Electric Cars

Here on the Big Island, we are fortunate that we have access to geothermal power. Its base power characteristics will help to stabilize the grid, and will allow more and varied renewable sources of energy to be brought onto the electric grid. Here is an interesting article about electric cars:

The Peak Oil Crisis: The Electric Car: Part II
By Tom Whipple

Unless we have an economic depression far worse than most currently believe is likely, the chances are good that within the next five years a combination of emissions restrictions and falling oil supplies is going to make gasoline too expensive for routine use in private automobiles.

The manufacturers recognize this and are rushing to produce pure electric or plug-in hybrid cars that will draw most of their energy consumption from the electric grid. The following is the second part of a discussion of a recent announcement by Nissan that they will be introducing the first full size electric sedan in the U.S. late next year.

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2 thoughts on “Electric Cars”

  1. Aloha, Richard:

    Electric cars and recharge stations are great ideas for our island. We need “next steps.” Who’s working on this? Who will truly make it happen?

    I believe it’s a concept that could make an entrepreneur very successful, since we can tap more geothermal resource for the power. Who will step up? Maybe the DeLuz family?

    BAHastings

  2. The State is working on it. A Better Place has been contracted to create this kind of transit system in Hawaii. Now if we can just get the PUC to allow faster expansion of local renewable energy systems!

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