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Do Electric Cars Need Batteries - Talk during COP Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen

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Mr. Agassi is anxious to make his electric cars available, first to the triangle countries, and then to the rest of the world; this is a good thing - but why not toss out the batteries? Can't he make enough money by just selling cars? Batteries are remnants of archaic technology; lets put a current battery in a glass case right next to the ancient one in Istanbul's Topkapi Museum - old tools for historic technology - or make a bronze sculpture of it in the Danish Louisiana sculpture garden.

Right now, Peter Sumaruck is concentrating on building 12kW and 65kW generators (the size to power a large home). He is not interested in redesigning cars; but considering vehicles, he would much rather begin with large trucks, 18 wheels, see http://www.worldviewopinion.com/blog/energy/_archives/2008/7/28/3813911.html Truck are more straightforward to refit; they don't have all the on-board computer complexities of the automobile.

Mr. Agassi doesn't even talk about trucks. Just think of the energy saving for trucks - no more diesel on those long hauls"and their huge amounts of pollutants removed from the air. A typical 18 wheel truck will be able to run for one year or longer on only 6 gal. of gas (no diesel), gas used only for ignition (each start up uses a minute amount of gas, not enough to cause any pollution.)

Another theme of the climate change conference - probably the most vocal - is the issue of CO2. Let me mention that Mr. Sumaruck's power production system does away with the need for coal, natural gas, oil (for power) and nuclear power. Pollution is eliminated - the issue of CO2 becomes moot. There is no problem.

The walk in the Danish sculpture garden took place in the future, but Peter Sumaruck's power system generators are right here, in the now.

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Editor's Note by Scott Baker on Monday, Dec 7, 2009 at 4:48:43 AM
Electric Cars Do have Batteries by David Chester on Tuesday, Dec 8, 2009 at 10:41:26 AM
Nissan America's electric car by Charlotte Wilson on Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 at 5:46:53 PM