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Comment film to digital (Score 1) 28

started with an old brownie camera in the early 70's. Went to SLR in the early 80's. First digital in 2006 (still have it! Panasonic FZ-50) Upgraded to d-slr in 08, and another d-slr in 12 and still use it. Multiple lenses, flashes, filters but it is still the best camera out there. Hey, nothing against smartphones, but those super TINY image sensors not to mention there are too many of them.

Comment Charging in the U.S. (Score 1) 151

Unlike say South Korea, Japan, Europe...you can drive across the entire country in a day. In the USA it takes DAYS to cross the entire country. Not to mention a lot of places are out in "the sticks" and are 20-30 minutes or more between towns & cities. To "build out" a nationwide charging network would not only be expensive, it would be impractical, not to mention our charging grid can barely handle the load today. In cities, EV's are more practical than ICE. But in the more rural areas of the United States, hybrid and ICE vehicles are way more practical.

Comment About time! (Score -1) 254

I remember when cars were made from STEEL, had STEEL chrome bumpers. If you bumped into someone, you might scratch the chrome. Now, bump into someone and it is a multi-thousand dollar repair! Plus, with all the electronic sensors and what not, makes it even more expensive. They increased the MPG by removing most of the steel in the vehicles, replaced it with plastic. At least the steel can be recycled.

Comment Ya don't say? (Score 1, Troll) 83

Gee thanks CAPTAIN OBVIOUS! At least in the states, kids under 16 shouldn't be allowed to have anything but a dumb phone that can only call say 911 and, their parents. We see it all the time, young teenagers all sitting around NOT talking to each other but with their heads down in their phones.

Comment WON'T work in the USA (Score 1) 222

Why? SIMPLE. USA is SPREAD OUT! Japan is smaller than California in land area. That is just ONE state, not to mention the other 47 in the continental USA. You can travel from France to Germany by car in a day, but to travel from El Paso to Texarkana takes a couple days by car. Unless you develop "warp drive" for trains, it just won't work in the USA.

Comment Good! (Score 1) 181

"Commuter" cars are about the only thing EV's are good for. But a full size pickup truck? Pretty much anyone that wanted an EV has one. There are countless used EV's on the market because people didn't like the lack of range, the lack of battery power on cold/hot weather, the time it takes to recharge etc.

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