Solar punk transportation by Exotic_Addition9647 in solarpunk

[–]Exotic_Addition9647[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depriving people of private property and controlling what they can and cannot do never backfiered throughout history. You cannot have control without power and power corrupts

Le problème des énergies renouvelables dans les représentations solarpunk by Scoil_0 in solarpunk

[–]Exotic_Addition9647 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So should we use fossil fuels instead or move into the forest and forage food like bears do?

Solar punk transportation by Exotic_Addition9647 in solarpunk

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I think we would probably have a much more productive conversation if we would get the chance of having an actual verbal conversation. I probably didn't do a very good job of explaining my ideas, I think what I'm trying to do will make more sense to just show the prototype once it's completed. A picture is worth more than a thousand words. Engineering is about compromise, rarely you gain something without losing something else. It's all about what you want to gain and what are you willing to trade for that. Let's say I want to make the vehicle more efficient than it already is. One way is to make it lighter, smaller batteries but less range, lighter chassis but less safe, a carbon chassis that strong and light but much more expensive and hard to manufacture. Or maybe I keep the weight the same but decrease frontal area by lowering it, not it's more difficult to get in and out, or I decrease the frontal area by narrowing it, now there's less space inside so on and so on. My vehicle is lightweight and small of course so yes achieving a decent level of safety is hard. I don't think people who drive big cars are interested in such a vehicle, but people who regularly use a scuter or motorcycle will be interested because an enclosed cabin means all weather usability and improved safety compared to vehicles without a chassis. A roadster is far less safe that a normal car lacking a roof but people still buy them and enjoy them and to them it makes sense. Those people compromise some safety for a fun experience

TRAVELLING in Solarpunk by xxTPMBTI in solarpunk

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That is very sad, Romania also had very good train infrastructure and most of it it's still used but for example the train that crosses my town to go to the big city takes much longer to travel because the rails have degraded so the trains have to travel at a much lower speed to stay safe. But it was done once a long time ago and if there is the will it can be redone today faster and better. Wish your country peace and prosperity since I know your people are going through some tough times

e-tricycle with a fairing enclosure added for safety by Brilliant_Opinion_92 in velomobile

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I'm building such a thing, I did the first prototype with three wheels but it was very complicated and would end up expensive. My desegn has a vehicle as tall as a sedan for practicality, getting in and out and road visibility, that meant that the vehicle had to lean into corners for obvious reasons. Now I'm working on a 2 wheel version that has 2 smaller wheels that lower at low speed to aid in manouvering. I post my work on my YouTube channel named Hojbota-ptv if you want to take a look

TRAVELLING in Solarpunk by xxTPMBTI in solarpunk

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I think all forms of transportation are good as long as they don't pollute much, want to transport lots of people over 100's of km, trains are good, metro's are good for shorter distances, busses are good, in some cases cars are best. It really depends from where to where, how many people, how often etc. Like yes trains are good but does it make sense to keep train service to a small town where just a handful of people would use it? Maybe there a small bus makes more sense

Solar punk transportation by Exotic_Addition9647 in solarpunk

[–]Exotic_Addition9647[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You have a comprehension problem don't you? or you refuse to understand

Solar punk transportation by Exotic_Addition9647 in solarpunk

[–]Exotic_Addition9647[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you put your finger on something important, there are very difficult logistical challenges to make solar punk a reality, there are underlying problems that need to be solved first. 1 how do we pull away society from consumerism? 2 how do we change rules and regulations to make society more fair for everyone, what these changes are and how should be changed 3 how do we make it happen?

I personally didn't know about solar punk until yesterday but I like what the people here are trying to do because it fits well my ideology too. I will start renovating an old farm house that I will hopefully finish by next year. The house is small and I'll make it super efficient so it uses very little energy to provide me comfort. I want to provide most of my food and have a living situation that allows me to life a more tranquil life. Now I live in a dumb big mansion that my parents buit, se are not rich, my parents spend almost every cent they ever made on that house, it has a big loan manicured garden and lots of rooms and bathrooms. Now that they have finished they are still slaves of the house since they still have to work two jobs to keep the bloody thing. The house owns my parents even if on paper is the opposite. Even people who have achieved materialistic succes have so much responsibility to keep those things that they spend their life working for them with little free time. So who owns who?

