The Next BIG THING?
A Californian (who else?) has come up with an enormou$ plan to get us into electric cars - thousands of recharging stations dotting the landscape.
Read the story here.
The problem with this idea, which has of course already attracted hundreds of millions of dollars in investment funds, is that it is based on the same flawed model as our current (ha!) electrical grids.
Somebody who controls the flow makes up some arbitrary value for so many units of something flying through the air and charges you and me on that basis.
This provides for untold fortunes for a handful of companies and total blind obedience for everybody else, who just assumes this is he way things are supposed to be.
What if I had a small generator in my basement or backyard? What if every condo building had one?
4 comments:
There is a lot of unused surplus hydro power during the late night. This would be an ideal time to be recharging your electric car.
Have you considered putting solar panels on your rooftop?
Grid power isn't perfect, but I think it's a step in the right direction from gasoline, and it's a better option than hydrogen.
This post wasn't about electricity vs. oil.
The point I was trying to make was about how we assume that the system we have had for years of delivery of electricity is the way is must be.
In fact, it is a most arbitrary, costly and wasteful arrangement, favoring a handful of investors.
Have a look at "Keeping the Lights On," by physicist Walt Patterson.
Yes! And why is Campbell trying so hard to unload BCHydo at firesale prices to these same investors?
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