You know what really Grinds My Gears? Electric Cars. $36,000 for a car that is no bigger than the one that my folks got my sister when she was six? You have got to be kidding me. It looks like someone decided to stick a couple of double-A's in their piggy bank and drive it to work one day. Not to mention the engine sounding like the blender i bought at Wal-Mart freshman year. Then there are the efficiency issues. The AC and Heat both run off of the battery unlike in a gasoline powered engine. This means the driver will have to be mindful of how much they use these luxuries on the drive. There are also concerns for potential electricity distribution issues. Circuits demanding much for energy than usual may have the tendency to blow quite frequently. That is a hazard when the vehicle isn't even moving. With the small size of the vehicle it also raises safety and hauling issues. Most electric cars will be one or two seaters and have very little to offer in the way of safety features. With the limited amount of oil and sky-rocketing gas prices an alternate means for powering our vehicles is inevitable. Whether it is hydrogen, electric, or some other means, let's hope that all the necessary steps are taken to ensure the vehicles will be a viable option for the future.
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When doesn't a man want a car that sounds beastly? When I watched The Dilemma they were working on technology that makes the electric car sound like it has a beastly motor. I know this is in the movies but I'm sure they are working on it or have that technology already today. So in that sense, how neat is that?
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Real men not only want that distinctive rumble, that ridiculous idle that shakes the whole car, but they also want that stupid fast POWER. If anybody dares to say guys need this to compensate for something, i will slap them. Boys like fast cars cause we "wanna go fast!" like Ricky Bobby. God just made us this way. Thank you BP for pointing out how lame electric cars are. They are for chicks. Not to mention, has anybody actually seen a crash rating on a electric toaster, i mean piggy bank, oops that's your car? THEY DON'T HAVE CRASH RATINGS!!! My chevy's fender-bender is the equivalent of a head on collision in your toaster. You wreck a toaster and you are going to die..
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