Comments on: Plug-in fever catching on in Canada http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/05/02/plug-in-fever-catching-on-in-canada/ Trends, happenings and innovations in the clean technology market Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/05/02/plug-in-fever-catching-on-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1186 Anonymous Sat, 05 May 2007 06:17:31 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/05/02/plug-in-fever-catching-on-in-canada/#comment-1186 Excellent idea Henry. I've just approached <a href="http://www.vattenfall.com/climatemap/" rel="nofollow">Vattenfall</a> (utilities in Sweden) on this. Also to assist us aquiring 5000 soft orders for phev's with <a href="http://www.pmlflightlink.com/news.html" rel="nofollow">PML </a>technology. This keeps the car-OEM's car intact, only replacing the drive train. This is quite easy, since car-OEM's already get the drive train from third parties. Imo phev-OEM's or modifiers shouldn't stretch the public's potential for greening too far by offering a product with too many quite fundamental innovations. (<a href="http://www.loremo.com/design.php" rel="nofollow">ultralight</a>, <a href="http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/1150631716" rel="nofollow">3 wheels</a>, <a href="http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm/country/ecf/newsID/2060724.006/mini/pml-builds-640hp-electric-mini" rel="nofollow">640hp </a>, or <a href="http://www.moller.com/" rel="nofollow">no wheels</a>) This has a good chance to not attract the larger audience. And quick access to large numbers of vehicles (or any RES related phenomenon) is what's needed to serve our Planet effectively. Khosla's point. Ideally we should sketch a road map to a <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.com/article.asp?ID=291" rel="nofollow">Cradle to Cradle</a> future. Since al these technical ponderings are merely tools to love all children. As long as we don't know how to achieve that, we should try all paths that have a promise to get us there (Diane's point). What helps is keeping it <a href="http://www.slowmovement.com/" rel="nofollow">simple</a> Cheers, Emil Excellent idea Henry. I’ve just approached Vattenfall (utilities in Sweden) on this.

Also to assist us aquiring 5000 soft orders for phev’s with PML technology. This keeps the car-OEM’s car intact, only replacing the drive train. This is quite easy, since car-OEM’s already get the drive train from third parties. Imo phev-OEM’s or modifiers shouldn’t stretch the public’s potential for greening too far by offering a product with too many quite fundamental innovations. (ultralight, 3 wheels, 640hp , or no wheels)

This has a good chance to not attract the larger audience. And quick access to large numbers of vehicles (or any RES related phenomenon) is what’s needed to serve our Planet effectively. Khosla’s point.

Ideally we should sketch a road map to a Cradle to Cradle future. Since al these technical ponderings are merely tools to love all children. As long as we don’t know how to achieve that, we should try all paths that have a promise to get us there (Diane’s point).

What helps is keeping it simple

Cheers, Emil

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/05/02/plug-in-fever-catching-on-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 Anonymous Sat, 05 May 2007 03:14:20 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/05/02/plug-in-fever-catching-on-in-canada/#comment-1185 The major barrier to the use of a plug in hybrid is that they are not mass produced, nor are they engineered for low cost. The major cost issue is the battery. The power companies should lease the battery for a monthly fee similar to the way the total electrical grid system is leased to the customer. When you move into a house you do not pay immediately for your share of the power transformers and generators. Henry Gibson The major barrier to the use of a plug in hybrid is that they are not mass produced, nor are they engineered for low cost. The major cost issue is the battery. The power companies should lease the battery for a monthly fee similar to the way the total electrical grid system is leased to the customer. When you move into a house you do not pay immediately for your share of the power transformers and generators. Henry Gibson

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