups like “Plug in America” and documentaries such as “Who Killed the Electric Car?”, activists are taking a stand for what’s right! Us American adore oil, but with our solar cell technology, we can change our dirty habits and make the switch to green and clean electric vehicles that run on renewable energy! Electric Vehicles stretch the boundaries of how inexpensive transportation can be. These alternatives are cheaper to keep running when compared to the common gasoline powered cars. For example, when an electric car is up against a 20mpg gas car with gasoline costing $3 per gallon, you spend $0.15 for every mile that you steer. On the other hand, with electricity being the alternative fuel, we pay in kilowatt hours, which would total to about two cents per mile. Over the long run, this is a he amount of savings. Electric cars are cheaper to fuel, but they are also cheaper to maintain. E.V.’s only have one moving part, the motor. No transmissions, gears, sparks or explosions are taking place “below the hood”. No lubricant is needed, so no oil spills to clean up! This would then mean that it does not have to be taken to the store as much because almost nothing needs to be changed! These cars are much cheaper to maintain than gasoline cars and stay much cleaner! Although electric cars are more expensive to buy from a dealership, they outperform regular petrol cars. They age much slower, and the cars motor never dies because of the so little moving parts inside. But eventually after a decade, your lithium ion batteries start to drain out and lose charge. But instead of buying a new car every couple of years, you just replace the batteries, and they are much cheaper than a new car. Currently, when you purchase a zero emission car in the United States, which E.V.’s are, you can receive up to a $7,500 rebate from the government! In the long run, with the amount of money that you keep on the cost or operation and maintenance for E.V.’s, you would keep enough money to pay for the car its self! And the best part is, it’s not science fiction, we have the electric alternative technology here today! We have to go electric, it’s the easiest and most reliable way of alternative transportation. Other options include ethanol, biodiesel, and the most popular, Hydrogen. Yes, these are great way, but they are not readily available to us, unlike electricity. Also, it would cost way more to install hydrogen fueling stations and biodiesel pumps around America instead of electrical outlets. When compared to the most popular other option, hydrogen fuel cells, electric cars win by a long shot, the average hydrogen fuel cell car costs about one million dollars and the technology is just not there yet. We’ve mastered the electric vehicle with over 300 miles to a charge and speed over 100mph, and we should start using it! We need an alternative, and electric is clearly the matter of choice to reduce our dependence on both foreign and domestic oil. As President George W. Bush stated, “America is addicted to oil,” and we need to receive rid of our nasty habits. We can start by changing our cars and what they require to run on. Instead of gasoline, we can use electricity, stored in batteries. With battery technology booming, we can extend our ranges to a few hundred mile to a charge! Although the average American only drives about 90 miles per day. Electric cars are said to have a whopping fuel economy of 188 mpg, and are rated as one of the most efficient type of vehicles on the road. They do not waste power when your car is not moving or stuck at a red light , unlike gasoline cars that constantly burn gas. They are only operated when necessary, which saves you power and money! Some have realized the benefits of E.V.’s and how huge they are! Such as in Israel, where they are taking on project “Better Place”, and within a decade, every cars on the Israeli roads will run on electricity, produced from clean and green renewable energy sources! “The Environmental benefits of E.V.’s are dubious,” stated a California Newspaper in 2003 when GM was about to end their line for the every electric EV1

Ohay guys, I'm 15, live in Sugar Land, Texas. Going to court this Thursday for driving... well, said over. I was riding a 40cc gasoline powered scooter. I have been hassled continuously by the same officer (three times actually), first for a go kart (illegal, didn't know, I was 13... stopped riding it). Then the second time for a ELECTRIC SCOOTER (even though in the state of Texas, it is PERFECTLY legal), and the third time on a 29cc scooter (which he claimed he would write a ticket for and have it "towed" away??) After him screaming at me for some idiotic reason and telling me I was a danger to society, ect, I calmly told him of the general "49cc and below law" that required no license/registration, ect, and was let off with a warning... whereas he told me to just "ride it back home" (WTF?) Anywho, this other officer pulled me over the other day for... (read the title). Court scheduled, I am relatively ready. Practicing my story, and on the contrary, I am EAGER to go to court. I have documentation from the DPS, DMV, and if that doesn't do it, the federal import laws for scooters that say it is 100% legal - and documentation from the manufacturer's website about the specifications for my scooter. Am I missing anything? Any tips? I will most likely be going in... those shirts that you button up, and my normal sneakers/pants (not jeans), shirt tucked in. This is my very first "offense". I am an AP, Honor roll, ect. student. Hey Rock, I could give less of a crap what you think. I've done my research, some other "morons" are telling other juvenile kids to bring in their damn report cards TO court. I'm just putting in whatever I feel might boost my chances of winning this case. I appreciate your opinion, but I don't appreciate your sarcasm. Thanks anywho.

I am wanting to replace the mechanical fan assembly on my 350 sbc to regain some power and replace it with a universal electric fan (something like this one http://www.summitracing.com/parts/FLX-394/Application/?prefilter=1). I know nothing about electronics so my concerns are along the line of wiring it up. The fan only comes with the mounts so what nice of wire is needed to run to what? I know that it is going to need access to the battery. I also know they make on/off switches for them. Is there a simple way of just wiring it to the switch in the cab instead of having to hook it up to the a/c or thermostat or what not? This truck is an 84 and does not have any computer run hookups. I had hoped that this would be an easy install and would help shake the power loss of the old fan. So I am just curious to how difficult it would be to just mount the fan and run it to a off/on switch and call it done? Or would I be over my head since I know jack about messing with vehicle electronics?

