As in the "Back to the Future" Delorean --- I love it. On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 2:33 PM G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I have another point of view on the future of EV's and available > electricity. > My view is to design and produce a desk top size Thorium reactor which > would be scalable in size to power EV's including heavy haul trucks and > construction equipment. > A ball of Thorium, correctly managed, the size of a golf ball is capable of > generating all the electrical energy you would use in your lifetime. Thus, > power a car, or truck, that not only never had to be "plugged in to > recharge" but could be "plugged in" to power your house when not driving. > No batteries, no exotic elements in short supply mined by child slave > labor.. etc etc etc... > Such a "laptop reactor" would instantly resolve all the shortcomings of > wind, solar, and battery storage and disposal. > I want to become the new Elon Musk worlds richest man. > > On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 11:27 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Aside from the pollution caused by making the batteries, I think the real > > solution is a plug in hybrid with a small Diesel engine. I wonder if > such a > > thing exists anywhere in the world. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Jun 25, 2022, at 1:05 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > It will be interesting to see how the future works when some areas are > > already struggling to meet today's electrical demand without rolling > > blackouts. > > > > > > > > >> On Sat, Jun 25, 2022, at 11:57 AM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > > >> Like it or not, the future is coming, and it's change --- > > >> > > >> > > > https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/an-electric-mercedes-benz-drove-747-miles-without-recharging-nearly-twice-the-range-of-tesla-s-model-s/ar-AAYRnCT > > >> > > >> -- > > >> OK Don > > >> > > >> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > > >> pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > >> > > >> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > > Wernher > > >> Von Braun > > >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg > > >> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > > >> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > > >> _______________________________________ > > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >> > > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >> > > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com