Solar freak'n canopies!Drive without fear of sunstrike!
I like how Bounty is coming up with all these great ideas on how to solve the world energy problems, instead of criticizing other peoples ideas.
See:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFTwthNrL_w
Solar Roadways?What the hell is this bullshit?These people need to go back to school. Here is something that actually works:
Quote from Tiwaking!: July 26, 2014, 03:21:22 pmSolar Roadways?What the hell is this bullshit?These people need to go back to school. Here is something that actually works:No.Lol. Absolutely not. This is maybe as bad as solar roadways.What happens when one vehicle breaks down?Any ideas how efficient inductive charging is? Any ideas how efficient inductive charging through tar seal is?It's a neat gimmick for mobile phones and maybe laptops, but shouldn't be applied to anything much larger.
PunctualityThe Shinkansen is very reliable thanks to several factors, including its near-total separation from slower traffic. In 2012, JR Central reported that the Shinkansen's average delay from schedule per train was 36 seconds. This includes delays due to uncontrollable causes, such as natural disasters. The record, in 1997, was 18 seconds.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShinkansenQuotePunctualityThe Shinkansen is very reliable thanks to several factors, including its near-total separation from slower traffic. In 2012, JR Central reported that the Shinkansen's average delay from schedule per train was 36 seconds. This includes delays due to uncontrollable causes, such as natural disasters. The record, in 1997, was 18 seconds.Your move Bounty Hunter. I suggest you move your pawns out first to make room for your bigger pieces.The argument is quite simple: Shinkansen never fails. Could it fail? Yes, but without practical testing then criticising it makes you look like a negative nancyAlso I will counter all your arguments with: South KoreaLess Pylons Required
No.Lol. Absolutely not. This is maybe as bad as solar roadways.What happens when one vehicle breaks down?Any ideas how efficient inductive charging is? Any ideas how efficient inductive charging through tar seal is?It's a neat gimmick for mobile phones and maybe laptops, but shouldn't be applied to anything much larger.
Spoiler : Quote from Tiwaking!: July 26, 2014, 06:27:23 pmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShinkansenQuotePunctualityThe Shinkansen is very reliable thanks to several factors, including its near-total separation from slower traffic. In 2012, JR Central reported that the Shinkansen's average delay from schedule per train was 36 seconds. This includes delays due to uncontrollable causes, such as natural disasters. The record, in 1997, was 18 seconds.Your move Bounty Hunter. I suggest you move your pawns out first to make room for your bigger pieces.The argument is quite simple: Shinkansen never fails. Could it fail? Yes, but without practical testing then criticising it makes you look like a negative nancyAlso I will counter all your arguments with: South KoreaLess Pylons RequiredTrain != Bus.Non sequitur.Your move. I'm going out for dinner, because I'm polite my response may be delayed. Have an excellent evening.
Skeptics both at home and abroad had warned that the costs involved in installing the equipment show that it could be less practical than other schemes, such as those in which vehicles recharge at designated locations or using cables. The commercialization process has cost up to KRW 26.6 billion between December 2011 and June 2013. But experts say that they see a lot of potential for the technology for public transport applications, adding that the remaining question is how to cut down the cost.
A device attached to the bottom of the bus draws up power from the road using a technology called “shaped magnetic field in resonance.” Electric cables embedded under the road create electromagnetic fields, which are then picked up by a coil inside the device and converted into electricity. The energy transfer rate from road wires to the car has reached 75 percent. The 12 km route on the public road is the first of its kind in the world according to project developers, who added that 10 more public buses are scheduled to be added by 2015. The battery in the electric vehicle is less than one-third the size of those in other electric vehicles, which helps reduce not only the overall weight of the vehicle but also the amount of carbon dioxide emitted during power generation, thus improving the overall efficiency of the vehicle.
It seems there have been some improvements in efficiency.I suppose their proposed system is not much different to the idea of a tram (not train), except the wires run under the road, and there is no physical connection to the tram.I concede the system is certainly worth consideration for public transport.Well played Tiwa. I had pasta, it was nice.
Now the French are doing it.http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/france-paving-more-600-miles-road-solar-panels-180958035/?no-ist
