Comments on: Google.org RechargeIT: Plug-in Hybrids

By: wirebaby17

wirebaby17 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:47:25 +0000

Power plants are …
Power plants are much easier to maintain and regulate than individual vehicles. And, as mentioned below, there are plenty of places with clean fuel alternatives. I don’t advocate burning coal or oil for electricity – but how about garbage? Or maybe biodigesters from feedlots and dairies?

By: bavanaina

bavanaina — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:47:24 +0000

I would like to …
I would like to have Google make the conversion available, so I can retrofit it in a hybrid car.

By: arni0202

arni0202 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:47:23 +0000

When I found out …
When I found out that producing one prius makes more waste and emits more CO2 than building one Hummer H2 I was disappointed.
Making Car Factories Greener first is important. Subaru already has a green factory located in (or near?)a national wildlife reserve lol. Just give me an E85 plug in hybrid and i’ll be happy. Gas free is the main thing.

By: schie390

schie390 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:47:23 +0000

Good things don’t …
Good things don’t come “easy”.

By: thomasw78

thomasw78 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:47:22 +0000

My question on …
My question on Vehicle to Grid is if your car is providing power back to the grid then what do you do when you need to drive it and the battery is dead.

By: juscurious

juscurious — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:47:21 +0000

You don’t know what …
You don’t know what you are talking about about. The EV1 as an all electric was not a viable vehicle. It was only a 2 seater. It could not operate in very hot or very cold enviroments. I know this because one of my friends had a EV1 in SoCal back in the 1990’s. It had very limited range and if you ever needed to run the heater or air you would be in trouble. Also the most important reason GM would not produce the car was that the US Government would not let it. It wouldn’t pass the crash tests.

By: GA7777777

GA7777777 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:47:18 +0000

Where can I buy one …
Where can I buy one ?

By: the43k

the43k — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:47:18 +0000

I think you been …
I think you been sniffing glue…. inefficient alternator? Yeah lets stick with the prehistoric combustion engine instead of electricity. Please Realitycheck1970, give up with the snake oil sales.

By: RealityCheck1970

RealityCheck1970 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:47:18 +0000

Driving around 500 …
Driving around 500 to 1000 pounds of batteries to save 2 gallons of gas is stupid. We need a fundamental technology leap. Until then, use the PPH60 from gogreenwithct. This system uses batteries to power the electrical loads in your car so the extremely inefficient alternator doesn’t have to.

By: juscurious

juscurious — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:47:17 +0000

The battery …
The battery technology wasn’t there in the mid 1990’s. It ccost GM $80,000/car. Gas was relatively cheap at this time and only a very small number of niche types wanted an electric, 2 seater with all the limitations and were willing to pony up $80,000. Would you have paid that for a 2 seat electric car? I’ll bet you wouldn’t. None of the other car companies went down this path because they saw the same technical problems as well. Why didn’t Honda build this car? You need to get educated.