Google.org RechargeIT: Plug-in Hybrids

MZBOGAN011 Says:

May 31, 2008 - i think all thiz iz bullshit

MostlyPoliticalStuff Says:

Jun 2, 2008 - You global warming lovers and environmentalists make me laugh. Sure, a plug-in won't use fuel. BUT, where do you get the electricity from? You guessed it, the power plant. More plug in cars = more power plants. Just goes to show ya short-term thinking never works. Also, leave your hateful comments about me, it amuses me.

liveoilfree Says:

Jun 4, 2008 - Actually, we make more electric than we use from our rooftop solar system. The money we saved on gas paid for the system, now, we drive for free. NO gas, no oil, no smog checks.

liveoilfree Says:

Jun 4, 2008 - Our RAV4-EV has a NiMH battery that lasts longer than the life of the car -- even a Toyota car -- over 200,000 miles.So why not allow some people to BUY them??

mike081283 Says:

Jun 5, 2008 - why dont you guys put solar pannels on the roof of the car make a costom 1 that molds to the shape of the roof make it berly noticable and when the car is sitting i can auto recharge like if u park it to goin the store or ur sitting in traffic u park it in the sun and bam free power if i had the money id built a great car that uses every energey effishent device or idea out there like magnetic regen breakin and someing i rather keep to my self so i dnt get riped off just take a deep breth hint

liveoilfree Says:

Jun 6, 2008 - Sock puppets are paid by GM or Big Oil to blather the same old lies.Wake up! This is a big issue, whether we stay enslaved to foreign oil dictators.These dumb posters are putting the money they get paid above common sense.Solar power and plug-in cars, it works for hundreds of us. Why not you??

liveoilfree Says:

Jun 6, 2008 - We had American-made EV1, powered by American electricity. But GM took them away, crushed them, and drove us to buy Toyota RAV4-EV.GM is hooked on oil.

synerjee Says:

Jun 14, 2008 - You can use electricity from whatever other source - wind, solar, tidal, geothermal, nuclear.You don't have alternatives for oil.You may also feel free to ignore the global warming shtick - it's much more of an issue that the oil price isn't really going down and that drilling in the ANWR is a drop in the bucket. Think of the wallets, not of the whales.

707danawrkmn707 Says:

Jun 16, 2008 - 10 years from now, GM is gone, all in

lsimpson18 Says:

Jun 22, 2008 - I love James Woolsey's description of the coalition of people who support new, little-to-no-gasoline technologies. It's true that there's a big coalition of people who want this, and that enables change.

water4fuelnow Says:

Jun 23, 2008 - I totally agree..If you had a strong arm on a product or market, you'd be upset too if someone came along with a proven device that not only works better than your item yet it's better for our planet. Water4fuel,info

wirebaby17 Says:

Jul 2, 2008 - Power plants are much easier to maintain and regulate than individual vehicles. And, as mentioned below, there are plenty of places with clean fuel alternatives. I don't advocate burning coal or oil for electricity - but how about garbage? Or maybe biodigesters from feedlots and dairies?

bavanaina Says:

Jul 10, 2008 - I would like to have Google make the conversion available, so I can retrofit it in a hybrid car.

schie390 Says:

Jul 20, 2008 - Good things don't come "easy".

arni0202 Says:

Aug 8, 2008 - When I found out that producing one prius makes more waste and emits more CO2 than building one Hummer H2 I was disappointed. Making Car Factories Greener first is important. Subaru already has a green factory located in (or near?)a national wildlife reserve lol. Just give me an E85 plug in hybrid and i'll be happy. Gas free is the main thing.

thomasw78 Says:

Aug 19, 2008 - My question on Vehicle to Grid is if your car is providing power back to the grid then what do you do when you need to drive it and the battery is dead.

juscurious Says:

Aug 24, 2008 - You don't know what you are talking about about. The EV1 as an all electric was not a viable vehicle. It was only a 2 seater. It could not operate in very hot or very cold enviroments. I know this because one of my friends had a EV1 in SoCal back in the 1990's. It had very limited range and if you ever needed to run the heater or air you would be in trouble. Also the most important reason GM would not produce the car was that the US Government would not let it. It wouldn't pass the crash tests.

RealityCheck1970 Says:

Aug 25, 2008 - Driving around 500 to 1000 pounds of batteries to save 2 gallons of gas is stupid. We need a fundamental technology leap. Until then, use the PPH60 from gogreenwithct. This system uses batteries to power the electrical loads in your car so the extremely inefficient alternator doesn't have to.

the43k Says:

Oct 9, 2008 - I think you been sniffing glue.... inefficient alternator? Yeah lets stick with the prehistoric combustion engine instead of electricity. Please Realitycheck1970, give up with the snake oil sales.

GA7777777 Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - Where can I buy one ?

Heimdall01 Says:

Dec 6, 2008 - Ok! But why didn't GM make a better car? So it could at least pass the safety test I mean..

juscurious Says:

Dec 7, 2008 - The battery technology wasn't there in the mid 1990's. It ccost GM $80,000/car. Gas was relatively cheap at this time and only a very small number of niche types wanted an electric, 2 seater with all the limitations and were willing to pony up $80,000. Would you have paid that for a 2 seat electric car? I'll bet you wouldn't. None of the other car companies went down this path because they saw the same technical problems as well. Why didn't Honda build this car? You need to get educated.

juscurious Says:

Dec 7, 2008 - Boy these guys at Google are arrogant. They also must not read very much. Have any of these guys ever read about the Chevy Volt or the 3 Plug in hybrids Chryler has planned. Google IS a sucessful company but eventually someone else will have a comprobable search engine and their day and the sun will be over. Google types are the people who will spend $20,000 to save $5,000 in gasoline. Never, never, I repeat never trust Software Geeks to solve our energy problems. These guys are fools.

juscurious Says:

Dec 7, 2008 - You are the one under the influence of something, glue or otherwise. The ICE has made modern life possible as we know it. If it's so prehistoric then tell me why some genius hasn't come up with something better. Yes we all know about electric motors being more efficient than the ICE. No one has ever figured out how to get the electricity to the motors. 100 years old street cars in my hometown used electric with a connected electrical grid alongside. This isn't practical for a car. Get educated.

Heimdall01 Says:

Dec 8, 2008 - Well, I know about those limitations, and I was only refering to the safety aspect. The norwegian Think vehicle (Alas! also only a two-seater!) passed those safety test in 1999, but sadly due to economical havoc only went into production this summer!Only the price was new for me! 80 grand !! wow! But GM did not sell this car did they? I mean even if someone would have given GM 80 000 dollar at that time. Hva a nice day!