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LEAF is about 300 lbs heavier than the Prius. I would not consider it a "heavy" car compared to the Prius. The biggest benefit the Prius has in...
The number I saw was about 7 kWh of energy. Now this energy is not electricity from the grid, but typically the result of burning byproducts from...
No, it was purely to improve fuel economy. And the engine can only contribute about 10-15% of it's power directly to the transmission. The...
Most of the last 10,000 years were warmer Did global warming stop in 1998? Any other common arguments that are easily debunked?
mojo - why are you so tied up with the "75 climatologists" number? As SageBrush has tried to tell you - ignoring them - it seems pretty clear...
If you check their website, the Airscape fans appear to be very quiet especially when run on low. Don't have any experience with them, though I...
Most of CA is $0.35 / watt (not DC watt, but calculated based on estimated system output - for example, my 3.24 kW system counted as 2.7 kW which...
Money spent on conservation and efficiency will nearly always be best (which is why programs like "cash-for-caulkers" are highly beneficial), but...
Re: California governor signs law requiring utilities to get 33% of electricity from renewable by 20 Probably. Each utility is responsible for...
Re: California governor signs law requiring utilities to get 33% of electricity from renewable by 20 Typically only small scale hydro (like run...
If you think PV is good now on "good" roof space, within a couple years it should be cheap enough to put even on non-optimal roof space....
For the EVSE upgrade, yes.
Google "quick 220" for one that you can buy which has some safety features plugged in. Otherwise not hard to build one yourself if you know...
Last time I checked 21% of 24 hours was ~5 hours, not 2. But ~20% peak is actually very good for a solar plant. Where is a substantial portion...
I know you've been tracking energy usage pretty closely - would be very interesting to see if there's a noticeable difference in charging...
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It's pretty clear that if your typical driving day is over 75 miles - those miles should either be in mild weather, or you should be able to...
I don't know - after watching Bill Gates' TED talk last year "Innovating to zero!" - it seems to me that the only option on the market right now...
Are you kidding? The EROI for a gallon of gas varies a LOT depending on where you got it from. Just like the amount of pollution it takes to...
Hmm, not much cheaper compared to my 95% efficient gas furnace - my biggest gas bill had 24 therms of usage for for less than $30. But it's a lot...
