J-SMITH69

synthetic gasoline

Jorsher

If you're talking about bio-fuels, those are even less efficient than running an electric plant.

You have to take into consideration the fertilizers (as well as their manufacturing), soil, byproducts, and even then it has low power-to-volume ratio. The amount of farming land it would require to supply the country with enough fuel would be ridiculous as well.

I don't think we'll be forced to switch for a long, long time. But eventually gas won't be a great option.

Personally, if batteries weren't so expensive and electric motors were a little cheaper, I'd build myself an "electric gokart" for my home/work/store commutes since I'm only 5-15 min from wherever I need to go, and it'd cost less in electricity and still be a lot quicker than my slowass CRX.

But for now I'll continue burning dinosaurs

J-SMITH69

NO

synthetic

biofuels are a joke

Jorsher

Cool. Just read up on it. Says it currently releases twice as much CO2 as oil based fuels but they're working on tech to help that.

Still. When batteries get cheaper. I'll gladly pick drive an electric for normal commutes. I really doubt synthetic gas will be cheaper than what I can get electricity, since it's coal being processed to a fuel to get burned...instead of just coal gettin burned (or nuclear radiation in my case) and making power. Being that our utility company is also not-for-profit, I really really doubt it'll be cheaper.

They did say there's enough coal to fuel our energy needs for centuries, but that's also at "current levels" which will sure as hell be higher in a decade or two. Wonder how much it costs to make synthetic gas. Probably more expensive now or companies would be making it to compete with gas prices.

J-SMITH69

what are you talking about nuclear radiation getting burned?

a nuclear reactor heats up water turning it into steam to turn turbines to generate electricity

Jorsher

I said nothing about nuclear radiation getting burned, I know the basics of nuclear power.

I meant coal getting burned (to produce electricity) (or nuclear radiation in my case (to produce electricity))

The following:
mine coal > make coal into fuel > burn fuel > power

will most likely cost more for the amount of power than:
mine coal > burn coal > electricity
nuclear power > electricity

J-SMITH69

yea

Perfek360

its called a bigger battery yeah......lolz

45psi

you are a joke johnny.

J-SMITH69