[ExI] The silent PV revolution

[spike]

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[mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Dave Sill
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 10:50 AM
To: ExI chat list
Subject: Re: [ExI] The silent PV revolution

 

On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 1:26 PM, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:

>>. Ever so patiently I explain, yes we can build card
that get 100 mpg, however... it isn't your classic Detroit V8 with special
rare-earth magnets on the fuel line.  Yes we can do it, yes the cars are
light, slow and dangerous, and there are noooo patents or copyrights
preventing any of it from being done.

 

>.As you yourself have pointed out, they're only dangerous when they're
competing with 2-ton Detroits and 10-ton semis. Built out of carbon fiber
they could be as safe as F1 cars. Too bad we can't outlaw semis and use
trains for freight.

 

No need to autlaw trucks.  Divide the existing high-speed roads to
physically separate lightweights from the existing fleet.  Take out speed
bumps everywhere.  Remove Botts dots.  Increase smoothness requirements for
the lightweight lanes.  Stay right on chuck-hole repair.  Stop using road
surface neglect as a government tool to increase taxes.

 

 

>.But I'm pretty sure there are *plenty* of patents that would get in the
way of a small-time operator trying to build one.  One of the major
manufacturers with patent trading deals with the other major
manufacturers--and huge legal departments and budgets--could do it, though.
-Dave

 

Dave me lad, there are PLENTY of technologies for lightweights that have
patents long since expired.  There is nothing all that new in any of these
ideas.  Back in the 70s during the Middle East oil embargo, hobbyists played
these kinds of games, did everything that is being done today.  We had
competitions, the 2000 mpg "cars" way back then.  They don't require carbon
composite tech really.  Good old poly-plastics will do at very low penalty.
They don't require anything we didn't already have 40 yrs ago.  I know of
exactly NOTHING invented in the last 20 yrs that would be necessary for a
great lightweight ape hauler, not one thing.  We had everything we need, way
back in my own misspent youth.

 

spike

 

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