Recent content by Alric

I have the badge and I like it. It gives the car a prototype futuristic look in my opinion. I got my badge applied by the dealer. This might be your safest bet since they have to be ordered from Nissan. Go for it!

Just ask yourself two questions: Will the model 3 be popular? Will batteries decrease greatly in price. If this two are true, and in my opinion they are, TSLA will do great.

You guys are missing the forest for the trees. Why separate electricity use from NG or other forms of energy when discussing gasoline generation? NG could be used to generate kWh which would be more efficient if user to move EVs. The point is that these lifecycle studies nickel and dime EVs...

How is natural gas any better than electricity of the concern is emissions?

Exactly. All these studies just add up the potential GHGs generated per kWh without taking into account how the grid actually works. It's going to be a long time before EVs have a measurable impact on the grid while having real measurable impact on GHGs generated from burning gasoline. Just...

Electric car benefits? Just myths http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/02/18/electric-car-benefits-air-myths-pollution-health-column/23641729/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Makes the usual mistakes of assuming a 1:1 relationship between kWh used by EVs and emissions at...

That is correct. The reduced range in low temperature is largely due to the need for cabin heat and you get back the range in normal temperatures.

The possibilities of a $4k 24kwh hour battery pack that can be purchased are outstanding. You can power a house with that.

It can handle it no problem as long as you can charge at work. Even trickle charge will do it.

This is the current situation for comparison http://xkcd.com/1338/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Seems like driving an EV more than offsets any amount of beef a human being could consume. What's with the weird advice on growth hormone and GMOs on a GHG chart?!

But this is not an "either or". It is summative. The more of these things you do the better.

From your link: "The largest sources of transportation GHGs in 2006 were passenger cars (34%) and light duty trucks, which include sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and minivans (28%). Together with motorcycles, these light-duty vehicles made up about 63% of transportation GHG emissions. "

I also suggest Michael E. Mann's book "The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars" to see the depths corps and politicians went to intimidate climate scientists. I knew there was some pushback but the levels of harassment documented on the book are unbelievable. Mann's book has the added bonus of...

For the proper way to think about models and climate change please watch this TED presentation by Gavin Schmidt http://www.ted.com/talks/gavin_schmidt_the_emergent_patterns_of_climate_change" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;