{"id":4512,"date":"2019-12-16T09:31:50","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T15:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.interestingauthors.com\/blog\/?p=4512"},"modified":"2019-12-16T09:31:50","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T15:31:50","slug":"what-if-test-your-imagination-with-these-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interestingauthors.com\/blog\/society\/what-if-test-your-imagination-with-these-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"What if&#8230;? Test your imagination with these questions."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What if\u2026<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What if<\/b> American households were all solar powered?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What if <\/b>American households with more than 2 occupants and 2+ vehicles swapped a combustion engined vehicle for an electric vehicle?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What if<\/b> American Cities with a population of over 100,000 did not allow vehicles to operate within their limits unless they ran exclusively on electricity?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>One step further,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What if<\/b> these cities limits served as an exclusion zone where only self\/optionally self driving electric vehicles are permitted to operate?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The ability to imagine an alternate future has been at the forefront in recent years.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Greta Thunberg, environmental activist and Time Magazine\u2019s \u201cPerson of the Year\u201d has put forth the challenge that all humans take an active role in preserving what is left of Earth\u2019s habitable atmosphere.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Mahatma Gandhi once said made a broad statement, \u201ceveryone can do something.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Paraphrasing, he meant that it isn\u2019t always reasonable to expect people to radically change everything in their lives for the betterment of humanity.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>However, it is reasonable to change what we can.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">When we moved to Portland 10 years ago, we discovered our next door neighbor drove an electric car powered by the electricity generated from the panels mounted on the roof of his house.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Within a year, we became converts and incorporated solar power as our home\u2019s main source of energy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 Since then, our electricity bill amounts to the monthly charge for connecting to the power grid.\u00a0 <\/span>What if all American households were solar powered?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Given that the current state of technology involved in solarizing our home, there there is still a need to develop a capability to store unused electricity generated by renewable means.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Currently our home is connected to an electric grid so that energy we are unable to use goes directly to the grid.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We benefit from energy credits that are returned in the form of commercial electricity during the winter months. With this state of technology, it would be difficult to decommission electric plants powered by combustable fuel if all American homes were solar powered.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>All said, technologies applied to this area are improving.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I\u2019m one to be hopeful that within 5-10 years it will be an easy economic decision for developed societies to convert to solar both on an individual and collective\/commercial basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The following is a proposed screen play for an electric car video advertisement.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This concept should appeal to people who falsely believe that the range for electric powered vehicles must be compatible with conventional gas operated vehicles:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>&#8211; Premise<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">According to Transportation Lifestyles of American Families in 2015, 73.3 percent of households with two or more persons have at least two cars.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/statista.com\"><span class=\"s2\">statista.com<\/span><\/a> and US Census Bureau indicate there to be 127.6 million households composed of 2+ people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">According to ABC News, The average American commutes 32 miles round trip to\/from work and average 26 minutes in each direction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Electric cars do not consume energy when they aren\u2019t moving (with the exception of auxiliary accessories \u2013 lights\/radio\/fan\/defog).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Conventional vehicles are 6 times more expensive to own\/operate than Electric cars (EVs).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>EVs do not require oil changes, filter changes, coolant, or belt and hose maintenance the way that conventional fossil fuel consuming vehicles do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4514\" src=\"http:\/\/www.interestingauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Emissions-by-fuel-type_0-300x131.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interestingauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Emissions-by-fuel-type_0-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interestingauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Emissions-by-fuel-type_0-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interestingauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Emissions-by-fuel-type_0.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Hybrid electric vehicles are not a practical solution &#8211; the owner still has to maintain the on board gas engine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">An advertisement might look like the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Scene components (male commuter mid 30s, suburban house\/garage, electric car &#8211; Nissan Leaf or similar)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Scene 1<\/strong> &#8211; Man home from work pulls into driveway and presses a garage door opener, then rolls into the garage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Man grabs his phone, sport coat, and brief case and as he closes the car door and heads into the house &#8211; pan to car\u2019s plug receptacle and unused electric cord hanging from an electric box nearby (he forgets to plug in the car for recharge).