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posted 04-05-2008 00:13

 		 
I was talking about solar-powered planes. Nasa has one that works, but it can't take any passengers or luggage.

It may not do too much for regular people, but it'll certainly help global warming.
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Solar power would only work for ultra light planes with huge wings that don't carry any load and just float there, blimp-like. Very limited practical applications in air transport.
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posted 05-05-2008 13:55

 		 
I was reading an article on small-car fuel efficiency and started noodling some figures. The Toyta Yaris uses 7.0 litres/100 km. The VW City Golf (Canada-only model) gets 9.7 lites / 100 km. If you drive 20,000 km year, at $1.20 a litre, that's roughly an extra $700 in fuel a year. Keep it 10 years, which I tend to do, and you're blowing $7,000 in extra fuel costs.
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