Electric Cars: A Dual Plan for Recharged Driving
Complete video at: fora.tv Better Place CEO Shai Agassi discusses his ideas for mass public adoption of electric cars. Agassi’s plan calls for charging outlets at parking spots for city driving, and battery switching stations for traveling extended distances. —– Shai Agassi deliveres the 2009 Alfred Deakin Eco-Innovation Lecture, outlining how through smart business, improving technology and changing public policy, the electric car revolution can commence. – Australian Broadcasting Corporation Shai Agassi is the founder and chief executive of Better Place, the leading electric vehicle services provider. He is focused on one of this century’s biggest challenges, moving the world from oil-based to sustainable transportation. Agassi works with government leaders, auto manufacturers, energy companies and others to make his vision “zero-emission vehicles powered by electricity from renewable sources” a reality in countries around the globe. Agassi’s visionary leadership with the Better Place model has been recognized widely. TIME Magazine named him to the 2009 TIME 100, the world’s 100 most influential people, and one of TIME’s “Heroes of the Environment 2008.” Fast Company placed him third on its “100 Most Creative People in Business” list. Most recently, Scientific American Magazine named him to the 2009 Scientific American 10, a select group of 10 people who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to assuring the benefits of new technologies and knowledge will accrue to …
Children Of the World (written by Michael Jackson) (Dedicated to my friend Boris) Children of the world, well do it Well meet on endless shores Making sandcastles and floating our boats While people fight and defend their point of view Forever putting on masks that are new Well swing the tide of time and do it. Children of the world, well do it With song and dance and innocent bliss And the soft caress of a loving kiss Well do it. While traders trade and haggle their price And politicians try so hard to be nice Well meet on endless shores and floating our boats Well do it. While lawyers argue and doctors treat Stockbrokers quote the price on meat While preachers preach and ring the bell Carpetbaggers with something to sell Well sing and dance in innocent bliss With the soft caress of a loving kiss Well do it Meeting on endless shores Making sandcastles and floating our boats Well do it. Well ride a rainbow, a cloud, a storm Flying in the wind, well change our form Well touch the stars, embrace the moon Well break the barrier and be there soon While architects plan their buildings high And trade unions raise their hue and cry While boardroom squabbles generate heat And in secret places dealers meet Well sing and dance in innocent bliss With the soft caress of a loving kiss Well do it. While philosophers grapple and continue to tackle Endless dilemmas of body and mind Physicists wander, continue to ponder Perennial questions of space and time Archaeologists survey, continue …
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August 20th, 2010 at 11:38 am
Simply put with the law of thermodynamics, You cannot get more energy from something then has been put in. so 1+1 does not = 3 Unless you get into fringe science type of stuff and inter-dimensional forces (search zero point energy ) and just plain out there theory but thats another topic altogether.
August 20th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
of course the battery can charge itself while driving an electric by adding a small gas or propane powered electric generator for emergencies. This is the way hybrid systems are set up now with electric assist but I like to go extreme and think of it as gas assist/mostly electric. That way we spend less on fuel.
August 20th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
this is pure gold, the future is here. I like the swap the battery idea but could the battery charge its self while traveling somehow like the energy of wind or wheels spinning can we harness this energy so the battery is self charging?
August 20th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
Tragically, solar panel efficiency today is such that you’d have to sit in the sun for eight hours to go an additional mile. And solar panel efficiency is one of the slowest areas of technological progress.
It’s still a good idea though, but for a different reason. It would mean that if you had an electric SUV and went camping, you could use up the entire battery getting to the camping spot. Then just camp out for a week or two and by the time you’re ready to go home, it’ll have enough juice.
August 20th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
I think you’d have the same standardization problem with redox that you would with battery swapping because not all car manufacturers would want to use the same chemistry for their electrolyte.
Imagine a swap station that can handle multiple types of battery pack. The automated bit under the car that moves the battery about and lifts it into place can adjust to grip various pack formats.
When you need a swap, your GPS would show you only swap stations with compatible battery packs available.
August 20th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
That would require standardization for the swaping but I like the Redox idea if you used lead acid.
August 20th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Hydraulic drivetrains will solve the problem because it does not drain the batteries. The electric motors are used for building hydraulic pressure rather than moving the car. If hydraulics are used to stop a car, then why not use hydraulics to move the car?
August 20th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
The only was fast charging will work is if some rich arrabs (who sell oil) adopt the idea for one of there Dubia type projects.
I like the idea of changing the charged fluid its a good idea provided that the old fluid can be recharged.
But on the fast charging thing i heard somthing about MIT made a fast charge battery ( i think it was MIT) it was fully charged in 2 minutes.
August 20th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
What about battery swap stations? Swap out your exhausted battery for a freshly charged one, and keep driving. Better Place is building those. There are also Redox batteries, which use a charged electrolytic fluid that can be drained out of the battery, and fully charged replacement fluid is put in, almost the same way you’d refuel a gas car.
August 20th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
I personally think the only real solution is fast charging. i don’t think its impossible its out technology that fails us.
August 20th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
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August 20th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Did you see that Better Place cars can also charge via induction pads under the parking spots?
August 20th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
what if we can just carry spare batteries,
August 20th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
Listen to the video! The stations are engineered on an electrical level to make sure that kids don’t electrocute themselves. That means that very low levels of current are going through anytime a disconnect happens. Once you start to pull that cable, the current’s going to drop off mighty fast and there’s no safety issues.
August 20th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
16SKB
Nanotechnology won’t come cheap, and therefore won’t solve the problem. People keep forgetting about one thing….cost.
