Any Amiga.org users have an EV? Homebrewed?

[KennyR]

iamaboringperson wrote:
Why, would 'dumping oil into the sea' make my car run faster, have better acceleration & torque, and cause it to produce a pretty noise?

No, but even internal combustion is very old, very bad tech, and modern cars are slow and have poor efficiency and performance. It's the steam engine of the 21st century. If you want a powerful car it might be worth moving your mind on to more advanced technologies. Especially those that don't use a resource that's fast running out and the price of which is going through the roof.

Anyway...don't you remember the anecdote about how men who like fast cars are 'lacking' in a certain part of anatomy?

[KennyR]

Redrumloa wrote:
Yeah, unfortunately because of hurricanes, the building codes in FL and damn strict. It's got to be hell to get a permit to install a solar panel, mind you I havn't tried.

I was going to say how unfair that was, until I considered how dangerous such things could be in a hurricane if not secured properly. Still, it shouldn't be too hard to get one; I don't even own my house and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't need a permit to stick a few panels on the roof. (Haven't checked though. :-))

For a while I was looking at getting some solar panels and a wind fan to generate the 200W or so my computers use. Electricity prices will go up soon and when they do, you can bet solar panel prices will too. Takes a lot of energy to make those things. Right now they're as cheap as chips here, seems the Chinese are pumping the things out by the wagonload lately.