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Scene 2<\/strong> &#8211; Man enters kitchen sets his phone and keys on the counter, and sees a note from his wife. It reads, \u201cLeft overs are in the fridge. The kids and I look forward to you joining us out at the beach cabin after your presentation tomorrow morning. I\u2019m sure it will be a hit. Luv, C\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Man opens fridge and smiles at the well prepared dinner his wife left for him on the top shelf. He also sees the bottle of red wine and clean wine glass on the counter next to the fridge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Cut to man getting up from arm chair in family room &#8211; dinner plate and empty wine glass on the coffee table. Pan to cell phone and keys on counter (cell phone isn\u2019t being recharged).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Cut to man shutting off lights in Kitchen\/family room as he heads down the hall for the night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Scene 3<\/strong> &#8211; Bright morning light streaming into house. Man fresh for the day in business attire, walks down hall toward kitchen. Sees his phone and keys on the counter. Picks up phone and discovers the battery died in the night. Pockets the phone anyway and grabs the car keys.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Scene 4<\/strong> &#8211; Man presses garage door opener on wall. Light streams into garage and with an expression of disappointment, he sees he\u2019d forgotten to plug in the car to charge the battery. He shrugs his shoulders, quickly gets over the oversight and grins as he gets in the car.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Scene 5<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Cut to man smiling while driving away &#8211; scroll at bottom of the screen with voice over &#8211; \u201cThe average commuter typically drives 32 miles a day to\/from work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Maybe someone with screen writing skill will read this article and story board it for the advertising agency they work for?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">The gist of the take-away is that your EV doesn\u2019t have to have a lot of range to serve you and the environment.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Most of the EVs on the market today provide 150 miles of range and can achieve a rapid charge for 100 miles in just 30 minutes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>So, what if American households with 2+ conventionally powered vehicles swapped one for an EV?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>That would mean 93 million carbon emitting vehicles would no longer be contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. If an individual car emits 6 tons of CO2 &#8211; saving over a half-billion tons per year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">According to the US Census Bureau statistics our country has approximately 300 incorporated places with populations of over 100,000.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>What if cities of this size not only prohibited use of fossil fuel powered vehicles within their limits but also required them to be capable of self driving?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In other words, if the 300 or so cities of this size were bounded by an exclusion zone where participating vehicles had to be capable of self driving, the traffic picture would be completely different.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The possibilities are mind blowing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The average American commute is 26 minutes in each direction. Throw in traffic (According to the New York Post, the commuting population burns 19 full work days per year stuck in traffic), we should be highly motivated to reduce commutes in private vehicles, particularly those that polite the air.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Self driving mass transport (buses, trams etc) in combination with smaller self driving vehicles employing a concept similar to Uber and Lift would mean better, safer traffic flow going into out of and within cities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There would be a reduced need for parking &#8211; pickup-drop-off zones could replace street parking entirely. Self driving EVs would be constantly analyzing best routes for picking up and dropping off passengers and never have to park until there is a need to recharge batteries.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Even privately owned\/operated optionally drivable vehicles could take a person into the city and drop off their rider before retreating in self drive to a convenient recharging station on the edge of town until recalled.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>There are currently 10 cities in the USA with a population of over 1 million.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We could start with those.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Imagine the immediate reduction of carbon emissions even before tackling the other 300 cities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">What about construction and other utility vehicles (delivery, etc).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Think of how much less ambient noise there would be if such vehicles were electric powered!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is true that electricity must be produced and transported.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>With increased demand, it may not be possible to shut down coal fired power generation plants. Unfortunately, according to World Coal Association, it takes 9000 tons of coal per day (90 100 ton rail cars) for a coal fired power plant generate electricity. However, isn\u2019t it easier to mitigate carbon emissions at one source vs millions of sources? Imagine the possibilities once this problem is solved &#8211; no more mining for coal, no more transportation of it from the mines to the power plants &#8211; the list goes on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"> I believe that if highly motivated, the human brain trust will at some point develop energy production sources using exclusively renewable, non polluting resources.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if\u2026 What if American households were all solar powered? 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