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  What do You Think About Hybrid and Electric Cars?

  by Village Idiot in

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  battery technology has been making leaps and bounds in affordability and energy output throughout the past decade.

  while pure electric cars currently have limited range, the near future holds prospects for longer ranges.

  hybrids, and recently plug in hybrids, have a mileage of up to 50 mpg* giving them a range of 500 miles from a ten gallon gas tank.

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  Hoser,

  I'm not sure where everyone is coming from here but travelling 1000 km in one trip happens on a regular basis in my life and many others who live in remote northern communities.
  

  As I mentioned, Priuses (Hybrid, not electric) can get 50mpg multiplied by a 10 gallon gasoline tank. If that is not enough for you between gas stations then what do you do when you make such long trips? I never heard of a regular car having a 600 mile (1,000 km) range. Don't you stop at gas stations in mid-trip to fuel up?
  
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  What do You Think About Hybrid and Electric Cars?

  by Village Idiot in

  1. social
  2. current

  battery technology has been making leaps and bounds in affordability and energy output throughout the past decade.

  while pure electric cars currently have limited range, the near future holds prospects for longer ranges.

  hybrids, and recently plug in hybrids, have a mileage of up to 50 mpg* giving them a range of 500 miles from a ten gallon gas tank.

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  Hoser,

  I have issues with the current range of electric vehicles. When they can travel up to a thousand km on one charge in 40 below zero temperatures I might consider one.
  

  Traveling up 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) is not necessary for any vehicle. My Ford only has a 220 mile range and many cars get about 400 if they get 25 mpg. A Toyota Prius has a 500 mile range.

  As for temperatures, there is solid state battery technology (In the first stages of research) that can currently operate in minus 20 Celsius degree (-4 degrees Fahrenheit). With all the leaps and bounds that battery technology is going through it's simply a matter of time. Say 5 years?
  
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  What was it like being a JW in the 1960's and 1970's

  by UnshackleTheChains in

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  this is obviously a question for the older generation.

  i'm really curious what it was like to be a witness in the 60's and 70's?.

  was the society as strict as it is today?.

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  Ucantnome,

  I believe there was a change to a shorter study period before baptism.
  

  Study period for baptism in my day was six months. How long is it nowadays?
  
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  What do You Think About Hybrid and Electric Cars?

  by Village Idiot in

  1. social
  2. current

  battery technology has been making leaps and bounds in affordability and energy output throughout the past decade.

  while pure electric cars currently have limited range, the near future holds prospects for longer ranges.

  hybrids, and recently plug in hybrids, have a mileage of up to 50 mpg* giving them a range of 500 miles from a ten gallon gas tank.

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  It's the entire life. Batteries are not environmentally or energy free.Batteries are not environmentally or energy free.
  

  I don't have the figures but the manufacture of batteries shouldn't take up more energy than the manufacture of a conventional engine. Also, some current (No pun intended) battery technology - still in the works - are environmentally safe.
  
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  What do You Think About Hybrid and Electric Cars?

  by Village Idiot in

  1. social
  2. current

  battery technology has been making leaps and bounds in affordability and energy output throughout the past decade.

  while pure electric cars currently have limited range, the near future holds prospects for longer ranges.

  hybrids, and recently plug in hybrids, have a mileage of up to 50 mpg* giving them a range of 500 miles from a ten gallon gas tank.

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  GoneAwol,

  I would definately have one, but as with everything, it needs to be a consumer price as opposed to a rich git price ie. Tesla.
  

  Elon Musk's (CEO of Tesla) has a three stage strategy concerning electric vehicles. Cars for the rich first; cars for the middle class second and cars for the working poor last. He is focusing on cars for the rich first so that he can get enough money to start up production of more reasonably priced vehicles.

  Thanks for the links.
  
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  What do You Think About Hybrid and Electric Cars?

  by Village Idiot in

  1. social
  2. current

  battery technology has been making leaps and bounds in affordability and energy output throughout the past decade.

  while pure electric cars currently have limited range, the near future holds prospects for longer ranges.

  hybrids, and recently plug in hybrids, have a mileage of up to 50 mpg* giving them a range of 500 miles from a ten gallon gas tank.

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  Jookbeard,

  ...dont batteries contain lead,acid and mercury?
  

  Lead acid batteries are no longer used in electric cars - they're too heavy. There are many different types of batteries that are more advanced than those and some are safer for our environment.
  
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  What was it like being a JW in the 1960's and 1970's

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this is obviously a question for the older generation.

  i'm really curious what it was like to be a witness in the 60's and 70's?.

  was the society as strict as it is today?.

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  Village Idiot

  Food at the Assembly was better but everyone ate standing up. Fresh squeezed orange juice was made to order.

  Some brothers, like me, collected older literature but that was frowned upon.
  
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  What do You Think About Hybrid and Electric Cars?

  by Village Idiot in

  1. social
  2. current

  battery technology has been making leaps and bounds in affordability and energy output throughout the past decade.

  while pure electric cars currently have limited range, the near future holds prospects for longer ranges.

  hybrids, and recently plug in hybrids, have a mileage of up to 50 mpg* giving them a range of 500 miles from a ten gallon gas tank.

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  Simon, I thought you were talking about the manufacturing of the car which requires the melting of metal, an energy intensive process. My mistake.

  As for the energy used for driving that takes us into the issue of alternative energy. With electricity coming from windmills, photovoltaic and concentrated solar power all electrical needs including driving will be met using clean technology.
  
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  What do You Think About Hybrid and Electric Cars?

  by Village Idiot in

  1. social
  2. current

  battery technology has been making leaps and bounds in affordability and energy output throughout the past decade.

  while pure electric cars currently have limited range, the near future holds prospects for longer ranges.

  hybrids, and recently plug in hybrids, have a mileage of up to 50 mpg* giving them a range of 500 miles from a ten gallon gas tank.

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  I think they are interesting but not the nirvana people assume. The electricity still has to be produced which often means burning fossil fuels and transmitted which means power loss. Yes, it can save fuel being burned where the car is, but it's still burned.
  

  For every hybrid car produced there will be a conventional car that will not be bought or produced. That means that the amount of electricity needed to make them will cancel each other out.
  
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  Good Morning!

  by snowbird in

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  good morning, all.. it is good to be here.. thanks to all for your contributions.. love and blessings.

  sylvia.

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  Don't be so cheerful snowbird.