August 20th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
Maybe not in the US, but in Denmark and Israel this is getting rolled out starting this year.
Renault already has the cars ready and in Denmark. DONG is supplying the grid. The power comes from windmills( we have”a few” of those here.
August 20th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
I have some faith in indie movements. If the technology becomes cheap and accessible in any form, people will make/modify cars with it. If it works, people will catch on.
August 20th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
although we’ll never get to buy one until there’s no oil left
August 20th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
It’s not effiecinet enough, yet. But soon it will be. We can make the panels thin enough already. We just need to increase their output. Very soon we should have completely self-sustaining electric cars. I can’t wait!
August 20th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
yeah, but sadly, that’s not feasible today… But soon nanotechnology will solve that problem… (and thousands more)
August 20th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
We don’t want to switch “horses” or feed our horses every time we stop. If its pissing down with rain the last thing you want to do is quickly unplug your car before jumping in and driving off!!!
August 20th, 2010 at 10:00 pm
are you retarded? i will make it simple
dirty coal plants are still MORE EFFICIENT than petrol cars.
August 20th, 2010 at 10:37 pm
“I didn’t say you said capitalism is evil
I did imply that you thought it was”
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August 20th, 2010 at 10:46 pm
Precisely.
Which is why replacing gasoline powered cars with electric cars powered by coal fired electric is worse that gasoline powered cars to begin with
August 20th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
good in the moral sense
August 21st, 2010 at 12:01 am
I think wealth is good. I like having nice things.
August 21st, 2010 at 12:07 am
so beautiful…and the pictures and vids are just perfect^_^
yes Michael is forever young^_^
i love you Michael and i miss you everyday :’(
see you someday in God’s time^_^
August 21st, 2010 at 12:26 am
The Pretenders did this song also in the mid-90′s.
August 21st, 2010 at 12:49 am
@doreendro beautiful comment thank you for that
August 21st, 2010 at 1:22 am
michael Ilove you MORE….te amamos
August 21st, 2010 at 1:37 am
MICHAEL SEI UN PEZZO DEL MIO CUORE.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:07 am
@cre8tive1der Thank you.I love Joan Baez and I chose this song to make a tribute to the wonderful MJ’s poem Children of the world. The poem and the song credits are specified in the video description.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:19 am
I hate to be the buzzkill, but this song is called Forever Young, sung here by Joan Baez, and Michael Jackson had nothing to do with it.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:31 am
I hate to be the buzzkill, but this song is called Forever Young, sung here by Joan Baez, and Michael Jackson had nothing to do with it. I’m a huge MJ fan, but I think he would only want credit where credit is due.
August 21st, 2010 at 2:47 am
I hate to be the buzzkill, but this song is called Forever Young, sung here by Joan Baez, and Michael Jackson had nothing to do with it. I’m a HUGE MJ fan, but I think he would only want credit where credit is due.
August 21st, 2010 at 3:37 am
he had no justice here… but in heaven there are justice…
August 21st, 2010 at 3:53 am
I assume that is Joan Baez. A perfect song to accompany your beautiful tribute portrait. I also did a tribute video for Michael that focuses on his love of children. Thanks for this.
August 21st, 2010 at 4:30 am
i cant believe bastard cops about 90 of them when he was arrested for child molestation Which he did not do) they destroyed his room they cut the mattressup and michael said ”its not a home anymore its just a house” so sad i want to be a cop but not do police brutaility
August 21st, 2010 at 5:04 am
awesome
August 21st, 2010 at 5:22 am
I hate to be the buzzkill, but this song is called Forever Young, sung here by Joan Baez, and Michael Jackson had nothing to do with it. I’m a HUGE MJ fan, but I think he would only want credit where credit is due.
August 21st, 2010 at 6:18 am
I hate to be the buzzkill, but this song is called Forever Young, sung here by Joan Baez, and Michael Jackson had nothing to do with it. I’m a HUGE MJ fan, but I think he would only want credit where credit is due.
August 21st, 2010 at 6:35 am
tears i loved him very much i can’t believe that he isn’t with us
August 21st, 2010 at 6:55 am
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August 21st, 2010 at 7:10 am
@DancingToTheEternity Oh comments are here …my you tube is laggy ….
August 21st, 2010 at 7:38 am
Why this doesn’t have comments ? :O
(( So beautiful ! 
Love you Ram !
August 21st, 2010 at 8:14 am
i miss u mj u will live in our hearts for ever i wish i could see u dance 1 more time.
August 21st, 2010 at 8:27 am
This is sooooo nice. Thanks so much for sharing !
August 21st, 2010 at 8:39 am
what a beautiful song and video!!!!!<3 thank you so much Michael for everything!!!! XXXX i would of prefered Michael singing it though xxxx….
August 21st, 2010 at 9:35 am
that video made mee cry. michael just loved children and i am horrified that anyone thought he was a pedo. all he did was loved children. he was the closest thing the world will ever see to jesus. god bless u michael. i know u are singing with the angels in heaven, i love u more i miss u and i cant stop loving u. MY HERO MY LEGEND
August 21st, 2010 at 10:04 am
I`m missing one book in my collection and that is DANCING THE DREAM!!
Oh my dear sweet lord Michael was a genius and that did`nt just reflect the music he made, but also his poems!
And of course the innocent sweet caring person he was towards all people of all ages and races, and especially children! Miss him so much each and every day.
August 21st, 2010 at 10:49 am
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August 25th, 2010 at 10:17 am
George Michael looks as though he may go down (lol!) because of driving around stoned. Hey, is this a threat or a promise? It’d be like shutting in most men in a harem! Lol!
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