August 1, 2008

A small brain fart - alt.energy vehicles

All of the efforts that I have seen for alternative energy vehicles (electric/hybrid/etc...) have been to use the commercial electrical grid as a source of energy -- topping off the batteries of a hybrid, generating hydrogen or being used to provide the 20-50 mile range for a pure EV. I used to live in Seattle and we had power outages there on a regular basis -- two or three times/year. I now live a few miles from the Canadian border; my favorite radio station is in Vancouver, B.C. (JRFM!) and they have the same issues. We live on 30 acres and we have even more days of no power. How about making this a two-way street? From an Engineering standpoint, this is a trivial issue and the extra gubbins on your hybrid and the transfer box for your house would add another $2K max to the cost of your vehicle. You would be able to drive your car to your garage, plug it in and your house would never, ever go dark again. Anyone interested??? Posted by DaveH at August 1, 2008 10:23 AM | TrackBack
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