<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for CPR for the electric car]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by David Roberts http://www.grist.org/article/project-better-place/ Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:31:33 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/project-better-place/1 indeed

When I listen to Agassi talk about developing software to manage the charging strategies of EV's flexible and mobile loads in a way that enhances integration of intermittent resources like solar and wind into the grid, I get a little weak in the knees.

A man after my own heart.

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When I listen to Agassi talk about developing software to manage the charging strategies of EV's flexible and mobile loads in a way that enhances integration of intermittent resources like solar and wind into the grid, I get a little weak in the knees.

A man after my own heart.

grist.org

]]> Comment #2 by theBike45 http://www.grist.org/article/project-better-place/ Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:54:33 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/project-better-place/2 Birdbrained idea

 The overwhelming stupidity of this will-never-fly business plan is that it : 1) doesn't reduce the cost of batteries but does just the oppositie. Leasing offers no financial advantage, either now or down the road, when batteries would be covered by a 5 or 6 year car loan anyway. The other mistake is in assuming that a monopolistic system like this is planning to be, is providing an answer for a problem that's already been solved by GM and BYD, Fisker, etc by using a range extender engine to provide unlimited range (without stopping every couple hundred miles for a battery pack transplant. All-electric versus plug-ins with over 40 miles differ very little in terms of emissions reduction and crude oil avoidance, so one cannot claim much in the way of "planet saving" from this idea. Plug-ins accomplish over 90% of what an all-electric can accomplish.   There are tons of other problems with this scheme - when plug-ins arrive, public receptacles at office buildings, shopping malls, etc, etc, (usually free) will destroy any scheme such as this one from ever making any economic sense. Advancements in battery technolgy (quick recharge batteries) also doom this business plan.
In fact, just about everything coming down the pike dooms this plan.

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 The overwhelming stupidity of this will-never-fly business plan is that it : 1) doesn't reduce the cost of batteries but does just the oppositie. Leasing offers no financial advantage, either now or down the road, when batteries would be covered by a 5 or 6 year car loan anyway. The other mistake is in assuming that a monopolistic system like this is planning to be, is providing an answer for a problem that's already been solved by GM and BYD, Fisker, etc by using a range extender engine to provide unlimited range (without stopping every couple hundred miles for a battery pack transplant. All-electric versus plug-ins with over 40 miles differ very little in terms of emissions reduction and crude oil avoidance, so one cannot claim much in the way of "planet saving" from this idea. Plug-ins accomplish over 90% of what an all-electric can accomplish.   There are tons of other problems with this scheme - when plug-ins arrive, public receptacles at office buildings, shopping malls, etc, etc, (usually free) will destroy any scheme such as this one from ever making any economic sense. Advancements in battery technolgy (quick recharge batteries) also doom this business plan.
In fact, just about everything coming down the pike dooms this plan.

]]> Comment #3 by amazingdrx http://www.grist.org/article/project-better-place/ Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:22:01 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/project-better-place/3 Doom

The software to unite credit/debit card accounting with metering in the car charger that takes care of the financial end of distributed renewable power generation and storage is right around the corner.  

And software to turn off and on appliances, and heating/cooling systems to store peak renewable power in your home.  Google is working on it.

You will be able (well maybe not you) sell power into the grid from your home solar/wind/biogas fuel cell systems, and buy it back to recharge your plugin hybrid at work or school or shopping.  Or maybe even while driving, with an tuned inductive charge strip under the roadway.

You want doom?  You got it with the status quo, keep guzzling that gas/oil/blood mixture and spewing it out as GHG and continuous war.

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog

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The software to unite credit/debit card accounting with metering in the car charger that takes care of the financial end of distributed renewable power generation and storage is right around the corner.  

And software to turn off and on appliances, and heating/cooling systems to store peak renewable power in your home.  Google is working on it.

You will be able (well maybe not you) sell power into the grid from your home solar/wind/biogas fuel cell systems, and buy it back to recharge your plugin hybrid at work or school or shopping.  Or maybe even while driving, with an tuned inductive charge strip under the roadway.

You want doom?  You got it with the status quo, keep guzzling that gas/oil/blood mixture and spewing it out as GHG and continuous war.

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog

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