This is not a free site. I think they allow one free visit. I joined them awhile ago as they seem to have similar interests to people who enjoy the energy savings and environmental benefits of the Prius. The gist of the article is that solar power simply cannot compete with coal to make electricity. Coal beats solar by a wide cost margin. But when you compare solar to gasoline, solar wins.
And an interesting point they make is that solar collectors make more sense to be built where we work, and not where we live. That's because that's when the sun is out. Also, if you use the solar collector also as the roof for the parking lot, our cars will also last longer as they get burned by the sun less, as they sit out in the lot all day.
Solar PV [Photovoltaic] Is Cheaper Than Gasoline
By Stephen Killough
Charging an electric vehicle with sunlight costs less than running a vehicle on gasoline
May 31, 2005
Are solar cells a waste of money? Not if you compare them to gasoline.
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http://www.evworld.com/index.cfm
And an interesting point they make is that solar collectors make more sense to be built where we work, and not where we live. That's because that's when the sun is out. Also, if you use the solar collector also as the roof for the parking lot, our cars will also last longer as they get burned by the sun less, as they sit out in the lot all day.
Solar PV [Photovoltaic] Is Cheaper Than Gasoline
By Stephen Killough
Charging an electric vehicle with sunlight costs less than running a vehicle on gasoline
May 31, 2005
Are solar cells a waste of money? Not if you compare them to gasoline.
....
http://www.evworld.com/index.cfm