Re: [EVDL] $1.7 Trillion reinvested

2014-06-27 Thread Martin WINLOW via EV
$5/W sounds hideously expensive. It's nearer $2.6/W installed here in the UK! But as far as your analysis goes, you haven't factored in the money that hundreds of companies that supply the armed services have made out of the war. That means jobs which keeps the politicians in power and everyon

Re: [EVDL] $1.7 Trillion reinvested

2014-06-26 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
al Message -- From: "Peri Hartman" To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" Sent: 26-Jun-14 8:20:44 AM Subject: Re: [EVDL] $1.7 Trillion reinvested Here's a parallel way to look at it, except with wind generation: According to the US DOE, in table 1: http://ww

Re: [EVDL] $1.7 Trillion reinvested (emissions free travel forever-corrected)

2014-06-26 Thread Willie2 via EV
On 06/26/2014 02:02 PM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote: $1.7T divided by $3.30/Watt cost of solar = 500 BWatts of capacity. Around here, we are getting roof top turn key installations of around 5kw for about $2.25/watt before the income tax credit and without any local incentives. I've hear

Re: [EVDL] $1.7 Trillion reinvested (emissions free travel forever-corrected)

2014-06-26 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
t we doing this? Bob, WB4APR -Original Message- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Peter Eckhoff via EV Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 7:32 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: [EVDL] $1.7 Trillion reinvested The purported cost of the Iraqi War so fa

Re: [EVDL] $1.7 Trillion reinvested (emissions free travel forever)

2014-06-26 Thread robert winfield via EV
"An average EV drives say 10k mi/yr at 3kwh per mile or 30,000 kWh per car" misplaced a decimal point Bob. appx 3,000kWh/yr, not 30,000 for 10,000 miles On Thu, 6/26/14, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote: Subject: Re: [EVDL] $1.7 Trillion

Re: [EVDL] $1.7 Trillion reinvested

2014-06-26 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
k, now who wants to vet my math? I make lots of mistakes :) Peri -- Original Message -- From: "Peter Eckhoff via EV" To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" Sent: 26-Jun-14 4:32:21 AM Subject: [EVDL] $1.7 Trillion reinvested The purported cost of the Iraqi War so far

Re: [EVDL] $1.7 Trillion reinvested (emissions free travel forever)

2014-06-26 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
ears. Why aren't we doing this? Bob, WB4APR -Original Message- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Peter Eckhoff via EV Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 7:32 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: [EVDL] $1.7 Trillion reinvested The purported cost of t

Re: [EVDL] $1.7 Trillion reinvested

2014-06-26 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
o:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Peter Eckhoff via EV Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 4:32 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: [EVDL] $1.7 Trillion reinvested The purported cost of the Iraqi War so far has been $1.7 trillion (1.7 x 10^12).Whether this is war was worth it is **not** up for d

[EVDL] $1.7 Trillion reinvested

2014-06-26 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
The purported cost of the Iraqi War so far has been $1.7 trillion (1.7 x 10^12).Whether this is war was worth it is **not** up for discussion here. This is strictly an exercise in examining what effect those funds would have had if applied differently. I would appreciate your vetting the though