In reply to Jones Beene's message of Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:11:28 -0700 (PDT): Hi, [snip] > The way that nuclear replaces oil - and it is possible in principle to make a > gigantic cut in oil consumption - is with the hybrid automobile... which is > recharged at night, preferably with underutilized power. Solar is not good > for this, since the period of peak solar electricity output generally > coincides with the peak in demand - not a good time to recharge the auto.
Agreed, however since the best use of the PHEV is commuting, the problem can be solved by recharging the car at work during the day, with solar power, as most commuters don't use their cars, for many hours at a time, while at work. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
