Energy and Transportation Policy | ||
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| Casting | From the Frying Pan... | ... into the Fire |
| The Wizard | Energy Independence?! | Oil trade deficit was $251.6 B in 2005.δ We each consume our body weight in oil every week.δ |
| Kansas | In State of the Union 2006, Bush advocated ethanolδ. Schwarzenegger backs a ballot initiative for ethanol.δ. | Stanford gets $100 million to make alternative fuels including ethanol from cellulose.δ Switch to switchgrass; swap food for thought? |
| The Scarecrow | Debate: Ethanol is a net energy bust?δ | All biomass would meet < 15% of USA energy use.δ |
| Pete Wilson capitulated to Detroit, dropping 10% ZEVs by 2003δ | ... sacrificing California's bid for auto market share.δ (Never mind pollution abatement, CO2.) | |
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The Tin Man |
General Motors had its worst year in 45.δ | Toyota reports record earnings.δ. |
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The Lion |
Democrats blocked the solar initiative.δ | Schwarzenegger talked CPUC into solar anyway.δ |
| Yellow Brick Road | Schwarzenegger wants $222 Billion for infrastructure.δ | More freewaysδ as oil supplies are about to plummetδ . |
| Germany, Japan,δ Chinaδ have maglev trains, 250 mph. | USA maglev, high speed rail is a political football. | |
| Smoke and Mirrors | Electricity to Hydrogen ~ 70% Fuel Cell, Hydrogen to Electricity ~ 50% |
Hydrogen round trip ~ 35%; even less in a vehicle. |
| Sunny California | ||
| PV | PhotoSynthesis is 1% efficient.δ [more] | PhotoVoltaics are 10-15% efficient. |
| EV | EVs can get 100 mpg equivalent. | PRT is projected to get 200 mpg equivalent. |
| PV+EV → PRT | PV:PS * EV:IC = 10:1 * 3:1 = 30:1 → | PV:PS * PRT:IC = 10:1 * 10:1 = 100:1 |
| PV powered EV is 30 times better than ethanol! | Track's solar canopy is enough to power PRT. | |
| Anyone clicking their heels to go back to Kansas? | ||
| Inspirators |
Sweden aims to end oil dependency by 2020.δ
Iceland to abolish fossil fuels altogether .δ |
Will California rise to the challenge? |
| Champions Getting on Board |
Who?
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Why?
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