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You can register using your Google, Facebook, or Twitter account, just click here.I am sure the turmoil in the middle east is only temporary. ( I may have gone too far with this joke )Do you think the current turmoil in the middle-east will provide the impetus to assure production of the high mpg Elio?
Yeah, me too. Temporary in geological terms.I am sure the turmoil in the middle east is only temporary. ( I may have gone too far with this joke )
When you factor in the age of the universe.........in cosmic terms it should be over soon.Yeah, me too. Temporary in geological terms.
I believe Paul Elio's personal commitment will have more of an effect than any world turmoil. He started this project because of high oil prices and he is convinced the Elio is needed to protect us from the vagaries of international turmoil. I agree with him. Having a high mpg vehicle that is safe and, in my opinion, great looking, is the best kind of protection we can have. Selling it at a reasonable price definitely helps people like me who need an inexpensive vehicle that saves money while using. The Elio promises that. Go Elio, Paul Elio and the Elio Team. :-) ZDo you think the current turmoil in the middle-east will provide the impetus to assure production of the high mpg Elio?
That was very interesting … but I don't think his audience was as excited as, say, we Elio fans are about our pet technology. Maybe it was the periodic table that cooled things down. But by the end, they got it.Listen to this TED talk about liquid metal batteries. I have a TED talks app and love it.
http://www.ted.com/talks/donald_sadoway_the_missing_link_to_renewable_energy
There is hope for the future, take the intermediate steps now.
The thing I don't get is there are lower temperature liquid metal batteries out already. His uses Antimony (?) which is found almost exclusively in one mine in China and is quite limited (well, if you consider an estimated 400 million tons a limit). I just don't get what makes his.idea better than the ones already being used. But still, he is right that we need a better way to store electricity to even out the uneven flow from renewable sources.That was very interesting … but I don't think his audience was as excited as, say, we Elio fans are about our pet technology. Maybe it was the periodic table that cooled things down. But by the end, they got it.
The concept is important, and the technology not that hard to do … if you're an MIT prof with a crew of post-docs and grad students helping out!
There isn't going to be "one solution" for our energy woes, but the high-temperature, dirt-cheap liquid metal battery could really help.
What it would do is take advantage of solar and wind power by storing their energy for use when it's calm and cloudy or night time, in quantities that really do keep the whole system operating.
This in turn will lead to more reliance on electricity, less on hydrocarbons -- but it won't happen overnight, and in the meantime Elio could do its bit to be fun, green, and affordable. IF Elio can get funded and launch. Here's hoping.