Comments on: Prius vs. Honda Hybrid vs. Other http://www.diamondcutlife.org/prius-vs-honda-hybrid-vs-other/ Sustainable Living: The Heart Of The Matter Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:24:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Rethinking the Entitlement of Travel http://www.diamondcutlife.org/prius-vs-honda-hybrid-vs-other/comment-page-1/#comment-238 Rethinking the Entitlement of Travel Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:01:46 +0000 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/?p=156#comment-238 [...] WordPress.org ← Prius vs. Honda Hybrid vs. Other [...] [...] WordPress.org ← Prius vs. Honda Hybrid vs. Other [...]

]]> By: B Smith @ Wealth and Wisdom http://www.diamondcutlife.org/prius-vs-honda-hybrid-vs-other/comment-page-1/#comment-237 B Smith @ Wealth and Wisdom Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:02:52 +0000 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/?p=156#comment-237 Ahh, a topic for the engineer in me. I agree that we will eventually go away from gasoline cars. It's just that a lot of development needs to be done before this happens. Technology has a ways to go before electric cars go prime time. The batteries take too long to charge, are expensive, and are an environmental problem in and of themselves. That's not to say it won't happen, it just won't happen tomorrow. The biggest issue is the charge time. It's fine for most daily drivers. It falls short if you are going longer distances. This is an area where technology needs to catch up. Also, the electricity is mostly derived from coal and natural gas. None of this is renewable or good for the environment. Wind, solar, and nuclear are more environmentally friendly but heavily opposed by environmental groups. This is especially true for wind and nuclear. Solar is space intensive, dependent on weather, and expensive. Ahh, a topic for the engineer in me.
I agree that we will eventually go away from gasoline cars. It’s just that a lot of development needs to be done before this happens.

Technology has a ways to go before electric cars go prime time. The batteries take too long to charge, are expensive, and are an environmental problem in and of themselves. That’s not to say it won’t happen, it just won’t happen tomorrow.

The biggest issue is the charge time. It’s fine for most daily drivers. It falls short if you are going longer distances. This is an area where technology needs to catch up.

Also, the electricity is mostly derived from coal and natural gas. None of this is renewable or good for the environment. Wind, solar, and nuclear are more environmentally friendly but heavily opposed by environmental groups. This is especially true for wind and nuclear. Solar is space intensive, dependent on weather, and expensive.

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