Any Amiga.org users have an EV? Homebrewed?

[redrumloa]

@KennyR

Stop that!!! I'm not supposed to agree with you!!(except the part about male anatomy) :nervous:

[T_Bone]

redrumloa wrote:
@KennyR

Stop that!!! I'm not supposed to agree with you!!(except the part about male anatomy) :nervous:

 :roflmao:

[blobrana]

Hum,
wouldn`t it be great if F1 had a EV car in it?

With the amount they spend on R&D, i bet they could come up with something outstanding...





[Yea, canna change the laws of physics , captain!]

[cecilia]

i guess some people just don't want to believe me when I said the electric car i drove felt JUST LIKE A REGULAR CAR.

none are so blind.......etc.

anyway, for those interested in moving into the future,

Hybrid Electric Vehicles

LA show

reva

honda hybrids

[Speelgoedmannetje]

iamaboringperson wrote:

that_punk_guy wrote:

iamaboringperson wrote:
petrol x1000

It wouldn't surprise me if you went round dumping oil into the sea because only hippies and communists refrain from doing so.

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! So why would you even write such a thing??? :X

:-? you have to get rid of used dirty oil don't you? And what's cheaper than dumping it in the sea? :-)

T_Bone wrote:

redrumloa wrote:
@KennyR

Stop that!!! I'm not supposed to agree with you!!(except the part about male anatomy) :nervous:

 :roflmao:

you always seem getting a bit strained about this subject, T-Bone.. :inquisitive:

[that_punk_guy]

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! So why would you even write such a thing??? :X

Are you saying you would if it did?! :-o

[Fade]

Electric cars only makes sense if you are not getting your electricity from oil or coal. There is always a net gain in pollution in the conversion process using these fuels.

Californians are always harping on electric cars, but they buy a lot of their electric power out of state from oil or coal fueled plants, putting the pollution in somebody else's back yard.

[cecilia]

for those interested in seeing one of the many ways New York is looking into making electricity aside from wasting oil:

http://nyc10044.com/wire/2310/verdant.html

here they will be using the currents in the east river to generate energy.

and before you assume that's means very little:

"The East River off Roosevelt Island may one day generate enough electricity to power office buildings the size of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center."

(and before some wise a55 makes some dumb comment, the East River has been clean for the last couple of decades now. last spring i saw a SWAN swimming with a bunch of ducks. it was white and stayed white. plus, alot of geese come by Roosevelt Island and make their babies there. I've got photos!!)

the Stilwell subway station in coney island will be powered entirely by solar panels. (except the trains, of course). the station is QUITE large. when i find a link i'll put it here. it should be done this year. can't wait to visit the Cyclons (minor league baseball) and see it.

[redrumloa]

@cecilia

That's pretty cool. I think the whole state of Florida should be covered with solar panels. That would noy only provide tons of free electricity, but would also block out the damn sun :-)

[cecilia]

that's the way they should design malls.

[redrumloa]

cecilia wrote:
that's the way they should design malls.

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.

[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.

[redrumloa]

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. :-))

Pfft, actually building codes are terrible here and covers just about everything. Building codes are enforced by either the city or county. Every county (or city) has their own codes. Then there are state building codes, federal guidlines etc. Want to install a fence? Get a permit. Want to cut down that nuisance tree? Get a permit.

Not bad enough? If you are unlucky enough to live in a private community, there is neighborhood associations with their own rules.

So badly I've wanted to move to Montana or Alaska and live in a totally rural area with no contact with the outside world except an internet connection :idea:

[Fade]

@ Cecilia
"the East River has been clean for the last couple of decades now"
-----------------

Just because the US hasn't signed the Kyoto treaty, too many people assume the US is a dirty place and we don't care about a clean environment. Sure there are places in the US that need more clean up, but it is a lot cleaner than it was 20 or 30 years ago, and a heck of a lot cleaner than most other countries I have been to.

[T_Bone]

cecilia wrote:

(and before some wise a55 makes some dumb comment, the East River has been clean for the last couple of decades now. last spring i saw a SWAN swimming with a bunch of ducks. it was white and stayed white. plus, alot of geese come by Roosevelt Island and make their babies there. I've got photos!!)

But Kramer stunk so bad after doing laps in the East River that he stunk up Elaines mattress! I saw it on Seinfeld, it MUST be true ;-)

[T_Bone]

bah double post.