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Hermit-The-Prog

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5. yep. have a copy here.

Tue Aug 27, 2019, 05:36 AM

Aug 2019

Electric commuters have been feasible since at least the 1960s, based on lead-acid batteries. The average commute is about 16 miles. You don't have to haul a lot of lead to achieve a reasonable multiple of that.

Of course, switching to an EV you have to be willing to give up:
* exhaust system (pipes, hangers, muffler, catalytic converter, EGR, sensors)
* cooling system (radiator, hoses, overflow, pump, thermostat)
* fuel system (tank, lines, filters, pumps, ECM)
* the engine (belts, plugs, injectors, filters, pistons, rings, valves, oil, pumps, vacuum hoses, etc)

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World's Largest Nuclear Fusion Experimental Reactor Clears Milestone [View all] crazytown Aug 2019 OP

we have more energy than we need from another fusion reactor Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2019 #1

I believe economics will kill nuclear power. crazytown Aug 2019 #2

automakers put the brakes on Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2019 #3

Do you remember 'Who Killed the Electric Car?' (2006) crazytown Aug 2019 #4

yep. have a copy here. Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2019 #5

You forgot what you also have to give up Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2019 #9

Nuclear power is the future. You are overlooking one crucial factor: DetlefK Aug 2019 #6

As I said it is a matter of economics. crazytown Aug 2019 #7

Note: This is in FRANCE, not "Great" America. The Cryostat is made in INDIA, not Trumpistan. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2019 #8

The Large Hadron Collider is in Europe. REPUBLICONS killed the (earlier) US version Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2019 #10

Thank you, I had a hunch it Ilsa Aug 2019 #11