[GRLUG] OFF TOPIC Electric Car

[Collin Kidder]

> But then its value is only as good as its comparative efficiency wrt
> other plug-in options.  And even that has to be compared to efficiency
> of artificial hydrocarbon fuels.
>
> The problem with the "air car" is that people see it as a way to get
> something (transportation) using something like "air" as a fuel.
> Every person who has ever tried to make the case for the air (or
> water) car to me hasn't realized or believed that both approaches
> require energy to prepare their "fuel", either by compressing the air
> or splitting the water.
>
>   
Precisely. An electric vehicle skips the middle man and runs off of the 
electricity directly. Air powered cars need to be charged with air 
compressors, the majority of which are electric powered. Water cars need 
some way to do electrolysis. That has it right in the name.

An electric motor can be made darn near 100% efficient. As a bonus 
electrical lines are found almost everywhere. It's like a built in gas 
station in every building you see. So, I do believe that electric cars 
will end up being the way forward.