What did you Today to Reduce your Carbon FootPrint?

Hookabelly

Hookabelly

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ttystikk

ttystikk

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greasemonkeymann said:
hah, fuck all that
I don't have a clue how those work (past a rudimentary grasp)
if it doesn't have a crankshaft and fuel injectors i'm at a loss
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It's pretty simple; the starter grew up and kicked the engine out of the car- and told his buddy the transmission to go with him. Now the whole motor has just one moving part- and is 96-98% efficient.

The regulator grew up and became the power controller. Battery does weigh a lot, tho.

DONE!
 
greasemonkeymann

greasemonkeymann

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ttystikk said:
It's pretty simple; the starter grew up and kicked the engine out of the car- and told his buddy the transmission to go with him. Now the whole motor has just one moving part- and is 96-98% efficient.

The regulator grew up and became the power controller. Battery does weigh a lot, tho.

DONE!
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hah, now THAT is an explanation
I know it's sorta like a turbine setup, minus the uh.. explosions occurring inside

I'm alright with teslas.
it's the GODDAMN prius that I fucking HATE
take all of them and put them on a ship, and ship that to the sun.
depending on my mood?
the owners may or may not be forced to join in on the flight
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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greasemonkeymann said:
hah, now THAT is an explanation
I know it's sorta like a turbine setup, minus the uh.. explosions occurring inside

I'm alright with teslas.
it's the GODDAMN prius that I fucking HATE
take all of them and put them on a ship, and ship that to the sun.
depending on my mood?
the owners may or may not be forced to join in on the flight
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I'm right there with you; hybrid means compromise means far too many part numbers under the hood.
 
greasemonkeymann

greasemonkeymann

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ttystikk said:
I'm right there with you; hybrid means compromise means far too many part numbers under the hood.
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shit, that's not even my beef with them
if I get another
"what do you mean I have to smog my car, it's a preeeeeus"
"fuck you ma'am, your car has the same engine as a Toyota echo"

Or even more frustrating is the cock-smokers that like to drive 5mph under the speed limit in order to keep their hybrid on and their engine off.
Yea, it's ALL about you, nevermind the 12 cars behind you, all wishing they has missile launchin RPG technology on their cars
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rant over..
it's just daily that I get behind them..
 
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GDBud

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ttystikk said:
I'm working at putting that coal fired power plant out of business.
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I was recently watching a video on solar cells and they said they have the cost of electricity to an affordable rate of $0.80 a kwh.
I'm now paying around $0.08 a kwh. That is 10 times my cost now. right now in the winter my electricity cost is $180 per month now multiply that by 10 times that would mean with out fossil fuel my electricity cost would be over $1800 per month and with our my job of building and maintaining coal powered power plants I would be left out in the cold.
 
srh88

srh88

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greasemonkeymann said:
shit, that's not even my beef with them
if I get another
"what do you mean I have to smog my car, it's a preeeeeus"
"fuck you ma'am, your car has the same engine as a Toyota echo"

Or even more frustrating is the cock-smokers that like to drive 5mph under the speed limit in order to keep their hybrid on and their engine off.
Yea, it's ALL about you, nevermind the 12 cars behind you, all wishing they has missile launchin RPG technology on their cars
.
.
rant over..
it's just daily that I get behind them..
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id take a tesla as something to have fun in every once in a while. im not up for having to charge my car every night or whenever.. id rather just pour some gas in it and go
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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GDBud said:
I was recently watching a video on solar cells and they said they have the cost of electricity to an affordable rate of $0.80 a kwh.
I'm now paying around $0.08 a kwh. That is 10 times my cost now. right now in the winter my electricity cost is $180 per month now multiply that by 10 times that would mean with out fossil fuel my electricity cost would be over $1800 per month and with our my job of building and maintaining coal powered power plants I would be left out in the cold.
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Those numbers are incorrect and incomplete enough I can't analyse them effectively. Solar panels are expensive up front and then all but free for 20 years. Many utilities give low cost or free loans to install them.
 
greasemonkeymann

greasemonkeymann

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ttystikk said:
Those numbers are incorrect and incomplete enough I can't analyse them effectively. Solar panels are expensive up front and then all but free for 20 years. Many utilities give low cost or free loans to install them.
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maybe thats for a fully off the grid setup?, those are much more money to setup the reserve batteries
last I heard they still do 12v deep cycles in series, right?
or has that tech finally improved?

I believe nuclear power is still by far the most efficient
(i'm saying this without researching first, so I may be full of shit)
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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greasemonkeymann said:
maybe thats for a fully off the grid setup?, those are much more money to setup the reserve batteries
last I heard they still do 12v deep cycles in series, right?
or has that tech finally improved?

I believe nuclear power is still by far the most efficient
(i'm saying this without researching first, so I may be full of shit)
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Most folks are on the grid, so why not grid tie and save a bunch of money?

The cost of meltdowns makes nuclear power untenable on the Earth's surface.
 
Hookabelly

Hookabelly

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ttystikk said:
Those numbers are incorrect and incomplete enough I can't analyse them effectively. Solar panels are expensive up front and then all but free for 20 years. Many utilities give low cost or free loans to install them.
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We looked into it a couple years ago. It would take longer than 20 years to offset the cost. I can't remember the figures exactly but the take away was that we'd be dead by the time we broke even on the cost of the panels.
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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Hookabelly said:
We looked into it a couple years ago. It would take longer than 20 years to offset the cost. I can't remember the figures exactly but the take away was that we'd be dead by the time we broke even on the cost of the panels.
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Lol, they do add value to your home. Prices are coming down pretty quickly these days.

It will be ready for prime time soon, the early adopters have proven it.
 
cannabineer

cannabineer

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ttystikk said:
Most folks are on the grid, so why not grid tie and save a bunch of money?

The cost of meltdowns makes nuclear power untenable on the Earth's surface.
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Both meltdown accidents were politically, not technically caused. I am a big believer in nuclear as a way to get us off oil and coal and on to the next, better energy source. If there were a home nuclear subsidy program ... well hold my LEADerhosen and watch this!!
 
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ttystikk

ttystikk

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cannabineer said:
Both meltdown accidents were ppolitically, not technically caused. I am a big believer in nuclear as a way to get us off oil and coal and on to the next, better energy source. If there were a home nuclear subsidy program ... well hold my LEADerhosen and watch this!!
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Fukushima wasn't political, it was an earthquake on a known fault. With such disastrous consequences for not thinking of EVERYTHING ahead of time, I'd say it just isn't worth it in terms of the cost to future generations.

Natural gas is the bridge you're looking for and it's already here and working.
 
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