Comment I'll take (Score 2) 66
Data and Joe Piscopo on the Holodeck for 500, Alex.
Comment Re:When will Volt tech be used for an SUV? (Score 1) 229
Mitsubishi has a plug-in version of their SUV but it's not in the US yet either. I've seen claims it was Europe's best selling plug-in last year.
Comment Re:Why was the Volt not a pure series hybrid? (Score 1) 229
Actually the Ford Escape (and for that matter the current Fusion/C-Max) were/are in the "Strong parallel hybrid" category and the Honda system was a weak parallel per your definitions.
Comment Re:How will you enable long distance EVs? (Score 1) 229
The West Coast EV highway project has dealt with some of that, putting 50kW charging stations (CHAdeMO for the moment) every 25 miles or so along the I-5 corridor and other select routes in the Northwest US. Most of the charging locations are at restaurants or other businesses that provide services commensurate with the half hour or so one might spend waiting for a charge.
Comment Re:what happens when the batters wears out? (Score 1) 398
They also come to you, pickup the car, and leave you with a loaner.
Comment Re:what happens when the batters wears out? (Score 1) 398
Based on personal experience that's not the case. After 2.5 years and 41K miles my effective range is essentially unchanged from when the car was new. Part of it is how I maintain charge (I tend to charge to 80 percent unless I know I will be needing more).
In fact, the battery is considered to be at the end of its "useful life" when it's down to 60-75 percent of original capacity. At that point it's expected to still have considerable value in stationary applications where absolute capacity is less of an issue.
Comment Re:Oh noes, I can't drive X miles (Score 1) 398
It's already been done. AAA has such rescue vehicles in select markets...they put a battery or a good-sized generator on board that can give you enough of a boost to get to the next charging station.
Comment Re:X Miles IS a standard for me (Score 1) 398
Not true, The EPA range rating is much more realistic than say their gas mileage rating...
Comment How does it compare to the HTC M8 cam? (Score 1) 129
The capabilities sound very similar to the dual-sensor setup in the HTC One M8, right down to the 4MP resolution.
HTC managed to get that in a $650 smartphone...
Woman Unable To Recognize Voices, Unless It's Sean Connery 68
A 60-year-old British woman is suffering from a neurological defect that is sure to put her in the next version of "The Man who Mistook His Wife for a Hat." She is unable to recognize any voice she hears — any voice, that is, but Sean Connery's. Unless she sees the face of the person speaking, she has no idea who is talking to her, even her daughter and co-worker's voices are unrecognizable. Dr. Brad Duchaine at University College London, thinks she might have the first documented case of vocal prosopagnosia, a condition which makes it extremely difficult for people to recognize faces. "His accent is distinctive," Duchaine explained. "And she is a British woman in her sixties ... let's say it's probable he got her attention."
Feed news.com: Green Car Journal announces 2009 Green Car of the Year (cnet.com)
The Volkswagen Jetta TDI wins the Green Car of the Year award at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show.
Feed news.com: T-Mobile USA teams up with Yahoo (cnet.com)
T-Mobile has selected Yahoo as its search and advertising partner, as the carrier tries to boost data usage on its mobile handsets.
Comment Re:The FCC Should Be Abolished (Score 1) 177
I have only one thing to say to those who think the FCC regulates too much:
AM Stereo
The FCC took a hands-off approach to AM Stereo and we ended up with a colossal mess.
Sorry folks, there are times when government regulation is the only way to enable the world to work.
73 de AD7OG
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