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From: Bret Cahill on 17 Nov 2009 19:05 > And US politicians, even the greenest Democrats, won't dare suggest > increasing the tax on gas. Indeed, they complain about oil company > profits raising the price of gas. Low fuel taxes merely increases the shock of price increases onto the individual. For some like the EE with the wheel motor retro kit, it creates great opportunities. For others it might not be so good. When the price of fuel soars in Europe, it's like a circuit with current limiting resistors. It isn't such a shock as the price of fuel is already high and they are already fuel efficient and already have public transportation. Bret Cahill
From: John Larkin on 17 Nov 2009 19:20 On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:53:49 -0800 (PST), Bret Cahill <BretCahill(a)aol.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>>>The price of fuel hadn't gone over $5/gallon back then. >> >> >> >> >>> Current US average at the pump is about $2.60. >> >> >> >> >>The price of fuel should include the true costs of getting the raw >> >> >> >>material >> >> >> >>(crude oil) >> >> >> >> > If I'm not paying for the cost of the crude oil when I buy gas, who >> >> >> > is? >> >> >> >> All people who pay taxes of any kind, and our future generations who will >> >> >> be paying the debt we are accumulating. >> >> >> Nobody will pay the debt. We'll just print money. >> >> >That's why fuel will be $5/gallon again next year and $10/gallon in 2 >> >years. >> >> >> >Not that it's an immediate concern but the real cost is the climate. >> >> >> >The NY Times recently ran an article claiming that now most economists >> >> >agree that it will be more expensive for society to ignore AGW than to >> >> >do something about it. >> >> >> The "most economists agree" bit is hilarious. >> >> >They were including the shills at Hoover and the Chicago School. >> >> >> And even if they did >> >> agree, they'd usually be wrong. >> >> >I'ld like to see the sample myself. >> >> >> You guys need something productive to do. All this worrying about the >> >> future is making you neurotic. >> >> >Lots of opportunities in technical fields especially materials science >> >and heat transfer. >> >> >And in hauling coal. >> >> >Bret Cahill >> >> Given that you like to post to an electronics group, you might >> consider learning a little about electronics. Unlike neurotic fretting >> about climate and energy issues that you can't control, electronics is >> accessible and fun. > >We need a motor - generator that is efficient over a broad rpm range >and doesn't require rare earth elements. > > Why? Where would you get the batteries to run it? The best fuel is hydrogen. The best way to store it is by attaching it to carbon. John
From: Bret Cahill on 17 Nov 2009 21:06 > >>electronics is > >> accessible and fun. > >We need a motor - generator that is efficient over a broad rpm range > >and doesn't require rare earth elements. > Why? Where would you get the batteries to run it? http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23877/?a=f > The best fuel is hydrogen. The best way to store it is by attaching it > to carbon. Buffet has figgered out how to cut his work week down to 15 minutes. Bret Cahill
From: Jamie on 17 Nov 2009 21:28 Bret Cahill wrote: >>>>electronics is >>>>accessible and fun. > > >>>We need a motor - generator that is efficient over a broad rpm range >>>and doesn't require rare earth elements. > > >>Why? Where would you get the batteries to run it? > > > http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23877/?a=f > > >>The best fuel is hydrogen. The best way to store it is by attaching it >>to carbon. > > > Buffet has figgered out how to cut his work week down to 15 minutes. > > > Bret Cahill > > Ah, the retirement dream, just enough to feel important/Wanted!
From: Bret Cahill on 17 Nov 2009 21:28
> >>>>electronics is > >>>>accessible and fun. > > >>>We need a motor - generator that is efficient over a broad rpm range > >>>and doesn't require rare earth elements. > > >>Why? Where would you get the batteries to run it? > > >http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23877/?a=f > > >>The best fuel is hydrogen. The best way to store it is by attaching it > >>to carbon. > > > Buffet has figgered out how to cut his work week down to 15 minutes. > Ah, the retirement dream, just enough to feel important/Wanted! Buffet probably knows the difference between working and prissing around on national media. Bret Cahill |