Charge your Volt at a "Smartlet".

[NoNameDenton]

Originally Posted by ChevroletRevived

No! *Shudders* Not a good idea.

People are too scared of nuclear technology, when it is actually safe and good for you, and the technology might be the only way to get to other planets for now

[ChevroletRevived]

Originally Posted by NoNameDenton

People are too scared of nuclear technology, when it is actually safe and good for you, and the technology might be the only way to get to other planets for now

Nuclear power plants? Maybe. Cars? No way. Certainly plenty of cleaner and safer ways of powering vehicles and even homes.

[NoNameDenton]

Originally Posted by ChevroletRevived

Nuclear power plants? Maybe. Cars? No way. Certainly plenty of cleaner and safer ways of powering vehicles and even homes.

If you can minaturize the system, it would work well, never need to refill it, get great milage, though I would also be happy if they made fuel out of peanuts, they do everything else, if George Washington Carver lived longer, he would have done it.

[ronald mcretard]

Originally Posted by NoNameDenton

If you can minaturize the system, it would work well, never need to refill it, get great milage, though I would also be happy if they made fuel out of peanuts, they do everything else, if George Washington Carver lived longer, he would have done it.

why not combine the two ideas - NUCLEAR PEANUTS! sounds like the ultimate fuel, or the ultimate band name.

[NoNameDenton]

Originally Posted by ronald mcretard

why not combine the two ideas - NUCLEAR PEANUTS! sounds like the ultimate fuel, or the ultimate band name.

Baiscally you if you learn to split any atom, it can be made nuclear. I remember a time were everyone thought helocopters would be the transportation of the future, too bad that never came true.

[logansowner]

Well we can be damn sure that Walmart/Target and the like will be quick to implement them, many other places will to.

People have said how it would be nice to charge them at work or while shopping, then morons come in with the "they won't charge your car for free" crap, which the people who suggested it already knew in the first place.


It's a great idea, and a way for some stores to make a few extra bucks at the same time.

[logansowner]

Originally Posted by NoNameDenton

People are too scared of nuclear technology, when it is actually safe and good for you, and the technology might be the only way to get to other planets for now

Nuclear plants...good...nuclear cars...not so much.

We don't need any more panic monkeys than we already have...they already think everyone's a terrorist....

[Saturn69]

Originally Posted by logansowner

Nuclear plants...good...nuclear cars...not so much.

We don't need any more panic monkeys than we already have...they already think everyone's a terrorist....

Panic monkey. I like that name, can I borrow it?

[mikest00]

Originally Posted by ronald mcretard

why not combine the two ideas - NUCLEAR PEANUTS! sounds like the ultimate fuel, or the ultimate band name.

They would certainly produce gas...METHANE! Then we could run around in our cars with hoses up our butts as the fuel supply! Now that's a "LIBERAL" clean fuel system.

[tkrelston]

Originally Posted by Saturn69

The Cobalt, G5, Vue and Ion have them.

As do the Solstice and Sky Just spent the day at the dealership.... has anyone else seen how hideous the back side of the Lucerne’s center console is? Most people do not realize that car programs are dependent on pennies. Why car companies still use old tech like mast antennas which contribute to a .01 mpg (GMT-900 fact) penalty is beyond me. Then after seeing the G5 up close again, I think there are probably more things to worry about!

Oh and lets not forget a large portion of people who will benefit from these vehicles the most, will be commuters who park in parking structures at work. Solar cells might make sense as an option, but would add a lot of cost for little reason for some as well!

[tkrelston]

Originally Posted by ronald mcretard

You can charge with induction or microwaves from a distance (I imagine the charger would be in the road and you would park on top of it) but it would be very inefficient - a lot of electricity would be wasted. I actually read a story in Popular Mechanics a few months ago where an MIT group was powering light bulbs across a room wirelessly.

Maybe the charging cord could be connected to the car alarm somehow so you can only disconnect it by first unlocking the doors.

There are 3 companies working to commercialize the technology, not just MIT. I believe in the 1960s a company built a (or a few) prototype electric cars that used inductive power. Apparently it didn’t work well or I’m sure they would have pushed for it more in the 1970s

[PA Dweller]

Originally Posted by tkrelston

As do the Solstice and Sky Just spent the day at the dealership.... has anyone else seen how hideous the back side of the Lucerne’s center console is? Most people do not realize that car programs are dependent on pennies. Why car companies still use old tech like mast antennas which contribute to a .01 mpg (GMT-900 fact) penalty is beyond me. Then after seeing the G5 up close again, I think there are probably more things to worry about!

Not only that it looks ugly on the vehicle, they should of integrated the AM/FM antenna into the body of the vehicle. Why they didn't do this I will never know.

[Wolfman01]

Originally Posted by Saturn69

What the hell happened to this Country? Did IQ's just drop sharply in the last 25 years?

Yes they did.

[lio45]

Originally Posted by gm world

The data in the tables above exclude oil imports into the U.S. territories.

You're calling that mess "tables" ???