watch me pull a rabbit outa my hat

[ceagle]

I can hear it already in the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel, "Now here's something I'll bet you thought you'd never see...!"

The No Emissions Car

is this for real?

(thanks to winchell for the link!!) *hugs*

Comments

[richardf8]

The smart car thing crops up in every generation, and I don't think it's necessarily nanny driven. There are people who bike to work, which given the paucity of bicycle friendly infrastructure strikes me as incredibly risky, to reduce their carbon footprint. These are the target market for things like the SMART, and it's never more than niche.

Your point vis a vis lorrie vs SMART makes a good case that the smart is NOT a highway vehicle. But on the subject of crash protection, I think a GOOD weight/power ratio is at least as valuable as armor. If you can zip out of harm's way, you stand a better chance.

There are engineering problems here that I think are worth approaching. Fossil fuels generally and petroleum particularly are not good for national security. What can we do about the Iranians, the Saudis, the Russians, or for that matter the Venezuelans when we depend on them for our ability to wage war against them? It's a conundrum, and the only way I see out is developing fuels at the surface, from biomass, from solar, from wind, etc.

One of the appeals of this compressed air vehicle is that its emissions can be controlled by exercising care with its inputs. Same with plug-in hybrids and electric cars. But we have to care enough to make those choices too.

ooo yesh!

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

You took the words right outa my beak :>
I'd forgotten to mention that if safety was always an issue, we'd outlaw bicycles, skateboards, skis, etc..
There has to be a happy medium, and plenty of choices, a bit of regulation, and a lot of liberty, or we might as well be a police/nanny state 8|
*wingfluffs*

Re: ooo yesh!

[jim-lane.livejournal.com]

"There has to be a happy medium, and plenty of choices..."

Hmmm... I once knew a "happy medium".

After dating her a few months she told me there was no future in our relationship...

(Ducking and running for cover!) }:-D