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Make the USA National Maximum Speed Limit 55 mph


Source: wikipedia

I guess I'm confusing them with "Deep Discharging" of Lead batteries, shorting their life.

Car companies don't always think "what's in the best interest of consumers,"
. . . The big question is "what is the effect on the battery?"
. . . Is battery life cut from 4 years, to 2 years?
. . . What do replacement batteries cost?
. . . Are these "Hybrid ultracapacitor/batteries?"

babymotard, on 07 May 2012 - 07:58 PM, said:

Solar Stik Generator looks like a good idea, except for price and performance.  
. . . $3,900.- for a combined windmill and solar panels VS a few hundred for a generator and some gasoline.

Then the only times I have needed emergency power,
. . . is during ice storms that knock out power to most of the state for a few days.  
. . . During those times, there has been very little sun and
. . . ice covers everything, freezing and knocking down tree and limbs everywhere,
. . . blocking roads and knocking down power lines.
When that happens, I think a Solar Stick would be covered and frozen with ice also.
. . . Where as generators run in the dark and in-spite of icy winds.

I hate being negative about renewable energy,
. . . but for emergency purposes in cold climates,
. . . this doesn't seem practical.

Source: Ice-storms-hit-north-east-US

mariaandrea, on 06 May 2012 - 08:02 AM, said:

Ah! That brings back memories. I passed papers on our 1st home, the week before we were married.
. . . we catered our own reception, in our home, we had no savings, and were so broke,
. . . we had to open the wedding gifts that had money in them, to see if we could go on a honeymoon.
When I returned to work, I was notified that I had been laid off from work.
. . . I found odd jobs, but I'll never forget that 1st year, we hung on to our home,
. . . but couldn't afford meat of any kind. And I swore that I would pay that 25 year mortgage, in 10 years.
. . . (It took 11 1/2 years, because my son was born the next year, and I hadn't figured on that expense)

It's a HARD way to learn about the difference between a NEED and a WANT,
. . . but one a lot of people are learning, during this Recession.
The wife and I, were children of the Depression and knew how to SAVE and get by on very little,
. . . but we still got caught off guard.