Water Out of the Tailpipe: A New Class of Electric Car Gains Traction

Re:Water Out of the Tailpipe: A New Class of Electric Car Ga... by Terribledactyl on Sunday July 24, 2016 @12:51AM (#12152262)

But with both cases, something clean is at least possible. Solar/wind/stuff not invented yet, could be the source. Phase out the coal and you're done. When petroleum-based combustion happens in the car, you probably wont ever get carbon neutrality.

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Re:Water Out of the Tailpipe: A New Class of Electric Car Ga... by whatshisface on Sunday July 24, 2016 @01:44AM (#12152355)

Well, if we are talking about not-yet-invented stuff, we might also someday have feasible artificial hydrocarbons or corn-fuel farms run with electric combines. Nether one of those would require a fundamental change in car design.

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Re:Water Out of the Tailpipe: A New Class of Electric Car Ga... by Terribledactyl on Sunday July 24, 2016 @02:12AM (#12152417)

All I meant there was that it can be changed and blended instantly, electricity is electricity. Look how long it's taken to change sulphur, lead, ethanol, etc in the us gas supply. And this still requires work for the existing fleet of cars.

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Re:Water Out of the Tailpipe: A New Class of Electric Car Ga... by dredmorbius on Sunday July 24, 2016 @03:06AM (#12152559)

Solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, biomass. Maybe nuclear.

That's it. Don't go hunting for your something else, it's just wasting time. Nuclear, given lead times and more, is also quite possibly wasting time, though I'll allow some possibility it isn't. Long-term though, it's almost certainly highly problematic.

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