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  1. Joel W.

    Proof of concept (electric drag cars)

    Spinach solar power: Tapping the secrets of photosynthesis -- engineering proteins from spinach -- to make organic solar cells whose efficiency could outstrip the best silicon photovoltaic arrays today. Silicon superstrings: A novel approach to manufacturing conventional silicon photovoltaic...
  2. Joel W.

    Proof of concept (electric drag cars)

    Here is yet another "SOLAR TECH ADVANCE" Solar cells change electricity distribution http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/280625_solarcell10.html In separate announcements over the past few months, researchers at the University of Johannesburg and at Nanosolar, a private company in Palo...
  3. Joel W.

    Proof of concept (electric drag cars)

    Here is the next new Solar tech out.. Discovery may spur cheap solar power http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/biztech/10/02/solar.cells.reut/index.html[/b] STMicroelectronics, Europe's largest semiconductor maker, said that, by the end of next year, it expected to have made the first stable...
  4. Joel W.

    Proof of concept (electric drag cars)

    Check this out!!! Brand new tech right here>>> "SPRAY ON SOLAR CELLS" http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/01/0114_050114_solarplastic.html Scientists have invented a plastic solar cell that can turn the sun's power into electrical energy, even on a cloudy day. The plastic...
  5. Joel W.

    Global Warming is over. (Really, it is. No joke.)

    Various prominent bodies have commented on global warming, most notably the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). National and international scientific groups have issued statements both detailing and summarizing the current state of scientific knowledge on the earth's climate...
  6. Joel W.

    Proof of concept (electric drag cars)

    Wow, Your outlook shocks me bud..(not really) You sure you don't work for the power companies/big oil??? You sound like you do? You can't admit that this new tech is pretty damm cool? No big suprize here I guess..:( Of course they are not totally free, I already said (less the price of...
  7. Joel W.

    You MUST see this

    I searched a bit but did not see it? I will look more tomarrow..;) Elise is 13.9
  8. Joel W.

    You MUST see this

    This Tesla is faster than the Elise in 0-60 http://www.puresportscar.com/elisespecs
  9. Joel W.

    Proof of concept (electric drag cars)

    Wave of the future man. (literally)..:)
  10. Joel W.

    Proof of concept (electric drag cars)

    Ok.. here is another few..;) http://www.esquimaltnews.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=10&cat=23&id=703627&more= BC Hydro just announced in July that it's prepared to sign contracts for 38 projects worth $3.6 billion, three of which are wind power in the province. With the demand for energy...
  11. Joel W.

    Proof of concept (electric drag cars)

    See post 60.
  12. Joel W.

    Proof of concept (electric drag cars)

    But that's going on already anyways (all the time), We just are not taking advantage of the inertia of the vehicles yet.... It does not slow them down.
  13. Joel W.

    Proof of concept (electric drag cars)

    But the cars pass by all day/night long anyways.. Sticking generators in the roadway makes power for free all day/night long. (less the cost of the generator):biglaugh: No?
  14. Joel W.

    You MUST see this

    They are all electric motors.. :)
  15. Joel W.

    You MUST see this

    Here is another with about the same performance.. looks cool.. http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/venturi_fetish.asp
  16. Joel W.

    Money, the root of all?

    So who protects the poor? Fuckem huh.. Nice dude... :( It will never happen...
  17. Joel W.

    You MUST see this

    Whew..(That makes me so happy) ... :) That's the best I have found yet.. Still looking... ;)
  18. Joel W.

    Proof of concept (electric drag cars)

    Dude, they are already moving?? That agruement is totally lame.. so sorry..
  19. Joel W.

    You MUST see this

    Ask and you shall recieve.. http://www.supramania.com/forums/showpost.php?p=297036&postcount=56 Perhaps most important and most unlike the EV1, the Tesla offers fun, in large, hair-raising voltages. The company claims 0 to 60 mph acceleration in 4 seconds and a top speed of 130 mph...
  20. Joel W.

    Global Warming is over. (Really, it is. No joke.)

    Your getting your info from IPCC and I have already proven that study was funded by Exxon.. :evildeal: Water vapor actually scrubs the air of CO2 when it condenses into dropplets and forms rain. This rain, falls from the sky and drags CO2 and other green house gasses back to the ground...