05-07-2006, 08:45 AM
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Pretty Darn Active Enthusiast
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Real Name: Bill
Hybrids: 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid (II)
Posts: 316
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Re: The Trouble with EV (or, why hybrids ROCK!)
I didn’t do a very good job of asking my question. It is:
What, exactly, is the definition of an Electric Vehicle? Is it;
1. a vehicle propelled only by an electric motor, who’s only power source is from a battery system,
or,
2. a vehicle propelled only by an electric motor,
or,
3. some other definition?
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Originally Posted by worthywads
Utilities need to provide electricity as need, not as the wind or sun provides it. If you want to put up a wind/solar generator fine, but utilities don't have the luxuryof falling back on the grid, they are the grid. We don't have the capacity/technology to store wind/solar so wind/solar doesn't replace conventional energy, especially on a hot, humid overcast, stagnant day. The utility must still provide the electricity rain or shine, wind or not, and wind/solar can OFTEN provide nearly ZERO for weeks. Totally unreliable.
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Sorry, worthwads, I don't understand. I was referring to using wind or solar cells as a source of hydrogen for your vehicle, not as a means of replacing the utility company's generating capacity.
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