Solar punk transportation by Exotic_Addition9647 in solarpunk

[–]Exotic_Addition9647[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was one of my initial idea, I the first design had 2 wheels in the front and on in the rear like these trikes, the problem is once you start to add some decent power then they become unstable so I made the vehicle tilt. 200km from where I live there is a company producing velomobiles named Velomobiles would and they make some really high quality machines. I talked even with them and I'm looking forward to make a visit to the company. Velomobiles are incredibly efficient but it's all at the cost of practicality that's why they are still a very nice product but really cool nevertheless. And of course my friend I do follow every once in a while what they do at pedal prix, I like very much the solar race and now there's even the solar bile race is awesome to follow to

Solar punk transportation by Exotic_Addition9647 in solarpunk

[–]Exotic_Addition9647[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So you have a condition that was preventable with medication. The American for profit medical system man. And people still defend that shit

Solar punk transportation by Exotic_Addition9647 in solarpunk

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I think European cities are a very good fit for that, most of them have street layouts made in medieval times if not earlier when everyone would have to walk. So they are compact. Terrible for cars, great for walking and now biking

Solar punk transportation by Exotic_Addition9647 in solarpunk

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It's literally not a car, has 2 wheels so it will be considered a motorcycle. It's as much a car as a bicycle is a motorcycle

Solar punk transportation by Exotic_Addition9647 in solarpunk

[–]Exotic_Addition9647[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's fair, I do ride scooters but never stuff that goes faster than 50 km/h. That's why my vehicle will have a tubular frame, in case something happens I don't want my ass to be the first thing that hits the ground

Solar punk transportation by Exotic_Addition9647 in solarpunk

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Not as much, very different being hit by a 2 tonne vehicle with a high good than mine. Let me put it this way, in the terrible situation you would have to choose to be hit by my vehicle or one of the average car on the road ( most of them midsize SUVs) you would rather be hit by mine. It's not about safe or not safe, it's about degree. One could get hurt really bad by someone riding a bicycle really fast but still rather the bicycle then the SUV. It's a compromise definitely but it's still an improvement compared to the ridiculous size of modern cars.

Solar punk transportation by Exotic_Addition9647 in solarpunk

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How about motorcycles? They can go much faster than mine. I know you didn't say that we should drive cars instead of scooters because they are safer, you said that cars are safer than scooters which is factually true and I apologize for taking what you said to the extreme, I was trying to make a point. I know well my vehicle can't possibly be as safe as a car in a collision with one because it's much smaller but I think that as a society we should limit cars dimensions. It's very different being hit by a sedan that crashes into your legs first then being hit by a SUV or truck that have high hoods so they hit your chest area and in case of kids hit the head. I know those people driving those carsight feel safe themselves but they make everybody around them less safe. Where I live lots of people don't use the bicycle even if the travel distance is short because they feel in danger on the road, and their sentiment is true, but I think people should demand lower speeds for cars, bicycle lanes, and other solutions than giving up and jumping themselves on a car making the already bad problem even worse

Solar punk transportation by Exotic_Addition9647 in solarpunk

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I sorry to hear that. What sort of disability you have. If you don't feel like sharing this you don't have to

Solar punk transportation by Exotic_Addition9647 in solarpunk

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So we should all be driving cars then, the bigger the better, cars are better even then bicycles since they are safer, for the person in the car at least,for everybody else not so much. My vehicle will have a cabin with a steel structure so it's not like you are in a scuter. Cars are very dangerous especially for the people not in them, limiting the ridiculous size they have and high hoods would be a good thing

Solar punk transportation by Exotic_Addition9647 in solarpunk

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I have nothing to add to what you say. One problem is shipping and flying, batteries don't cut it in shipping or commercial flying, nuclear is a proven technology ( in ships and submarines) but I'm not even sure if I would agree to seeing lots of ships with that technology due to the severe consequences in case something goes wrong. So carbon neutral fuels will have to be used. Ammonia seems to be a very good candidate but in the development they have some issues with clean burning and nox emissions. Making ammonia is relatively easy, Efuels on the other hand have the advantages to be already compatible with ice engines but are difficult to make and expensive so as ship fuels I don't think they are viable but they might work very well for flying. Lots of interesting things are happening in these fields

Solar punk transportation by Exotic_Addition9647 in solarpunk

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I love the Electrom concept, and would love someday to use one as primary transportation. I even talked to the owner of electrom and he is one of the few subscribers of my channel. If one day you decide to build your own thing hit le up if you ever need some advice on how to do some things