tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post638245882835646848..comments2024-03-06T06:34:42.881-05:00Comments on EconoSpeak: The Missing Piece in Plans for an All-Electric Vehicle Fleet: ElectricityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-41035122333999028792017-12-23T14:39:20.538-05:002017-12-23T14:39:20.538-05:00And if there was a fuel cell that could be fed som...And if there was a fuel cell that could be fed some chemical? And I do not mean hydrogen? I read somewhere that there was one that used methanol, one such with ethanol would be quite goodAntoni Jaumenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-38604501896375167372017-12-22T03:30:51.566-05:002017-12-22T03:30:51.566-05:00You're probably right, but then the solution i...You're probably right, but then the solution is to look at system-wide changes. EG, more rail with intermodal transfer, more public transport, changes to housing. Maybe more work from home (I'm iffy on this, given the social centrality of work). If the US got to European levels of energy use per capita, what would the picture look like then?Peter Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289172253358199028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-73628910508220580702017-12-20T12:54:41.501-05:002017-12-20T12:54:41.501-05:00But Barkley, a hybrid is a partial transition away...But Barkley, a hybrid is a partial transition away from fossil fuels the way partial EV penetration is. It's a step in the right direction, and that's good, but the big question is what it would take to go the distance.Peter Dormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093399591393648071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-56091507036165930172017-12-20T01:30:34.248-05:002017-12-20T01:30:34.248-05:00Peter,
Yes, problem for all electric, but I note ...Peter,<br /><br />Yes, problem for all electric, but I note that standard hybrids that also have ICEs generate their own electricity entirely on their own.rosserjb@jmu.eduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300046915843554101noreply@blogger.com