I like the idea of the electric powered vehicles specially those motorcycles, but what I don't like is that fact that they only go so far on a single charge and that you have charge them for around 4 hours at a time to receive a full charge. I thought of adding a mini windturbine generator and a wheel generator inside of the back wheel to solve the charging situation and hopefully adding further distance traveled to the bike at full speed. My problem is that I do not have the knowledge to build a wheel like that as well as the generator to go inside of the wheel. What do you every think of this? I don't think there is a need to patent it as it is a common device already used...just modified to suit my purpose. I would welcome any suggestions as how I can go about this. And/or if you can help me out in the design process of the wheel....I would also need some financial help in building the bike or just keep up and work on it slowly. who knows if it works out like I think the bike will we could market the bike and share the profit if any?

an electric car to use on a daily basis? SInce road repairs are mainly financed (or are supposed to be) by gasoline taxes, how will road repairs be funded? Will the government saddle us with extra taxes somewhere? Roads receive damaged by use, weather, etc. An electric vehicle can create a pothole as well as a gasoline powered vehicle. So where will the funding arrive from to repair roads, bridges, etc? And where will the money arrive from to make new roads, freeway on/off ramps, bridges, etc? Will the government install toll booths at every other corner? Will SoCal "freeways" not be free anymore?

I have a 2007 Prius. Am contemplating purchase of an emergency power pack that can also jump start car batteries. Can I jump a Prius battery with this; and can I recharge it through the car's cigarette lighter (will it drain the battery too much)? Xantrex XPower Powerpack 400 Plus Portable Backup Power Source. Features include: * Compact portable power source that provides 400 watts AC power * Use to jump-start vehicles, charge and operate electric devices, inflate tires * Rugged plastic casing; includes sealed, non-spillable AGM battery * Includes jumper cables, nozzle adapters for pumping air, AC charger, DC charger cable, accessory bag * Measures 5.9 x 4.1 x 2.2 inches; weighs 2.4 pounds; 6-month warranty

So an electric vehicle doesnt need a diff if using two electric motors controlled by an ECU. Does each motor need half the power and torque of a single motor, or does it still need the same?

You're the CEO of a courier company, and you decide to select an electric car for your fleet of vehicles. A particular car has a mass of 1500 kg and is powered by 26 12-V batteries connected in series, for a total of 312 V. Batteries are rated at 100 ampere-hours, which means they can deliver 100 A for 1 h, 1 A for 100 h, or any combination that equals 100 A. h. When the batteries are connected in series, the charge output of every the batteries is the same as one battery-in this case 100 A. h. The motor is 85% efficient in converting electrical energy to mechanical energy in the steer wheels. A test report says the car can climb a 13 degree slope at a speed of 40 km/h. Assuming the batteries are fully charged, how long can the car maintain this speed at that angle? I have no clue on how to do this problem any help is appreciated

Personally, I was originally completely set against Offshore Drilling. I "basically" still am. I think that the best way to put it would be "We have 3% of the world's oil reserves, and we use 25% of the world's oil. So what that means is that we can't simply drill our way out of the problem. and we're not going to be able to deal with the climate crisis, if our only solution is to use more fossil fuels that create global warming." I think that that would explain my view in more ways than one. I had hoped that he would keep your campaign promises, and believe me, I have fully supported him up till now. I also have tried to look at it from your perspective. this may be a way to gain bi-partisan support, and that could be a great thing, as it would be wonderful to avoid another year-long deate, and end up just barely winning the battle, with your possess support greatly diminished in the process. I think he should also consider how much support will be lost on the liberal/democratic side as well. I wish that before he enacts any real legislation, he consider the long-term effects. From my possess personal research, it seems that most sources say that the drilling would only gain a few months of energy for america. that's why I think that raising fuel efficiency standards and encouraging more American production of solar and wind farms, and also hydrogen and electric powered vehicles would be the best solution for energy independence, as they promote more permanent independence, as well as being much better for the environment. What's your perspective on it? answerer 1- ya i thought that was def weird...... sam- could you cite you source for wind farms inefficiency? and i dont think that solar farms take up too much land AT every. we have a huge amount of unused land inbetween cali and central texas (spanning from the bottom to the top of america), yes I know its definitely not COMPLETELY unused, but there is absolutely a lot of land there for use. especially in arizona, where the energy produced would be much greater, or even in the rockies, with less atmos to block the sun. bekindto...-i know it was a wider expanse of the eastern coast, and it also included northern alaska. im not sure about whether or not its for exploration or drilling, but exploration would probably guide to drilling, or just be a way to gain support without actually having any drilling(im hoping for the latter) jackdani- the reason i think offshore drilling shouldnt be done at every, i thought was obvious, global warming, and impact on the climate close the actual drilling site. and the # 50 years is correct, i saw a documentary on the subject that approxiated that we wouldnt be able to cease the "snowball effect" caused by global warming in 50 yrs. and i have to disagree with your opinion on hydrogen. there is an enormous supply, every you would have to do is desalinate and/or filter ocean water, and put that through electrolysis, which produces hydrogen. i think that this would definitely be energy efficient enough, especially if the plant the produces it is powered by wind or solar.